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great. Its exact size would depend upon the number and identity 

 of the party states and their decisions as to what they expect 

 the Insurance Fund to do. 



At the beginning of this year, eight states (California, 

 Delaware, Illinois, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, 

 and West Virginia) were in the Compact. So far this year Tennessee 

 and Minnesota have enacted this legislation. It will also become 

 effective in North Dakota and Washington this year. Maine's entry 

 into the compact is contingent upon Massachusetts' enactment of 

 this legislation. 



Delaware has already financed part of their pest control 

 operation to combat a new infestation of the Golden Nematode by 

 fionds generat'Pii . through the Pest Control Compact's Insurance Fund. 



In my opinion this Bill is timely, and necessary. 



No. 3 - AN ACT LICENSING ESTABLISHMENTS FOR THE PASTEURIZATION 

 OF MILK. 



The Departzisnt of Agriculture through its Division of Dairy- 

 ing and Aninial Husbs.ndry is new re sponsible for the inspection of 



(a) all dairy farms that produce milk for the Massachusetts 

 markets; 



(b) all of the raw milk transportaticr. lacilitias; 



(c) all of the raw milk receiving stations that feed 

 pasteurization plants, and 



(d) all of the pasteurization plants that are physically 

 located outside of the Commonwealth and ship processed 

 Packaged milk into the Commonwealth. . -• 



