The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1919-11-20
NEW DAIRY LAW

last session Of the Legislature and be
came effective July 10, 1919. One of
the provisions in this law requires
dealers in milk and cream to obtain
an annual license from the Depart
ment of Agriculture in all cases where
the product, in whole or in part, is
sold to be consumed as milk or cream,
when produced from a herd consisting
Of more than five cows. Those who
sell milk or cream which is the pro.
duct of herd of five cows or less,
and those who sell milk and cream pro
duced from any number Of cows when
the entire product is sold for manu-
featuring purposes exclusively, are
exempted from this provision. The
fee for the license is one dollar ($1.00)
and all licenses expire on July LIST of
every year.
The law also provides that no milk
shall be sold which has been taken
(a) from any animal having any sick
ness or disease, (b) from any animal
which has not been examined by
duly licensed veterinarian, and GER
titled by him to be free from disease,
within not to exceed one year pre-
viously. Milk which has been taken
from any animal which has not been
examined by licensed veterinarian,
must be pastuerized before it is offer
ed for sale. This latter provision APP
plies to the sale of all milk and cream,
regardless of the size of the herd
from which it is produced, whenever
the product is sold to be consumed as
milk or cream.
The policy of the Department Of
Agriculture has been to give ample
time to the owners of dairy cows IN
which to have the same tested. An
effort has been made to cooperate
with loca, officials, especially the
Boards of Health, who would natur-
ally be interested in the enforcement
of the provisions of the dairy law.
Members of these Boards are request
ed to inform the Department of any
violations of the above provisions or
any others of the Dairy Law so that
prompt action can be taken in enforc-
ing this measure.
The licensed veterinarians are re-
quested to cooperate in every way
possible and especially in the way of
designating certain day at which
time cows can be punched in one
place, so that the rates for testing
will be as small as possible for the
owners of these small herds. Veter-
inarians are also requested to adhere
to the scale of fees for such tests as
recommended by the Bureau of Ami
NAL Industry of this Department.
County Agents are asked to coop
crate by giving every assistance pos
sible to the owners of dairy cows in
punching them at convenient PAGES
and at designated times so that the
fee for testing can be reduced to a
minimum and not be a burden, espe-
cially to the one COW or small herd
owners.
This is a subject in which everyone
is vitality interested. The owners of
dairy herds should be interested in
knowing that their herd is free from
disease; the public at large is inter-
ested in obtaining the best quality of
milk possible, so that everyone should
cooperate in every way possible and
assist in carrying out the provisions
Of this Dairy Law.
1t has been deemed advisable to
set date prior to which, dealers of
milk must be licensed and dairy cows
must be tested. This date has been set
for February 1, 1920. After this date
it will become necessary for the De-
partment of Agriculture to prosecute
violations of the above provisions of
the Dairy Law.
Department of Agriculture,
LEO STUHE, Secretary.
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