The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-01
REGULATION OF
MILK CONTROL
State Dept. of Agriculture
Would Get Big Powers
Under Changes
BY JACK ZAIMAN

UNITED Press STAFF Correspondent
Hartford, Conn.,, Feb. 1.--(UP)-
Broad regulatory powers would be
given the state department Of agri-
culture under a new economic set
up proposed In an eight-point pro-
gram today by the governors COM
mission on reorganization Of state
departments.
The recommendations, included
in series Of sweeping changes de-
signed to group as many divisions
Of state government as possible and
reform tn, executive functioning
processes, affected the departments
of agriculture, domestic animals,
dairy and food, milk administrator
and milk regulation board, Con-
necticut agricultural experiment
station. Storrs agricultural expert
ment station and Connecticut State
college extension service.
New Proposals
Major reorganization proposals
included:
Continuation OF the present
department Of agriculture under
commissioner named by the gov
ernor and ratified by the senate.
2-Transferring offices OF the COM
missioners on domestic animals and
dairy and food, and virtually all
their powers, TO the agriculture de-
partment.
:--Abolishing the Office OF milk
., xlnk~ tass - lea a~RA tke
functions to the agriculture depart
ment.
4-Compose a new milk regulation
board. as a division Of the agricul-
ture department, consisting OF six
members appointed by the governor
and approved by the senate. to for
mulate regulations not conflicting
with the present public health coun-
ell Jurisdiction, to hear and decide
appeals from rulings OF administra-
tive officers. and to eliminate dupli-
cate and multiple dairy and plant
inspections by state and local au-
thorities.
Substituting special investiga-
tons Of complaints regarding quail
ity Of milk for the present routine
inspection OF dairy farms and milk
plants.
6-Transferring all duties Of the
dairy and food department, except
ing milk supervision, to the state
ealth department.
Trans ,rring regulatory duties
OF the Connecticut agricultural exc
pertinent station concerning fertil-
izers and plant diseases to the de-
partment Of agriculture. and those
concerning mosquito elimination TO
the health department.
Assignment Of administration
OF all state agricultural extension
services to the Connecticut State
College extension service.
REGARDING Milk Control
The commission said "the scat
ring of responsibility for the adj
ninistration of the sanitary milk
laws among several state agencies
and between state and local au-
thorities has resulted In much due
plication OF service and effort In
connection with milk inspection
work.
Regarding the situation as highly
complex" and lacking joint PLAN
ming, 1t was stated "a condition OF
ta.5 kind Is not only source OF
unnecessary annoyance but also a
source Of unnecessary expense 10
the state and Its subdivisions.
The department of agriculture, 1t
was stated. Is equipt "by nature OF
its general policies, Its personnel and
eauipment to handle effectively the
present work Of the mild admins
TRAITOR"
The Connecticut State College ex-
tension service would take over the
separate extension program now be-
Ing carried on by eight county farm
bureaus under federal grants. AL
though, the extension service admin
istrator Is responsible for the pro-
gram. the commission said, he has
no voice In selection Of the county
personnel and can only review the
Bills after they have been paid.
The commission proposed any
appropriations for extension work
made by cny county be held by the
county treasurer and be expended
only upon the presentation OF
vouchers approved by the director
OF the extension service.
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