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May, June, July, August and September less than twelve per cent of milk solids, or less than nine per cent of milk solids exclusive of fat, or less than three per cent of fat, and in the other months to contain less than thirteen per cent of milk solids, or less than nine and three-tenths per cent of milk solids exclusive of fat, or less than three and seven-tenths per cent of fat, shall not be considered milk of good standard quality.

Penalties for Sale of Milk under Standard Quality.

SECTION 57. Whoever, himself or by his servant or agent or as the servant or agent of another person, sells, exchanges or delivers, or has in his custody or possession with intent to sell, exchange or deliver, milk which is not of good standard quality shall for a first offence be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars, for a second offence by a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than two hundred dollars, and for a subsequent offence by a fine of fifty dollars and by imprisonment for not less than sixty nor more than ninety days. ́

Vessels containing Skimmed Milk to be marked.

SECTION 58. Whoever, himself or by his agent, sells, exchanges or delivers or has in his custody or possession with intent to sell, exchange or deliver, milk from which the cream or a part thereof has been removed, not having the words "skimmed milk" distinctly marked upon a light ground in plain, dark, uncondensed gothic letters at least one inch in length in a conspicuous place upon every vessel, can or package from or in which such milk is, or is intended to be, sold, exchanged or delivered shall be punished as provided in section fifty-five. If such vessel, can or package is of the capacity of not more than two quarts, said words may be placed upon a detachable label or tag attached thereto and said letters may be less than one inch in length.

Sale of Condensed Milk regulated.

SECTION 59. Whoever sells, or offers for sale or exchange, condensed milk or condensed skimmed milk in hermetically sealed cans without having such cans distinctly labelled with the name of the manufacturer of such milk, the brand under which it is made and the contents of the can; and whoever sells condensed milk from cans or packages not hermetically sealed without having such cans or packages branded or labelled with the name of the manufacturer, shall be punished as provided in section fifty-five.

Penalty for using Counterfeit Seal.

SECTION 60. Whoever makes, causes to be made, uses or has in his possession, an imitation or counterfeit of a seal used by an inspector of milk, collector of samples or other officer engaged in the inspection of milk, and whoever changes or tampers with a sample taken or sealed as provided in section fifty-two, shall be punished by a fine of one hundred dollars and by imprisonment for not less than three nor more than six months.

Penalty for Connivance of Inspectors and for Obstruction of Inspectors. SECTION 61. An inspector of milk, or his servant or agent, who wilfully connives at or assists in a violation of the provisions of sections fifty-one to sixty-four, inclusive, or of section seventy, or whoever, except as provided in section forty-two, hinders, obstructs or interferes with an inspector of milk or his servant or agent in the performance of his duty, shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than three hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not less than thirty nor more than sixty days.

Liability of Producer of Milk limited.

SECTION 62. A producer of milk shall not be liable to prosecution for the reason that the milk produced by him is not of good standard quality unless such milk was taken upon his premises or while in his possession or under his control by an inspector of milk, by a collector of samples of milk, or by an agent of the dairy bureau or of the state board of health, and a sealed sample thereof was given to him.

Result of Analysis to be sent to Owner.

SECTION 63. An officer of the state board of health or of the dairy bureau, an inspector of milk or collector of samples or other state, city or town officer who obtains a sample of milk for analysis shall, within ten days after obtaining the result of the analysis, send it to the person from whom the sample was taken or to the person responsible for the condition of such milk.

Inspectors to make Complaints.

SECTION 64. An inspector shall make a complaint for a violation of any of the provisions of sections fifty-one to sixty-nine, inclusive, upon the information of any person who lays before him satisfactory evidence by which to sustain such complaint.

MISUSE OF MILK CANS.

ACTS OF 1906, CHAPTER 116.

AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE MISUSE OF VESSELS USED IN THE SALE OF MILK. SECTION 1. Whoever by himself or by his servant or agent or as the servant or agent of any other person, firm or corporation, having custody of a milk can, measure or other vessel used as a container for milk destined for sale, places or causes or permits to be placed therein any offal, swill, kerosene, vegetable matter or any article other than milk, skimmed milk, buttermilk, cream, or water or other agent used for cleansing said can, measure or other vessel, shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten dollars for each vessel so misused.

SECTION 2. Whoever by himself or by his servant or agent or as the servant or agent of any other person, firm or corporation, sends, ships, returns or delivers, or causes or permits to be sent, shipped, returned or delivered to any producer of milk any milk can, measure or other vessel used as a container for milk, containing any offal, swill, kerosene, vegetable matter, or any other offensive material, shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten dollars for every such vessel.

SECTION 3. Every licensed milk dealer who, directly or indirectly, receives milk contained in receptacles which are the property of another person, firm or corporation, shall, before selling said milk, transfer it to other clean vessels bearing his name, or the name under which his business is conducted, and no other; and said milk shall not be sold by him except from or in said vessels. SECTION 4. Whoever violates the provisions of the preceding section shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten dollars for each offence.

SECTION 5. Sections one and two of this act shall take effect thirty days after its passage; sections three and four shall take effect four months after its passage.

