Putnam patriot., 1919-06-06
HE FEELS THAT TROUBLE IS THAT MASSACHUSETTS BUTCHERS DO NOT WANT CONNECTICUT MEAT
 COMING OVER LINE
Will Keep Track of Cattle Slaughtered and Make Reports
 Legislation Only Real Remedy.

meat inspection and may regulate the same, but such regulations ahali not be inconsistent with those estab- lished under the provisions of section one of this act.
 "Section 3-The State Department of Health shall adopt seal or mark for stamping or labelling meat and meat products which stamp, mark or label shall be used only by the au- thorized agents of the State Depart ment of Health, the commissioner on domestic animals, or a local meat tn- spector, when such authority is sfven in writing. No person, firm or cor poration other than agents of tho United States Government and tha officials above mentioned shall uso the stamp, seal or label as adopted by tho State Department of Health, or any imitation, counterfeit or duplicate thereof. in stamping or marking any meat or meat food products.
 Section 4s-Meat and meat fsod products bearing such stamp, seal or tag may be sold without further in spection, although any meat which has deteriorated by reason of expo sure, age or contamination may be
 
 of the same forbidden, if, in the opsn- ion of any inspector or agent of the State Department of Health, or local health officer, such meat is unfit for human consumption.
 "Section 5-Any town, city or bor- ough, individual or corporation de- string meat inspection may make ap- plication to the State Department of Health for such inspection, and said department is authorized to provide for such inspection or to supervise the same provided the expense oi such inspection or supervision shaH be borne by the municipality. indistd- ual or firm making such request
 "section 6-The commissioner en domestic animals and the conAsais~ sioner of health by their agents or inspectors may, when they hnve roa- sonable grounds to believe that the l flesh of any animal which is about te be slaughtered may not be. fit for hu- man consumption, require such anf- maj to be slaughtered at such eima and place as they may direct, and in spect, stamp or condemn the carcann- es of such animals as the circumstance es may warrant.
 "Section Flor the inspection and stamping or marking of meat and meat products by the various agents of the State Department of Health or 1 the comnaissioner on domestic ani- malls, the owner or peryOn In ehArge of such meat or meat products sAn1t pay to the person making such fn- spection and stamping such meat, such fees as may be established by the State Department of Health, but no such fee shall be more than $l.
 "Section 8-Fees collected for the inspection and stamping of meat shall be paid to the commissioner of heaitn who shall make record of same and transfer all moneys so received to the state treasurer monthly, except such fees as are collected where tho cost of inspection is not paid by the state. such fees being paid to tho 1 town, city, borough, individual or corporation which has provided Tor the expenses of such inspection.
 "Section 9--Any person who shall violate any provision of this act or any provision of any regulation adopted by authority of this act shall be fined not less than $o nor more than $50"
 The only weak spot in the proPos- ed law was that while it allowed vol untary meat inspection in the towns of the state it did not compel such tn- spection. It was thought that by drafting the bill in this manner ts would be passed and that later hs public would see the necessity tor compelling those few towns in the state that did not inspect the meat to conform to the state law.