130 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 53

two dollars ($2. 00). All moneys so collected shall be used
to meet the expenses of the University of Maryland Col-
lege of Agriculture in the enforcement of this sub-title.
Each licensed weigher and sampler shall post his or her
license in plain view in the plant in which he or she is
employed. The University of Maryland College of Agri-
culture may revoke said license for failure to post it as
above mentioned or for any other just cause. All scales
shall be tested and checked regularly for accuracy and to
determine whether they are in proper working order. For
this purpose the University of Maryland College of Agri-
culture may use so much of the fees received under the
provisions of this sub-title to purchase testing equipment
and to pay the compensation and expenses of such inspec-
tions as may be necessary to enforce the provisions of this
sub-title.

440. Any person, association, copartnership, corpora-
tion, or agents or servants thereof engaged in the business
of buying milk or cream on the basis of or in any way with
reference to the amount or percentage of butterfat con-
tained therein as determined by the "Babcock Test" may
use a fresh or a composite sample. Any person taking such
sample or samples of milk or cream, either from the aliquot
part of each lot of milk sampled or from the composite lot
of milk or cream sampled, shall thoroughly stir and mix
each and every container immediately before such sample
or samples are taken in such manner that the milk and
cream are thoroughly mixed in each container before the
sample is taken. No weigh tank or container from which
the aliquot part is taken for composite samples or fresh
samples shall have any partition, division or strainer which
may divide in any way, either vertically or horizontally,
into more than one section or compartment, the volume of
milk from which the sample is taken. Each sample shall
be held in an air-tight bottle, such bottle being plainly
labeled showing the name or number of the person whose
milk or cream the sample represents.

When fresh samples are used and payment is made
monthly, a representative sample shall be taken from at
least three daily deliveries per month of the several lots of
milk or cream delivered by each person, but when payment
is made semi-monthly a representative sample shall be
taken from at least two daily deliveries per half month;
such samples shall be taken at scattered periods through-
out the month, and the specific days for sampling shall be