Milk can’t be loss leader
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have an affect on
agriculture.
No loss leaders for milk ..
Senate bill 1000 la an ex
tensive milk regulatory bill,
but includes a provision (for
milk only) which says: “Any
store offering to sell milk at
retail for the consumption by
the ultimate consumer, shall
charge a markup of at least
five per cent over and above
cost.” It continues by
making it unlawful to use
milk as a loss leader, either
at cost or below the cost
including processing,
packaging, handling,
hauling, sale and
distribution.
Amendment to Unem
ployment Compensation
Law ... House Bill 1634
amends the Unemployment
Compensation Law to
require that the employer
give written notice to em
ployees within five days who
have become eligible,
through mandatory
retirement or otherwise, for
benefits under this act. The
employee must sign the
statement and return it to
the employer.
Increase in Fuel Excise
Tax ... House Bill 1720 in
creases the fuel excise tax
from eight cents (.08) to
eleven cents (.11) on all
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dealer-users of fuel in the
Commonwealth. The bill
does not change the
agricultural exemption and
has passed the second
reading in the House. HB
1721 provides the same
changes but required one
cent per gallon of the tax to
be used for the maintenance
and surfacing of secondary
roads.
Vehicle Registration Fees
... House BUI 1723 wiU in
crease motor vehicle
registration fees. The bill
has a variety of changes
including exemptions for
persons 65 years of age,
handicapped veterans, new
passenger vehicle rate of
$28.00, and new rate
schedules for buses and
trucks, etc. If anyone is
interested in the new truck
schedule, contact PPF.
DER Must Act In 30 Days
... House BUI 1744 would
require the Department of
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Maxatawny
Phone |2ls| 683-7252
LEBANON VALLEY
IMPLEMENT CO.
700 E Linden St
Richland Pa
Phone: [7l7] 866 2544
A. L. HERR
& BRO.
312 Park Ave
Quarryville Pa
Phone [7171786-3521
Lancaster Farming. Saturday. Oct. 25.1975
Environmental Resources to
act within 30 days on any
grant, applications for
permits, licenses,
registrations, renewals, etc.
under any law or regulation
administered by the DER.
Failure to do so shall be
demmed a grant of approval.
Tougher Weighing and
Measuring Law ... Senate
Bill 1044 established the
“Dealers and Repairmen of
Weighing and Measuring
Devices Registration Act,”
The act will require cer
tification and registration of
dealers and repairmen;
reports- of sales (in
staUation) or repair within
48 hours; maintaining
records with specified in
formation available for
inspection and submission of
calibration testing equip
ment for inspection every 2
years.
Salvaging Pennsylvania
Railroads... Senate BUI 640
would permit the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania
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Phone ]717]656-2321
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Rts 100 & 401
Glenmoore Pa
Phone |2ls] 458-5777
or 1215] 458-8525
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means of saving some
railroad lines.
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Phone 1717] 285-4844
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