Pennsylvania Act 1893-96 — STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE POWERS ENLARGED

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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE POWERS ENLARGED
                  Act of May 26, 1893, P.L. 152, No. 96               Cl. 03
                                  AN ACT

     To enlarge the powers of the State Board of Agriculture, to
        authorize the said Board to enforce the provisions of the
        act, entitled "An act for the protection of the public
        health, and to prevent adulteration of dairy products and
        fraud in the sale thereof," approved May twenty-one, Anno
        Domini one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five, and of
        other acts in relation to dairy products; to authorize the
        appointment of an agent of the said Board who shall be known
        as the "Dairy and Food Commissioner," and to define his
        duties and fix his compensation, being supplementary to an
        act, entitled "An act to establish a State Board of
        Agriculture," approved May eighth, Anno Domini one thousand
        eight hundred and seventy-six.

        Section 1.  Be it enacted, &c., That the State Board of
     Agriculture be and is hereby empowered and charged with the
     enforcement of the provisions of the act, entitled "An act for
     the protection of the public health, and to prevent the
     adulteration of dairy products and fraud in the sale thereof,"
     approved May twenty-one, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred
     and eighty-five, and with the enforcement of the various
     provisions of all other laws now enacted, or hereafter to be
     enacted, prohibiting or regulating the adulteration or imitation
     of butter, cheese or other dairy products.
        Section 2.  That for the purpose of securing the enforcement
     of the provisions of the said laws concerning dairy products the
     president of the said State Board of Agriculture be and is
     hereby authorized and empowered to appoint an agent of the said
     board, who shall be known by the name and title of the "Dairy
     and Food Commissioner," who shall hold his office for the term
     of two years, or until his successor shall be duly appointed and
     qualified, and shall receive a salary of two thousand dollars
     per annum and his necessary expenses incurred in the discharge
     of his official duties under this act. The said agent shall be
     charged under the direction of the said board with the execution
     and enforcement of all laws now enacted, or hereafter to be
     enacted, in relation to the adulteration or imitation of dairy
     products.
        Section 3.  That the said agent of the said board, the said
     Dairy and Food Commissioner, is hereby authorized and empowered,
     subject to the approval of the said State Board of Agriculture,
     to appoint and fix the compensation of such assistants, agents,
     experts, chemists, detectives and counsel, as may be deemed by
     him necessary for the proper discharge of the duties of his
     office, and for the discovery and prosecution of violations of
     the said laws: Provided, That the entire expenses of the said
     agent and of all his assistants, agents, experts, chemists,
     detectives and counsel (salaries included), shall not exceed the
     sum appropriated for the purposes of this act.
        Section 4.  That the said agent of the State Board of
     Agriculture and such assistants, agents, experts, chemists,
     detectives and counsel, as he shall duly authorize for the
     purpose, shall have full access, egress and ingress, to all
     places of business, factories, farms, buildings, carriages,
     cars, vessels and cans, used in the manufacture, transportation
     and sale of any dairy products, or of any adulteration or
     imitation thereof. They shall also have power and authority to
     open any package, can or vessel, containing dairy products, or
     any adulteration or imitation thereof, which may be
     manufactured, sold or exposed for sale, in violation of any of
     the provisions of any act now enacted or which may be hereafter
     enacted in relation to dairy products, or the adulteration or
     imitation thereof, and they shall also have power to take from
     such package, can or vessel, samples for analysis.
        Section 5.  That all penalties and costs received by the said
     State Board of Agriculture for violations of the said act of May
     twenty-one, Anno Domino one thousand eight hundred and eighty-
     five, and of other acts now enacted or hereafter to be enacted,
     prohibiting or regulating the adulteration or imitation of
     butter, cheese or other dairy products, shall be appropriated by
     the said board to the payment only of the necessary expenses
     incurred by the said Dairy and Food Commissioner and his
     assistants and agents in the investigation, discovery and
     prosecution of violations of the said act.
        Section 6.  That all charges, accounts and expenses of the
     said Commissioner, and of all the assistants, agents, experts,
     chemists, detectives and counsel employed by him, shall be paid
     by the Treasurer of the State in the same manner as other
     accounts and expenses of the said State Board of Agriculture are
     now paid as provided by law.
        Section 7.  That the said Commissioner shall make annual
     reports of his work and proceedings and shall report in detail
     the number and names of the assistants, agents, experts,
     chemists, detectives and counsel employed by him, with their
     expenses and disbursements, the number of prosecutions, the
     number of convictions and the penalties recovered in each case,
     which report shall be presented to the said State Board of
     Agriculture at its annual meeting.