MEAT AND PROVISIONS.

REVISED LAWS, CHAPTER 56.

Inspection of Meat, Provisions, etc.

SECTION 70. Boards of health of cities and towns may inspect the carcasses of all slaughtered animals and all meat, fish, vegetables, produce, fruit or provisions of any kind found in their cities or towns, and for such purpose may enter any building, enclosure or other place in which such carcasses or articles are stored, kept or exposed for sale. If, on such inspection, it is found that such carcasses or articles are tainted, diseased, corrupted, decayed, unwholesome or, from any cause, unfit for food, the board of health shall seize the same and cause it or them to be destroyed forthwith or disposed of otherwise than for food. All money received by the board of health for property disposed of as aforesaid shall, after deducting the expenses of said seizure, be paid to the owner of such property. If the board of health seizes or condemns any such carcass or meat for the reason that it is affected with a contagious disease, it shall immediately give notice to the board of cattle commissioners of the name of the owner or person in whose possession it was found, the nature of the disease and the disposition made of said meat or carcass.

Inspection of Veal, etc.

SECTION 71. The board of health may inspect all veal found, offered or exposed for sale or kept with the intent to sell in its city or town and if, in its opinion, said veal is that of a calf less than four weeks old when killed, the board shall seize and destroy or dispose of it as provided in the preceding section, subject, however, to the provisions thereof relative to the disposal of

money.

Penalty for obstructing Inspector, etc.

SECTION 72. Whoever prevents, obstructs or interferes with the board of health in the performance of its duties as provided herein, or hinders, obstructs or interferes with any inspection or examination by it, or whoever secretes or removes any carcass, meat, fish, vegetables, fruit or provisions of any kind, for the purpose of preventing the same from being inspected or examined under the provisions of sections seventy to seventy-six, inclusive, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than sixty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Sale of Unwholesome Food.

SECTION 73. Whoever knowingly sells, offers or exposes for sale or has in his possession with intent to sell for food any diseased animal or any product thereof, or any tainted, diseased, corrupted, decayed or unwholesome carcass, meat, fish, vegetables, produce, fruit or provisions of any kind shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than sixty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment; and whoever knowingly sells any kind of diseased, corrupted or unwholesome provisions, whether for meat or drink, without making their condition fully known to the buyer shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months.

Penalties for Sale of Unwholesome Meat, etc.

SECTION 74. Whoever kills or causes to be killed or knowingly sells, offers or exposes for sale or has in his possession with intent to sell for food the veal of a calf killed when less than four weeks old shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than sixty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Board of Health may cause Publication of Certain Facts.

SECTION 75. The board of health for the city or town in which any animal or property has been condemned under the provisions of sections seventy and seventy-one may cause a description of the place in which such condemned property was found, the name of every person in whose possession it was found and the name of every person convicted of an offence under the provisions of the two preceding sections to be published in two newspapers published in the county in which such property was found.

POULTRY.

REVISED LAWS, CHAPTER 56.

Sale of Poultry regulated.

SECTION 76. Whoever knowingly sells or exposes for sale poultry, unless it is alive, before it has been properly dressed by the removal of the crop and

entrails if they contain food, shall be punished by a fine of not less than five nor more than fifty dollars for each offence. Boards of health shall cause the provisions of this section to be enforced in their respective cities and towns.

FISH.

REVISED LAWS, CHAPTER 56.

Penalty for selling Tainted Fish for Food.

SECTION 25. Whoever sells within this commonwealth or exports therefrom tainted or damaged fish, unless with the intent that the same shall be used for some other purpose than as food, shall forfeit ten dollars for every hundred pounds of such fish, and in the same proportion for any other quantity; and upon a trial in such case the burden of proof shall be upon the defendant to show for what purpose such fish was so exported or sold.

VINEGAR.

REVISED LAWS, CHAPTER 57.

Penalty for selling Adulterated Vinegar.

SECTION 66. Whoever, himself or by his servant or agent or as the servant or agent of another person, sells, exchanges or delivers or has in his custody or possession with intent to sell, exchange, or deliver or exposes or offers for sale or exchange adulterated vinegar, or whoever labels, brands or sells, as cider vinegar or as apple vinegar, any vinegar not the legitimate product of pure apple juice or not made exclusively from apple cider, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars.

Qualities of Vinegar defined.

SECTION 67. Vinegar shall contain no artificial coloring matter, and shall have an acidity equal to the presence of not less than four and one-half per cent by weight of absolute acetic acid. Cider vinegar shall, in addition, contain not less than two per cent by weight of cider vinegar solids upon full evaporation over boiling water. If vinegar contains any artificial coloring matter, or less than the required amount of acidity, or if cider vinegar contains less than the required amount of acidity or of cider vinegar solids, it shall be deemed to be adulterated.

Penalty for selling Deleterious Vinegar.

SECTION 68. Every person who manufactures for sale, or offers or exposes for sale, any vinegar found upon proper tests to contain any preparation of lead, copper, sulphuric acid or other ingredient injurious to health shall for each such offence be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars.

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