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culture and if found not to be of sufficient strength the use of such 

 acid shall be prohibited. No person or persons receiving or pur- 

 chasing milk or cream upon the basis of the 

 Crediting fat amount of fat contained therein, shall credit 

 percentage. any patron or patrons delivering milk or cream 

 thereto with a greater or lesser percentage or 

 average percentage of fat than is actually contained in the milk or 

 cream so delivered. The commissioner of agriculture or persons 



employed by him for that purpose may at any 

 Agents may assist time assist in making tests of milk received at 

 in factory test, a butter or cheese factory for the purpose of 

 determining the efficiency of tests usually made 

 at such factory. All persons using other than standard bottles 

 or acid which is not of the required strength to accurately de- 

 termine the amount of fats in milk or crediting 

 Penalties. any patron or patrons delivering milk or cream 



with a greater or lesser percentage or average 

 percentage of fat thai) is actually contained in the milk or cream 

 so delivered, shall be subject to the penalties prescribed by section 

 fifty-two of this article, and shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. 



§ 34. Penalty for delivery of adulterated milk. — Any person, 

 firm, association or corporation delivering any milk to any butter 

 or cheese factory in violation of any of the provisions of this 

 chapter shall forfeit and pay to the patrons, firm, association or 

 corporation owning the milk delivered to such factory the sum of 

 fifty dollars, to be recovered in a civil action by the person, firm, 

 association or corporation entitled thereto. 



§ 35. Inspection; how conducted.— When the commissioner of 

 agriculture, an assistant commissioner, or any person or 

 officer authorized by the commissioner, or by this chapter, to 

 examine or inspect any product manufactured or offered for 

 sale shall in discharge of his duties take samples of such 

 product, he shall before taking a sample, request the person 



delivering the milk or who has charge of it at 

 Stirring the the time of inspection, to thoroughly stir or mix 

 milk. the said milk before the sample is taken. If the 



person so in charge refuses to stir or mix the 

 the milk as requested, then the person so requesting shall himself 

 so stir and mix the milk before taking the sample, and the defend- 

 ant shall thereafter be precluded from introducing evidence to 



