Food-law officials, board of health, State of Colorado. 



STATE DAIRY COMMISSION. 



Office created April, 1885;' present law enacted June 5, 1911; biennial report pub-* 

 iehed in even year; administers law relating to butter and cheese. 



ORGANIZATION OF OFFICIAL FORCE. 



The commissioner was reappointed by the governor September 7, 1911, for a term 

 f two years. 



Officials, dairy commissioner's office, State of Colorado. 



Title. 



Name. 



Post-office address. 



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tate dairy commissioner Robert L. Cochran Denver. 



Deputy dairy commissioner Frank P. Sheafor Do. 



CONNECTICUT. 

 )AIRY AND FOOD COMMISSIONER AND STATE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION 



The dairy and food commissioner's department is charged with the enforcement of 

 aw against violators, and the commissioner can take samples of food or drugs wherever 

 e or his deputy thinks it advisable. The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment 

 tation at New Haven is charg-rel with the chemical work in connection with the 

 nforcement of the law, the examination of foods, and publication of results. The 

 ;ation is authorized to take samples of food wherever the director think.'! it advisable, 

 'he experiment station was established in 1877 . The commissioner was first appointed 

 is dairy commissioner in 1886. Fooel inspection began with the enactment of the 

 resent food law in 1895, although much work was done by the experiment station in 

 le investigation of foods before that time. A new food anel drug law passed by the 

 eneral assembly went into effect January 1, 1908. At the 1909 session of the legisla- 

 urc the office of dairy commissioner was changed to that of dairy and food commis^ 

 ioner. The dairy and food commissioner issues a biennial (oven year) and thfv 

 xperiment station an annual report to the governor. 



ORGANIZATION OF OFFICIAL FORCE. 



The dairy and food commissioner is appointed by the governor, the deputy com- 

 nissioner by the commissioner, both for a term of four years, which will expire May 1, 

 1914. The membrrs of the experiment station staff ar^> appointeel for an unlimited 

 period by the board of control. 

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