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1935, ch. 406, sec. 402.
442. No person, association, copartnership, or corporation purchasing
or selling milk or cream, or both by weight or measure or butterfat test,
and no agent or servant, of any such person, association, copartnership, or
corporation shall use as a basis of payment for such purchase any weight or
measure or butterfat test other than the correct eight or measure or
butterfat test of the milk or cream purchased or sold.
1935, ch. 406, sec. 403.
443. Every person, association, copartnership, corporation or agent
or servant purchasing or receiving milk or cream from the producer thereof
for manufacturing purposes or for reselling the lame shall, at each time of
payment to such producer for such milk or cream, or where the producer of
such milk or cream is selling the same to such purchaser or receiver by or
through co-operative association or other agency and the payment thereof
is being made by such purchaser or receive makes each payment to such
co-operative association or other agency, give such producer so delivering
milk a statement showing the amount delivered, daily during the time for
which payment is made and the average per centum butterfat test of
same, provided payment is made on the basis of butterfat content, such
statement to contain the name or number of the producer or seller of such
milk or cream, the date of delivery thereof, and the amount so delivered;
such statement to be given in the terms of the unit used as a basis for
determining the value thereof. Provided, however, that such purchaser or
receiver may in lieu of said monthly statement of weights give daily to
such producer or to his agent at the time of delivery of such milk or cream
to such purchaser or receiver a written statement of the amount of milk
or cream so received or purchased.
1935, ch. 406, sec. 404.
444. The University of Maryland College of Agriculture and its agents
are hereby authorized to enter the premises and to examine the books, the
records, and testing apparatus of any person, association, copartnership, or
corporation, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this sub-title.
1935, ch. 406, sec. 405.
445. The University of Maryland College of Agriculture or its agents
shall be charged with the enforcement of the provisions of this sub-title
and shall have authority to make such rules and regulations as are necessary
for the proper enforcement of the law.
1935, ch. 406, sec. 406.
446. For violation of any of the provisions of this sub-title proceedings
may be instituted against the owner or manager who is responsible for the
business transacted, together with the certified tester or the person weighing
and sampling, either or all, to be held equally responsible.
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