“An Act to prevent deception in the manufacture and sale of dairy products and to preserve the public health.” This law prohibits the manufacture and sale of oleomargarine and kindred products. Penalty, two hundred dollars to five hundred dollars or not less than six months’ nor more than one year’s imprisonment, or both, for the first offence, and by imprisonment for one year for each subsequent offence. Approved, June 12, 1885. _Minnesota._ “An Act to prohibit and prevent the sale or manufacture of unhealthy or adulterated dairy products.” This law prohibits the sale of impure or adulterated milk. Penalty, twenty-five dollars to two hundred dollars, or imprisonment from one to six months, or both for the first offence, and six months’ imprisonment for each subsequent offence. This law also prohibits the manufacture and sale of oleaginous substances or compounds of the same. Penalty, from one hundred dollars to five hundred dollars, or from six months’ to one year’s imprisonment, or both, such fine and imprisonment for the first offence, and by imprisonment one year for each subsequent offence. Approved, March 5, 1885. _Missouri._ This State passed the first prohibitory law. Penalty, confinement in the county jail not to exceed one year, or fine not to exceed one thousand dollars, or both. _Nebraska._ Section 2345, “Skimmed milk or adulterated milk.” This section provides against the sale of adulterated milk, and makes a penalty of from twenty-five dollars to one hundred dollars and be liable to double the amount to the person or persons upon whom the fraud is perpetrated. _New Hampshire._ “An Act relating to the sale of imitation butter.” This law provides that no artificial butter shall be sold unless it is coloured pink. Penalty, for the first offence, fifty dollars, and for a second offence a fine of one hundred dollars. “A certificate of the analysis sworn to by the analyser shall be admitted in evidence in all prosecutions.” “The expense of the analysis, not exceeding twenty dollars, included in the costs.” _New Jersey._ Law similar to the New York law. _Ohio._ This State has a law that is prohibitory except as to oleomargarine made of beef suet and milk. Penalty, one hundred dollars to five hundred dollars, or from three to six months’ imprisonment, or both, for the first offence; and by such fine and imprisonment for one year for each subsequent offence. Passed, April 27, 1885. _Oregon._ The law in this State provides against adulterated and unwholesome milk, against keeping cows in an unhealthy condition, and against feeding them upon unhealthful food.