Commissioner of Agriculture. 4(»0 



declared a misdemeanor punishable by fines for each offense. 

 The manufacturing, buying, selling, otfering, or having in posses- 

 sion for sale of cheese manufactured from skimmed milk to wliich 

 has been added any fat which is foreign to such milk is prohibited. 

 (Laws 1896, chap. 60.) 



VERMONT. 



The selling of diluted, adulterated or skimmed milk is unlaw- 

 ful. When samples are taken duplicates are to be given to the 

 dealers from whom taken, when requested, and a written receipt 

 given to the person taking the sample. The label on the sample 

 shall state time, place, where and from whom taken, and in the 

 presence of one or more disinterested witnesses. 



Branding butter or cheese as " creamery " which is not manu- 

 factured at a creamery is unlawful. Provided that butter or 

 cheese made at private creameries may be branded, marked, etc., 

 with name of maker or some other distinguishing trade-mark. 

 Justices to have concurrent jurisdiction with the county court 

 in prosecution under this act. (Laws 1888, No. 108.) 



VIRGINIA. 



The bringing of adulterated milk to cheese or butter manu- 

 factories, or skimmed milk, without the consent of all the owners 

 of the same, is punishable by a fine of not less than twenty-five 

 nor more than one hundred dollars. (0. of V., § 1899.) 



WASHINGTON. 



The sale or exchange of unclean, unwholsome and adulterated 

 milk or any article of food manufactured therefrom, or of cream 

 from the same, is prohibited, and milk drawn from cows within 

 fifteen days before and five days after parturition shall be con- 

 strued to be unclean, impure and unwholesome. (Laws 1890, p. 

 103.) 



Chapter 45 of the Laws of 1895 is substantially the same as the 

 law of 1890, making it unlawful to sell impure or unwholesome 

 milk, and specifies the duties of the dairy commissioner. 



