Pennsylvania Act 1937-290 — MILK PRODUCING MACHINERY, PRODUCTION AND SALE

Act text

MILK PRODUCING MACHINERY, PRODUCTION AND SALE
                 Act of Jun. 1, 1937, P.L. 1125, No. 290              Cl. 31
                                  AN ACT

     Prohibiting certain persons from selling, taking orders for,
        delivering, or being interested in the manufacture or sale of
        machinery, equipment, materials, feed supplies or other
        things used by milk producers; and prescribing penalties.

        Section 1.  Be it enacted, &c., That after the thirtieth day
     after the effective date of this act, no state, municipal or
     other inspector of dairy farms shall sell, take orders for the
     sale, or deliver any machinery, equipment, materials, feed
     supplies, or any other thing used in or in connection with the
     production or handling of milk by producers, nor shall any such
     person be financially interested in, be employed by, receive any
     compensation from, or act as agent or solicitor, or distribute
     literature or circulars for, nor recommend the products of any
     person, copartnership, association or corporation, manufacturing
     or selling any machinery, equipment, materials, feed supplies,
     or any other thing used in or in connection with the production
     or handling of milk by producers.
        This act does not prohibit the sale of cans, pails,
     strainers, strainer pads, cleansers or chlorinating, and
     sterilizing solutions and powders to milk producers by any
     distributor, or the taking of orders for such items by
     representatives, agents and inspectors of any distributor for
     and on behalf of such distributor.
        Section 2.  Any person violating any of the provisions of
     this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction
     thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than fifty
     dollars for the first offense, not more than one hundred dollars
     for the second offense, and not more than five hundred dollars
     for the third or any subsequent offense, and in addition thereto
     to undergo imprisonment for not more than thirty days for any
     third or subsequent offense.
        Section 3.  If, on the effective date of this act, any state,
     municipal or other inspector of dairy farms has in his
     possession an inventory of such machinery, equipment, materials,
     feed supplies, or other things used in or in connection with the
     production or handling of milk by producers, or if such person
     owns any stock, bonds or other securities of or interest in any
     copartnership, association or corporation engaged in the
     manufacture or marketing of such machinery, equipment,
     materials, feed supplies, or other things, which goods, stocks,
     bonds, securities or interests cannot be disposed of within
     thirty days, except at a loss, he may, within thirty days after
     such effective date, apply to the Department of Health for leave
     to continue to sell such goods or to sell or dispose of such
     securities or interests during such additional time as the
     department shall allow. Such application shall set forth an
     itemized statement of such goods, securities and interests, and
     the reasons for not being able to dispose of them within such
     thirty days except at a loss. If the department is satisfied
     with such statement, it shall grant such reasonable time within
     which such goods, securities and interests may be disposed of.
        Section 4.  All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the
     provisions of this act are hereby repealed.
        Section 5.  This act shall become effective immediately upon
     its final enactment.