Smyrna times., 1935-03-21
STATE DAIRY
BILL OUTLINED
Commission of Three Persons
to Protect Milk Supply,
Products Proposed
REQUIRES LICENSING

Commissioners to be appointed by
the Governor and to consist o1
three persons who understand tht
dairy business is provided for in 8
bill which has been submitted by
Senator Chandler. It is a substi-
tute for a skeleton measure which
he offered on the last day for the
admission of new business anC
which has been given to the COM
mittee ON public health. Because
of the Importance of the proposed
legislation it was ordered printed
for distribution to dairyrnen and
others who will be affected by its
provisions. The dairy commission
ers would be given authority to
regulate and control the produc-
ton and sale of milk, cream and
ice cream within the State. The
members of the board would serve
without pay but would be allowed
$40 a day for each day actually
spent on the work of the board
Everyone handling milk or cream
either in bottles or otherwise, and
everyone handling butter and ice
cream would first have to get a
permit from the commission and
failure to do so would be punished
by fine of $5 to S10O. The pro-
posed law would not apply to milk
or cream which has been denatured
in a manner satisfactory to the
board and not intended for human
! consumption.
Inspection Fee of $40
A fee of $40 would have to be
paid for inspection by each appli-
cant for a permit to pasteurize or
bottle milk or cream and a fee of
$40 by each applicant for a permit
to sell milk or cream in the original
bottle or to make butter and ice
cream. The commission could
name an analytical chemist and
three inspectors who would have to
be residents Of the State, with one
Inspector in each county and their
salary together with that of the
chemist would be $1,000 annually.
Each vendor having a permit,
whenever SO required would have
to furnish certain data to the
board, including list Of all per-
sons from whom he receives milk
or cream for use in his business
Failure to comply with this section
would mean a fine of not more
than $50 for each offense. The bill
would require the conspicuous
posting Of the permit in each place
of business and on all wagons. Vio-
lators of this section would be sub
ject to a fine of not less than $40
nor more than S1OO for each Of
fense, each day of the violation
each wagon appears without the
proper posting of the permit would
constitute a separate offense.
Could Ban Milk
The board would be empowered
to authorize its inspectors to in
spect at times it deems expedient,
all dairy farms, stables outside the
State from which milk or cream is
shipped for consumption in Della
ware. The board would have pow
er to prohibit the sale of milk or
cream it deems unsafe for human
food. Any person selling, deliver
ing or possessing milk or cream ex-
cluded from the state by the board,
would be subject to a fine of not
less than $50 nor more than S100
for each offense. 1t would be un-
lawful to adulterate milk offered
for sale by mixing it with water or
any drug or other article. Viola
tors would be filmed $40 for each
offense. A similar fine would be
imposed ON persons offering for
sale the milk of a diseased COW.
Violators of the provisions for
proper sterilization of containers
for milk or cream, would be SUBJ
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nor more than $50 for each offense.
No person could transfer milk or
cream from one receptacle to an
other on wharves, railroad depots,
streets or in wagons, except to sal
wage the milk when the milk can is
damaged, subject to a fine of not
less than S5 nor more than S1OO.
1t would be unlawful for any per-
son engaged in the business to pos
sess any drug or chemical for col
oring, adulterating, or preserving
milk or cream, without a written
permit from the BOARD to keep it
for experimental or other purposes,
not connected with or related to
the coloring, adulterating, or pre-
serving the milk or cream.
Swedish Celebration Approved
Members of the HO1Isa Ia sf x1yeeL