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pensation for such parts of the animal as are declared by the 

 veterinary surgeon to be unfit for human consumption, amounting 

 to half of the value of the condemned meat, calculated as above. 

 Such parts of the animal as are declared fit for human consumption 

 shall be left at the disposal of the owner. The compensation as 

 well as the expenses attendant on the killing shall be paid by the 

 State. 



Sec. 6. — None but such milk and buttermilk as has been heated 

 to a temperature of at least 64° Rdaumur (80° C.) shall be returned 

 from dairies to serve as food for cattle and pigs. Exceptions from 

 this rule may take place when the heating cannot be performed on 

 account of an accident, which fact shall be made known to the 

 person to whom the milk is to be returned. The heating men- 

 tioned in this section shall also apply to all cream destined for the 

 making of butter for exportation. The sediment scraped oif the 

 sides of the cream-separator during the cleaning of the same shall 

 be burned. 



Sec. 7. — None but such milk and buttermilk as has been suffi- 

 ciently proved in the opinion of the Minister of Agriculture to have 

 been heated to a temperature of at least 64° Reaumur (80° C.) 

 shall be imported from abroad. The Minister of Agriculture shall, 

 however, be entitled to grant exemption from the above prohibition 

 when special circumstances necessitate it. 



Sec. 8. — The carrying out of the provisions of this Act shall be 

 enforced by the veterinary police, the custom-house officers, and 

 the butter and margarine inspectors, in accordance with the 

 directions of the Minister of Agriculture. 



Sec. 9. — Offenders against the provisions of Sees. 1, 2, 3, 

 6, and 7 shall be liable to fines of from 10 to 20 kr. for the first 

 offence; in case of repetition, to fines of from 20 to 200 kr. Re- 

 peated offences against Sec. 6 shall not be looked upon as such if 

 at least one year has elapsed since the offender was last fined. 

 The fines shall accrue to the exchequer. The proceedings in these 

 cases shall be summary. In the case mentioned in Sec. 7 the pro- 

 hibited articles shall be confiscated and heated to the temperature 

 defined in the above section. In Copenhagen the proceeds of the 

 sale of such articles shall accrue to the municipal fund ; in other 

 jDlaces, to the poor fund. 



Sec. 10. — -This Act, which shall not apply to the Faroe Islands, 

 shall come into force October 1, 1904. 



