Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-22
IMPORTANT NEW
CREAMERY LAW

patrons OF creamer1eS the opportunf-
ty to have their complaints investi-
gated by an impartial third party
will be appreciated.
Certain facts must be obtained be-
fore the State Department Of Agri-
culture will take any action in regard
to complaints of patrons and cards
upon which this information may be
given can be obtained by applying to
the State dairy inspector. Depart
ment of Agriculture, Augusta. The
law reads:
Chapter 10. Public Laws Of 1919.
An Act Relating to the Inspection Of
Creameries, Cheese Factories, Con-
densaries or Receiving Stations for
Milk or Cream.
Sec. /. The commissioner Of ag-
riculture; or his deputy may enter
upon the premises of any creamery,
cheese factory. condensary or re-
ceiving station for milk or cream.
and may take possession o. any or all
samples of milk or cream drawn for
the purpose Of testing their butter
fat contents, which are on the prem
Uses or in the possession Of any en-
ploye, or may take samples from
patrons deliveries, and then and
there test the same. The owner. OPP
orator or manager of any creamery,
cheese factory, condensary or re.
ceiving station for milk or cream
shall, if requested by said commits
sioner or his deputy, give him full
access to an creamery records ap-
pertaining to the tests thereof, and
said commissioner or his deputy may
make transcripts therefrom. The
results of the tests made by said
commissioner or his deputy may. at
the discretion of said commissioner,
be communicated to the owner. OPP
orator or manager or to any Of the
i patrons of the creamery, cheese fac
tory. condensary or receiving station
for milk or cream from which such
samples have been taken and tested,
or to all of them. The owner, OPP
orator or manager of any creamery,
cheese factory, condensary or receiv-
ing station for milk or cream at
which tests, under the provisions of
this section, are made by said COM
missioner or his deputy, may require
said commissioner or his deputy to
take duplicate sealed sub samples OF
all samples thus tested and to
promptly forward the same to the
Maine Agricultural Experiment Sta
ton for further test, in which case
no communication Of the results of
the tests made by said commissioner
or his deputy shall be made to the
patrons of the creamery, cheese fac
tory. condensary or receiving station
for milk or cream, unless the same
shall substantially agree with the re-
suits of the tests made by said Maine
Agricultural Experiment Station, or
unless the commissioner is notified
by the Maine Agricultural Expert
ment Station that the samples were
received in a condition unfit to ana
lyze. The owner, operator or manag-
er OF a creamery, cheese factory,
condensary or receiving station for
milk or cream. who shall require the
taking and forwarding Of sub-sam-
pies shall pay in advance all the car
rage charges thereon and said Maine
Agricultural Experiment Station for
all tests made under the provisions
of this section at the rate of ten cents
for each milk sample and fifteen
cents for each cream sample. The
money thus received shall be used to
defray the expenses incurred by said
agricultural experiment station in
connection with this act, but any bal
ance that may remain after paying
said expenses shall be paid by the d.
rector of said Maine Agricultural Elk:
pertinent Station to the State treas
urer. Said. Maine Agricultural Ex-
pertinent Station shall report in du-
plicate to the commissioner Of agri-