https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6544435
Ontario butter thieves strike again with ‘large-scale’ robberies (Oct 22, 2024)
Police in Guelph, Ont., say there have been seven 'large-scale' butter thefts over the last 10 months, including two in October. The most recent cases resulted in losses of more than $900 each.
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Back when margarine smugglers from Illinois used to work the Wisconsin 'cheap dairy' markets.
Streets of Old Milwaukee...
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One last remnant of Wisconsin's anti-oleo campaign is still on the books: Restaurants and public institutions are barred from serving margarine as a substitute for table butter unless a diner asks for it or both butter and margarine are offered. If you're caught and convicted, the maximum penalty is a $500 fine and three months in jail for a first offense — and up to a year for each offense after that.
The penalty is similar to those for class B and C misdemeanors such as harassing phone calls or electronic messages; disorderly conduct; food stamp fraud of less than $100; and letting a prisoner escape.
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