§ 48 — Receptacles to be cleansed before returning; receptacles may be seized; evidence; violation

§ 48. Receptacles to be cleansed before returning; receptacles may be\nseized; evidence; violation. Whenever any can or receptacle is used for\ntransporting or conveying milk, cream or curd to market for the purpose\nof selling or furnishing the same for consumption as human food, or for\nmanufacturing into human food, which can or receptacle, when emptied, is\nreturned or intended to be returned to the person so selling, furnishing\nor shipping such substance to be again thus used, or which is liable to\ncontinued use in so transporting, conveying, selling or shipping such\nsubstance as aforesaid, the consumer, dealer or consignee using, selling\nor receiving the milk, cream or curd from such can or receptacle, shall,\nbefore so returning such can or receptacle remove all substances foreign\nto milk therefrom, by rinsing with water or otherwise. When any such\nmilk, cream or curd is sold within any city of this state or shipped\ninto any such city, the fact of such shipment or sale shall be prima\nfacie evidence that the same was so shipped or sold for consumption as\nhuman food or to be manufactured into human food. When any such can or\nreceptacle is returned or delivered or shipped to any person or creamery\nso selling such substance within, or shipping the same into such city,\nit shall be deemed that such can or receptacle is liable to such\ncontinued use in so selling or shipping such substance therein for\nconsumption as human food within the meaning and purposes of this\narticle. No person shall place or suffer to be placed in any such can or\nreceptacle any sweepings, refuse, dirt, litter, garbage, filth or any\nother animal or vegetable substance, nor shall any such consignee or\nother person through himself, his agent or employee, bring or deliver to\nany person or railroad or other conveyance any such can or receptacle\nfor the purpose of such return, or any milk, cream or curd can or\nreceptacle for the purpose of delivery or shipment to any person or\ncreamery engaged in so selling or shipping such substances for\nconsumption as human food, which can or receptacle contains such foreign\nsubstance or which has not been rinsed as herein provided. The word\n"curd" as used in this article applies to the substance otherwise known\nas "pot cheese" or "cottage cheese." Whenever any such can or receptacle\nis used, returned, delivered or shipped in violation of this article\nevery such use, return, delivery or shipment of each such can or\nreceptacle shall be deemed a separate violation thereof. Such cans or\nreceptacles so used, returned, delivered or shipped in violation of this\narticle may be seized by the commissioner, his assistants or agents and\nheld as evidence of such violation.\n