Pennsylvania State Archives
RG-35
Records of the MILK MARKETING BOARD
The Pennsylvania Milk Control Commission was created by Act No. 105 approved April
28, 1937 to replace a temporary milk control law that was passed in 1934. The
Milk Control Law of 1937 gave the Commission broad powers to regulate and supervise
the milk industry for the health and welfare of the people of the Commonwealth.
The purposes of the legislation were to stabilize the marketing of fluid milk
and fluid cream, to eliminate destructive and demoralizing trade practices that
undermined sanitary regulations, to prevent disturbances in the milk industry
which threatened to destroy or seriously impair the supply of fluid milk, to encourage
faster and more intelligent production and marketing of milk, and to eliminate
speculation, waste, improper marketing and improper accounting for milk purchased
from producers. Act No. 294 of July 31, 1968 changed the name of the Commission
to that of the Milk Marketing Board and the Milk Producers' and Cooperative Security
Funds Act No. 104 of July 10, 1980 further broadened its scope. The Board is responsible
for supervising and regulating the milk industry in the Commonwealth, including
the production, processing, storage, disposal, transportation, distribution, and
sale of milk and milk products in order to protect public health and welfare.
The Board also provides security for farmers by licensing milk dealers and bonding
those dealers for milk purchased from Pennsylvania farmers.
Executive Secretary and Chairman
Administrative Bureau of the Milk Control Commission
- Adjudication Files, 1956-1991. (19 cartons) {#35.6} [Description]
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- Appeals, 1960-1969, 1972, 1976, 1977-1983, 1987. (17 cartons, 1 box) {#35.12}
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- Briefs, 1959-1969. (4 cartons) {#35.13} [Description]
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- Findings of Fact Files, 1937-1941, 1946-1966. (7 cartons) {#35.7}
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- General Correspondence of the Director, 1974-1976. (1 carton) {#35.14}
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- General Correspondence of Legal Counsel, 1974-1976, 1981-1998. (7 cartons)
{#35.15} [Description] [Holdings]
- Investigatory Hearing Transcripts and Related Items, 1956-1965. (4 cartons)
{#35.8} [Description] [Holdings]
- Public Hearing Transcripts, 1942-1993. (80 cartons, 1 box) {#35.9} [Description]
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- Public Hearing Transcripts on Proposed Amendments, 1956-1957, 1965. (5 cartons)
{#35.10} [Description] [Holdings]
- Sunset Law Evaluation Materials, 1983-1984. (2 carton) {#35.16} [Description]
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- Licensing and Bonding Division Records, 1934-1962. (720 negative microfilm
rolls) {#35.11} [Description] [Holdings]
Last minimal processing update: 11/28/2011, acc. #6016 (wls)