People v. Powell

This case was tried in the circuit court upon an agreed statement of facts. Defendant was found guilty of selling milk to the public within the meaning of 1 Comp. Laws 1929, § 5316, and appeals.

Defendant, a farmer and milk producer in Kent county, has about 20 quarts of milk above that which he sells to dealers and uses on the farm. He was charged with delivering milk to the public without having obtained a license from the commissioner of agriculture. Defendant keeps 50 cows on his farm and produces about 350 quarts of milk daily. Most of it goes to the Blue Valley Creamery Company and to…