Circular Volume 34-52 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 edition. Excerpt: ... No. 44 The Milk Dealers' Licensing and Bonding Law The Milk Dealers' Licensing and Bonding Law By Paul B. Bennetch, Specialist in Dairy Products Marketing.. At the request of a number of producers of milk in the state, the 1917 Legislature enacted what is commonly known as "The Milk Dealers' Licensing and Bonding Law," Chapter 74, Laws of 1917, designed to protect producers against loss from the sale of milk or cream to buyers who are not financially responsible. The State Department of Agriculture was charged with the enforcement of this law. The need for such protection on the part of the milk producers of the state arose from the fact that much of the milk produced is distributed in our largest cities by small milk vendors, some of whom have very little capital to commence business and frequently do business on the farmers' capital, buying the milk on credit of from one to six weeks. Because of the fact that much of the milk supply necessarily has to be shipped from producing sections some distance from the consuming center, the numerous producers have no means of investigating the financial responsibility of the buyers, and before the enactment of the law had often suffered serious loss on account of inability to secure payment. This placed an unjustifiable burden upon the producer, who was already selling his milk at too low a price--formerly as low as lcents per quart. BONDING As originally enacted this law provided that all buyers of milk who were not residents of this state should furnish bond to protect the producer. As amended in 1918, if upon investigation of the financial condition of any applicant the Secretary for Agriculture is satisfied that such person or corporation is solvent and possessed of sufficient...