the collector, who shall forthwith furnish the examiner and the importer or consignee with a copy of said decision or finding. The United States Board of Tea Appeals shall be authorized to obtain the advice, when necessary, of persons skilled in the examination of teas, who shall each receive for his services in any particular case a compensation not exceeding $5. (Mar. 2, 1897, ch. 358, § 8, 29 Stat. 606; May 31, 1920, ch. 217, 41 Stat. 712.) § 49. Reimporting rejected teas; forfeiture. No imported teas which have been rejected by a customs examiner or by the United States Board of Tea Appeals, and exported under the provisions of sections 41-46 and 47-50 of this title, shall be reimported into the United States under the penalty of forfeiture for a violation of this prohibition. (Mar. 2, 1897, ch. 358, § 9, 29 Stat. 606; May 31, 1920, ch. 217, 41 Stat. 712.) § 50. Regulations. The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall have the power to enforce the provisions of sections 41-46 and 47-50 of this title by appropriate regulations. (Mar. 2. 1897, ch. 358, § 10, 29 Stat. 607; May 31, 1920, ch. 217, 41 Stat. 712; 1940 Reorg. Plan No. IV, § 12, eff. June 30, 1940, 5 F. R. 2421, 54 Stat. 1237; 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 165 eff. Apr. 11, 1953, 18 F. R. 2053, 67 Stat. 631.) FEDERAL IMPORT MILK ACT [PUBLIC LAW 69-625, APPROVED FEB. 15, 1927] AN ACT To regulate the importation of milk and cream into the United States for the purpose of promoting the dairy industry of the United States and protecting the public health PROHIBITION OF IMPORTATION WITHOUT PERMIT SEC. 1. [141] That on and after May 16, 1927, the importation into the United States of milk and cream is prohibited unless the person by whom such milk or cream is shipped or transported into the United States holds a valid permit from the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. MILK OR CREAM WHEN UNFIT FOR IMPORTATION SEC. 2. [142] Milk or cream shall be considered unfit for importation (1) when all cows producing such milk or cream are not healthy and a physical examination of all such cows has not been made within one year previous to such milk being offered for importation; (2) when such milk or cream, if raw, is not produced from cows which have passed a tuberculin test applied by a duly authorized official veterinarian of the United States, or of the country in which such milk or cream is produced, within one year previous to the time of the importation, showing that such cows are free from tuberculosis; (3) when the sanitary conditions of the dairy farm or plant in which such milk or cream is produced or handled do not score at least fifty points out of one hundred points according to the methods for scoring as provided by the score cards used by the Bureau of Dairy Industry of the United States Department of Agriculture at the time such dairy farms or plants are scored; (4) in the case of raw milk if the number of bacteria per cubic centimeter exceeds three hundred thousand and in the case of raw cream seven hundred and fifty thousand, in the case of pasteurized milk if the number of bacteria per cubic centimeter exceeds one hundred thousand, and in the case of pasteurized cream five hundred thousand; (5) when the temperature of milk or cream at the time of importation exceeds fifty degrees Fahrenheit. NOTE. References in brackets [ ] are to title 21 U.S. Code. |