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or receptacle is liable to such continued use in so selling or shipping 

 such substance therein for consumption as human food within the 

 meaning and purposes of this section and section forty-six. No person 

 shall place or suffer to be placed in any such can or receptacle any 

 sweepings, refuse, dirt, litter, garbage, filth or any other animal or vege- 

 table substance, nor shall any such consignee or other person through 

 himself, his agent or employee, bring or deliver to any person or rail- 

 road or other conveyance any such can or receptacle for the purpose 

 of such return, or any milk, cream or curd can or receptacle for the 

 purpose of delivery or shipment to any person or creamery engaged in 

 so selling or shipping such substances for consumption as human food, 

 which can or receptacle contains such foreign substance or which has 

 not been rinsed as herein provided. The word "curd" as iioed in this 

 section and section forty-six applies to the substance othe'rwise known 

 as "pot cheese" or "cottage cheese." Whenever any such can or recep- 

 tacle is used, returned, delivered or shipped in violation of this section, 

 or of section forty-six of this chapter, every such use, return, delivery 

 or shipment of each such can or receptacle shall be deemed a separate 

 violation thereof. Such cans or receptacles so used, returned, deliv- 

 ered or shipped In violation of this section or of section forty-six may be 

 seized by the Commissioner of Agriculture, his assistants or agents and 

 held as evidence of such violation. For the proper enforcement of this 

 section and section forty-six, the Commissioner of Agriculture may 

 appoint two milk can inspectors to be stationed chiefly in the city of 

 New York who shall receive the usual compensation of other agents 

 of the Department of Agriculture. 



SEC. 48. Manufacturer's brand of cheese. Every manufacturer of 

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

 cating "whole-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 manu- 

 facturers of the State, on proper application therefor, and under such 

 regulations as to the custody and use thereof as he may prescribe, a 

 uniform stencil brand or labels bearing a suitable device or motto, 

 and the words, "New York State whole-milk cheese." Every such 

 brand or label shall be used -upon the outside of the cheese and shall 

 bear a different number 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 



