Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-06-30
| EW ICE CREAM LAW

A 1'5ng the acts of the last Gen
eral Assesmbly of Ohio soon to be-
come laws is the following: "Pro-
viding for the licensing of Ice
Cream Plants and defining and re-
gulating the sale of Ice Cream"
Inasmrch as Ice Cram is classed
not as luxury but as a food and as
such is manufactured and sold on
the open market, practically every
where the general public is or ought
to be interested in this law, Therefore
we publish the text in full:
Section /. For the purpose of this
act the various forms of ice cream
as commercial product in this state
are hereby defined as follows:
(a) Ice Cream is a frozen product
made from pure, wholesome sweet
unneutralized cream and sugar with
or without wholesome, harmless
favoring, and if desired the addition
of pure wholesome milk solids and
not to exceed one-half of one per
cent by weight of harmless thicken-
er or stabilizer and containing not
less than eighgt per cent by weight
of milk fat. The acidity shall not
exceed three tenths of one per cent
and it shall not weigh less than
four and one-fourth pounds per gal
lon.
(b) Fruit ice cream is a frozen
product made from pure, wholesome
sweet cream and sugar and fruit
mixture, and if desired the addition
of pure wholesome milk solids and
hale of
cent, by weight, of harmless thick
ener or stabilizer and containing not
less than eight per cent, by weight,
of milk fat.
(c) Nut ice cream is a frozen
| product made from pure, wholesome
sweet cream, sugar and sound, non
rancid nuts, and if desired the addi-
| ton of pure wholesome solids and
not to exceed one-half of one pei
cent, by weight, of harmless thick
ener or stabiliZer and containing
not less than eight per cent, by
weight, of milk fat.
(d) Egg ice cream Is a frozer
product made from pure, wholesome
sweet cream, sugar and fresh, whole
some eggs, and if desired the addition
of pure wholesome milk solids anC
not to exceed one half of one pei
cent, by weight, of harmless thicken-
er or stabilizer and containing moi
less than eight per cent, by weight
of milk fat.
Section 2. The word ice cream, OF
combination or association of the
word ice cream, shall not be useC
as name or part of a name of any
imitation or substitute for cream OIL
milk or skim-milk mixture, of less
than eight per cent of, milk fats il
ice cream, and eight per cent fats
in fruit, nut or egg ice cream, il
any hotel, restaurant, or place where
ice cream is sold, delivered or served
Section 8. No person, firm el
corporation, shall be engaged In tht
businesss of operating a commercial
ice cream plant without first obtain
ing a license for the operation o.
such factory from the secretary o.
agriculture. Application for sucl
license shall be made to the secretary
of agriculture in such manner as h,
may prescribe and shall be accom-
panied by a fee of one dollar ant
fifty cents ,($1.50) for each gallor
capacity of the freezer or freezer
used. The secretary of agricultur,
shall thereupon cause an investiga
tion to be made and if it be fount
that the applicant is supplied witt
the facilities necessary to operate ;
sanitary ice cream plant, and tn,
plant is in a sanitary condition, tn
secretary of agriculture shall caus
a license to be issued which shall b.
in effect for one year and may be re
newed upon the same conditions an
payment Of the same fee, annual.
thereafter.
Section a. The secretary of agri
culture may suspend any such licens
temporarily for failure to compl,
with the provisions of this act, O
any regulations or order made by hin
hereunder, and shall have the powe
finally to revoke the same for sucl
cause. Before any such suspension
or revocation of a license Is made
the secretary of agriculture shal
give written notice to the license
he cOntemplates a revocation of tn
md giving his reasons therefor
Such notice shall appoint a time fo
hearing before said secretary O
agriculture and may be sent by re
gistered mail to the licensee. o.
the day of the hearing, the license
may present such evidence as he de
sires, and after hearing the evidenc
: the secretary of agriculture shall de
! eide the matter in such manner a
to him appears just and right.