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ing of this act, to be used or eaten on the premises where sold, 

 shall keep at all times posted or hung in at least two con- 

 spicuous places within the premises, and in plain view of the 

 public, durable signs having printed or painted thereon the 

 words ' ' we sell ice milk, " or "we serve ice milk, ' ' in letters at 

 least four inches high and two inches wide. The absence of 

 such signs, words and letters, as herein required shall always 

 be construed as a representation on the part of the owner, or 

 person selling or serving the goods, that they are ice cream. 



It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to 

 manufacture, sell, deliver, furnish, serve, or keep on hand any 

 ice milk, within the meaning of this act, unless the same is done 

 in compliance with all the requirements hereof. 



SEC. 35. Every person, firm or corporation, who shall 

 manufacture cheese in the State of California, shall at the 

 place of manufacture, brand distinctly and durably on each 

 and every cheese manufactured, and upon the package or box, 

 when shipped, the grade of cheese manufactured, as follows : 

 "full-cream cheese," or "half -skim cheese," or "skim cheese." 



All brands for branding the different grades of cheese shall 

 bo procured from the state dairy bureau,* and said bureau is dairy 

 hereby directed and authorized to issue to all persons, firms bureau- 

 or corporations, upon application therefor, uniform brands, 

 consecutively numbered, of the different grades specified in 

 this section. The state dairy bureau shall keep a record of 

 each and every brand issued, and the name and location of 

 the manufacturer receiving the same. No manufacturer of 

 cheese in the State of California other than the one to whom 

 such brand is issued, shall use the same, and in case of a change 

 of location, the party shall notify the bureau of such change. 



The different grades of cheese are hereby defined as follows : Grades of 

 First Such cheese only as shall have been manufactured from cheese - 

 pure milk, and from which no portion of the butter fat has 

 been .removed by skimming or otherwise, and having not less 

 than fifty per cent of butter fat in its water-free substance, 

 which shall be conspicuously branded as "full-cream cheese." 

 Second Such cheese only as shall have been made from pure 

 milk, and having not less than twenty-five per cent of butter 

 fat in its water-free substance, which shall be conspicuously 

 branded as "half-skim cheese." Third Such cheese only as 

 shall have been made from pure skim milk, which shall be 

 conspicuously branded as * * skim cheese. ' ' 



No person or persons, firm, association or corporation shall 

 sell or offer for sale in this state any cheese which is not 

 branded either "full-cream cheese," "half-skim cheese," or 

 "skim cheese," in accordance with its butter fat content. (As 

 amended, Stats. 1917, p. 1656.) , 



SEC. 36. The word "persons" as used in this act shall be Pe rsons 

 construed to import both the singular and plural, as the case defined - 

 demands, and shall include individuals, corporations, com- 

 panies, societies and associations. When construing and 



*See note, page 32 hereof. 

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