184 THE MILK QUESTION 



reason that the inspection is done largely for the benefit 

 of the consumer, and the state at large should pay the toll. 

 It is evidently unjust to levy a special tax upon the pro- 

 ducer to meet the expenses of the system. 



The license should contain pertinent facts with reference 

 to the place or places in which the business or any part of 

 it is carried on, and should be valid for one year from date 

 of issue. The license should be issued only after a careful 

 inspection, and should serve as a sort of diploma of the fact 

 that the licensee is capable of producing or handling milk 

 in a cleanly manner. The licensed dairyman should, in 

 addition, be required to post a complete and accurate list 

 of the producers from whom he is obtaining milk for sale. 

 This list should contain the full names, residences, and 

 place of business of such persons and should at all times 

 be displayed for public inspection. 



Licenses should at any time be suspended or revoked 

 for due cause. This is a much severer penalty than the 

 usual fine which is imposed. 



Every producer and dealer should be required to have a 

 license no matter what the size of the business. Some cities 

 and states exempt the two- or three-cow dairy. Thus 

 Massachusetts exempts anything less than twenty quarts 

 a day. This exemption, however, in my judgment, is per- 

 nicious, as the small dairyman needs the inspection and 

 sanitary supervision quite as much as the large one. 



