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fense begins when he brings or sends milk into the District without a 
permit to do so ; but his permit, if he has one, is by law conditioned 
upon the management of his farm in accordance with the laws of the 
District in so far as those laws do not conflict with state laws ; and, 
therefore, if his farm presents circumstances in violation of law, the 
conditions upon which his permit was issued have been violated by 
him. and his permit becomes voidable at the election of the health 
officer, even if it does not become actually void. When a dairy farm 
is located beyond the limits of the District, compliance with District 
laws and regulations is enforced, therefore, not by immediate crim- 
inal prosecution, but by the cancellation of the permit, if necessary, 
and then if the milk from the tabooed farm is brought into the Dis- 
trict, by criminal prosecution of those responsible for the importation 
of the milk — the farmer who sends it in, if he can be found in the 
jurisdiction, or the dealer who contracts with the farmer to have the 
law violated and cooperates with him in its violation, or both farmer 
and dealer. Unless, however, the violation of the regulations is ex- 
tremely grave, or unless similar offenses have been of repeated occur- 
rence, summary action is not taken, but the offender is given an op- 
portunity to correct conditions, or at least given an opportunity, if 
he be a nonresident, of showing cause why his permit should not be 
canceled. If he be a resident of the District, even after final action 
by the health officer, he has his day in court. What has been said 
with reference to the cancellation of permits has had reference to 
cancellation because of the existence of insanitary conditions. Per- 
mits may be suspended or revoked, whether the farm be within or 
without the District, if the milk supply therefrom is exposed to in- 
fection by certain contagious diseases, but this is a matter that will 
be considered later.® 
If, then, an inspector of dairy farms has found conditions that 
must be corrected, he serves a notice on the responsible person requir- 
ing him to correct them within a specified period, or if the conditions 
are particularly bad, he may, if the farm is within the District, rec- 
ommend immediate prosecution in the police court, or, if the farm is 
located outside of the District, he may serve at once a notice requir- 
ing the licensee to show cause on or before a given day, to the satis- 
faction of the health officer, why his permit should not be canceled . * 6 
If the farm be one for which no license has been issued, but for 
which application is pending, then, if the circumstances warrant such 
action, the inspector may recommend the immediate rejection of the 
application. Any notice prepared by the inspector is written in 
duplicate by means of carbon paper, the original being left on the 
premises and the carbon copy being forwarded to the health officer so 
as to reach him on the day following the day of service. 
® See page 7S3. 
6 For forms of notice, see page SOI. 
