facturer of foods or drinks a permit to use such preservatives or coloring matters as said board may determine are not detrimental to health. Section 5491. Interfering with health officer; penalty. A person who in any way interferes with a member of the state board of health or a local health officer in the performance of his duties under this chapter, shall be fined not more than fifty dollars for the first offence and, for each subsequent offence, shall be fined one hundred dollars. Section 5492. General penalty. A person or corporation which violates a provision of this chapter for which no penalty is hereinbefore provided, shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars nor less than fifty dollars. Section 5493. Notice of violations, of United States statutes. The state board of health or an agent thereof shall notify the proper prosecuting officer of a violation of the United States statute for preventing the adulteration or misbranding of food or drugs. Section 5494. Prosecutions; penalties; jurisdiction. The state's attorney to whom the state board of health reports a violation of this chapter, shall cause proceedings to be commenced and prosecuted in the proper court without delay, for the enforcement of the penalties as in such case provided. Justices shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the county court of offences under this chapter to the extent of fining the respondent fifty dollars, or may bind him over for trial by county court. |