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quired a license of all dealers.^ A dealer may be 

 required to know the quality of goods which he 

 sells.^ A Minnesota ordinance prohibiting the 

 sale of cream with a less percentage ' of butter 

 fat than 20 was upheld,^ and one in the city of 

 Washington which required three and one-half 

 per cent of butter fat was pronounced reasonable, 

 although it did presume an unusual care in the 

 selection and feed of the cattleJ The selection 

 of the cattle must include inspection to insure the 

 healthfulness of the animals, and such care in 

 breeding that in obtaining the good points evil 

 tendencies may not be intensified. In each of 

 these fields the veterinarians have occupation as 

 the employees of the farmers. Intelligent breed- 

 ing requires careful technical training such as 

 farmers seldom have had. Many other provisions 

 relative to the composition of the product have 

 been attempted, generally with approval.^ 



123. Dairy Inspection. It is generally agreed 

 that the governments have the right to regulate 

 the milk and dairy business, and to require 

 licenses for which fees are charged.^ A board 

 has, or may be given, power to withhold license 

 for insanitary conditions. ^^ When a city has the 

 power to regulate the business by issuing licenses, 



4 Bear v. City of Cedar Eap- 7 Weigand v. Dist. of Colum- 

 ids, 147 Iowa, 341, 126 N. W. bia, 22 App. D. C. 559. 



324, 27 L. E. A. (N. S.) 1150. 8 Public Health, 466-469. 



5 Dist. of Columbia v. Lyn- » State ex rel. Niles v. Smith, 

 ham, 16 App. D. C. 85 ; Com- 62 Fla. 93, 57 So. 426. 

 monwealth v. Wheeler, 205 lo State ex rel. Niles v. Smith, 

 Mass. 384, 91 N. E. 415. 62 Fla. 93, 57 So. 426. 



6 State V. Crescent Creamery 

 Co., 83 Minn. 284, 54 L. R. A. 

 466. 



