30 c The Agricultural Law 



For the proper enforcement of this section and section forty-six, 

 the commissioner of agriculture may appoint two milk can inspec- 

 tors to be stationed chiefly in the city of New York who shall re- 

 ceive the usual compensation of other agents of the department 

 of agriculture. 



§ 48. Manufacturer's brand of cheese. — Every manufacturer of 

 full-milk cheese may put a brand or label upon such cheese indi- 

 cating " full-milk cheese," and the date of the month and year 

 when made; and no person shall use such a brand" or label upon 

 any cheese made from milk from which any of the cream has been 

 taken. The commissioner of agriculture shall procure and issue 



to the cheese manufacturers of the state, on 

 Issue of brand. proper application therefor, and under such reg- 

 ulations as to the custody and use thereof as 

 he may prescribe, a uniform stencil brand or labels bearing a suit- 

 able device or motto, and the words, " New York state full-cream 

 cheese." Every such brand or label shall be used upon the outside 



of the cheese and shall bear a different number 

 Use of brand, for each separate factory. The commissioner 

 shall keep a book, in which shall be registered 

 the name, location and number of each manufactory using the 

 brands or labels, and the name or names of the persons at each 

 manufactory authorized to use the same. No such brand or labels 

 shall be used upon any other than full-cream cheese or packages, 

 containing the same. 



§ 49. TJse of false brand prohibited.— No person shall offer, 

 sell, or expose for sale, in any package, butter or cheese which is 

 falsely branded or labeled. 



§ 50. County trade marks. — -At a regular or special meeting of 

 a county dairymen's association in any county of the state there 

 may be adopted a county trade mark, by a majority of the mem- 

 bers present and voting, to be used as a trade mark by a person 

 manufacturing pure unadulterated butter or full-cream cheese in 

 such county. The secretary of the association shall forthwith send 

 to the commissioner of agriculture a copy of such trade mark, 

 which copy he shall place on file in his office, noting thereupon the 

 day and hour he received the same. But one county trade mark 



