City of Weslaco v. Melton

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• holding that an ordinance banning the sale of grade A raw milk was not inconsistent with a state statute for grading and labeling milk because the two provisions served different purposes
• explaining that “[t]he statute itself demonstrates the intention on the part of 15 the Legislature to provide for and establish grades of milk and specifications therefore as well as the labeling of the same to the end that uniformity shall prevail throughout the State”
• upholding an ordinance prohibiting the sale of raw milk, even though it was conceded that the prohibited milk complied with all federal, state, and county regulations, was wholesome for human consumption, and the respondent held the necessary permits
• upholding an ordinance prohibiting the sale of raw milk, even though it was conceded that the prohibited milk complied with all federal, state, and county regulations, was wholesome for human consumption, and the respondent held the necessary permits
• explaining 'that “[t]he statute itself demonstrates the intention on the part of the Legislature to provide for and establish grades of milk and specifications therefore as well as the labeling of the same to the end that uniformity shall prevail throughout the State”
• upholding an ordinance prohibiting the sale of raw m ilk, even though it was conceded that the prohibited m ilk com plied with all federal, state, and county regulations, was wholesom e for hum an consum ption, and the respondent held the necessary perm its

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