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PORTLAND (ME.) MILK REGULATIONS. 
RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH, RELAT¬ 
ING TO THE SALE OF MILK WITHIN THE CITY OB" PORT¬ 
LAND, MAINE. 
Adopted by the Board May i, i8gy. Approved by Thomas H. Haskell, Justice of the 
Supreme Judicial Coziri, May Jth, ^^97- 
Sec. I. No person shall at any time, by himself, his clerk, servant or agent, directly 
or indirectly sell any milk within the city of Portland, except as hereinafter provided. 
Sec. 2. Before any milk is offered for sale in this city by any person or persons, the cows 
from which the milk is taken must be examined in the month of June, of each and every 
year, by a regular veterinary, first approved by the board of health. 
Sec. 3. The examination of all cows shall consist of a tuberculin test, and also of a 
physical examination, and a certificate of health shall be prepared by the veterinary of all 
cows so examined, and shall be filed with the board of health. Such certificate shall 
give the name and residence of the owner of the cow, also the condition of the barn in 
which the cow is kept a'd the condition of the water supply furnished such cow. 
Sec. 4 Any person or persons sending, bringing or taking milk in any manner 
whatsoever into the city from cows which have not been examined as aforesaid, 
or any dealer who receives from any person or persons, or transportation company, the 
milk taken from cows which have not been examined as aforesaid, and shall sell such 
milk in the city of Portland, shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and punished as herein¬ 
after provided. 
Sec. 5. Any violation of the foregoing by-laws by any person shall be deemed a mis¬ 
demeanor, and upon conviction thereof, such person shall be punished by a fine of not 
less than $5.00 nor more than ^50.00. 
The following veterinarians have been appointed by the 
Board of Health to meet the provisions of the above regula¬ 
tions: Portland—G. F. Wescott, D.V.S., W. S. Lord, M.D.V., 
F. W. Huntington, D.V.S., F. B. Gage, M.D.V. Lewiston— 
H. H. Choate, D.V.S. Biddeford—C. W. Purcell. Deering— 
G. H. Bailey, D.V.S. Bonny Eagle—H. S. Usher, D.V.S. 
NEWS AND ITEMS. 
John S. Meyer, D. V. S., of St. Joseph, Mo., has sold his 
practice and gone into other business. 
The Last Chapter in the celebrated Kneebs case is now 
recorded in the sale of the confiscated mare “ Bethel ” to her 
trainer for $1250. 
Take Your Wives and Daughters with you when you 
start for Nashville. It is not an experiment ; it was a delight¬ 
ful realization at Buffalo. The ladies enjoyed every minute of 
their sojourn. 
G. Leo Hagen Burger, D. V. S., of Brooklyn, has sold his 
practice through an advertisement in the Review and has taken 
up the study of law. L. D. Ives, D. V. S., of East Wallingford, 
Conn., became the purchaser. 
