OREGON.

The sale or exchange, etc., of unwholesome, unclean, etc., foods of any kind whatever is prohibited. If adulterated food is sold it must be plainly marked so as to establish its true character; if in eating-rooms, the bill of fare shall state the fact that it is used; if there is no bill of fare, notice must be posted in a conspicuous place in said room. (Laws 1893, p. 99.)

PENNSYLVANIA.

Number 233 of the Laws of 1895 prohibits the manufacture for sale, offering for sale or selling, any article of food which is adulterated within the meaning of the act; defines the term "food" as used therein to include all articles used by man for food or drink, whether simple, mixed or compound, and prescribes what shall be deemed "adulterated food." Samples for analysis are to be furnished, if value of the same is tendered. Penalties are fixed for the violation of the law, and the dairy and food commissioner is charged with the enforcement of the same.

Adulteration is punishable by fine or imprisonment, unless the same is made known to the buyer. (R. S., chap. 285.)

SOUTH CAROLINA.

Adulteration is punishable by fine or imprisonment and articles are forfeited and destroyed. (Laws 1885, No. 49.)

TENNESSEE.

The manufacture, importation or sale of any article of food or drink, which is adulterated or misbranded, is prohibited, and the violation of the provisions of this act is deemed a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than twenty-five nor more than one hundred dollars for the first offense, and for each subsequent offense not less than two hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one year, or both, in the discretion of the court. The State board of health is authorized and directed to establish a chemical and biological laboratory for the exami

nation of food and drink offered for sale in Tennessee, as may be collected under the rules and regulations of said board, and the results of such examination shall be published in bulletins for the information of the people.

The State board of health is charged with the enforcement of this act, and it is not intended to create any office or allow compensation to any person or persons. The names of the manufacturers or venders of such food or drink analyzed shall not be published, until after conviction in the courts, of the violation of this act. If its provisions appear to be violated it is made the duty of the district attorney in the district in which it occurs to cause proceedings to be commenced and prosecuted for the fines and penalties in such cases provided, unless the district attorney shall decide that such proceedings cannot be sustained. The term "food and drink" includes all articles used for food or drink by man, whether simple, mixed or compound. The term "misbranded" includes all articles of food or drink or which enter into their composition, bearing any statement which names any ingredient as not being contained in such articles, which statement shall be false in any particular or which does not give the names of all the substances contained in such article in any measurable quantities. The adulteration of an article within the meaning of this act is defined, and is substantially the same as section 3, No. 168, Public Acts of the State of Michigan.

Samples of articles of food for analysis are to be furnished on application to an agent of the State board of health by the manufacturer or dealer of the same. Said sample is to be divided into three parts, and each part sealed with the seal of the State board of health, one part to be delivered to the said board, one to the dealer and one to the district attorney of the district. The sample left with the manufacturer or dealer may be analyzed at his own expense, and if the results differ from those of the State board of health the sample in the hands of the district attorney shall be analyzed by a third chemist or expert chosen and agreed upon by the said dealer and the State board of health, and the whole evidence shall be laid before the court. The non-compliance with

section sixth of this act is deemed to be a misdemeanor and is punishable by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars nor less than ten dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding three months nor less than thirty days, or both, and the manufacturing, or knowingly selling an adulterated, impure, or misbranded article of food or drink contrary to the provisions of this act, shall pay, in addition, the necessary costs and expenses of inspecting and analyzing such adulterated articles. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this act are repealed. (Laws 1897, chap. 45.)

UTAH.

It is deemed a misdemeanor to sell or offer for sale as unadulterated or undiluted any article of food that is adulterated. (R. S., § 4574.)

VIRGINIA.

The adulteration of articles intended for food and drink is prohibited, and the adulterated articles are to be forfeited and destroyed. (Laws 1886, chap. 436, amended and re-enacted, Laws 1873, chap. 193.)

WEST VIRGINIA.

The fraudulently adulterating, for the purpose of sale, of any. thing intended for food or drink, or knowingly selling or bartering the same, is punishable by fine and imprisonment and forfeiture and destruction of the article. (Laws 1882, chap. 93.)

WISCONSIN.

Chapter 166, Laws 1897, is an act to provide against the adulteration of foods and drugs. The selling, exchanging, delivering or having in possession with intent to sell, of any article of food which is adulterated is prohibited. The term "food" shall include all articles used for food or drink by man, whether simple, mixed or compound. The adulteration of food is defined to mean: "First, If any substance or substances have been mixed with it, so as to lower or depreciate, or injuriously affect its strength, quality or purity; second, if any inferior or cheaper substance or substances have been substituted wholly or in part for it; third, if any valuable or necessary ingredient has been wholly or in part ab

stracted from it; fourth, if it is an imitation of, or is sold under the name of another article; fifth, if it consists wholly or in part of a diseased, infected, decomposed, putrid, tainted or rotten, animal or vegetable substance or article, whether manufactured or not; sixth, if it is colored, coated, polished or powdered, whereby damage or inferiority is concealed, or if by any means it is made to appear better or of greater value than it really is; seventh, if it contains any added substance or ingredient which is poisonous, injurious or deleterious to health, or any deleterious substance not a necessary ingredient in its manufacture; provided, that the provisions of this act shall not apply to mixtures or compounds recognized as ordinary articles of food, if the same be distinctly labeled as mixtures or compounds, and from which no necessary ingredient in its preparation is eliminated."

No fruits, vegetables or other articles of food shall be packed, canned or preserved, sold, exchanged or delivered or had in possession with intent to sell or exchange after January 1, 1898, with the exception of goods brought from foreign countries unless such articles shall be distinctly labeled with the grade and quality of the same, together with the name and address of the person, firm or corporation, packing, canning or preserving the same, or the dealer who sells the same. The use of alum is prohibited in baking powders unless the presence of the same shall be distinctly shown by a label on the outside and face of which is printed in black ink in legible type the name and residence of the manufacturer, and the following words: "This Baking Powder Contains Alum." It is deemed a misdemeanor to violate any of the provisions of this act, and is punishable by a fine not exceeding one hundred nor less than twenty-five dollars for each and every offense. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act are repealed. This act takes effect from and after January 1, 1898.

WYOMING.

It is a misdemeanor to adulterate any article of food with fraudulent intent to offer the same for sale as unadulterated. (Laws 1884, chap. 2.)

MISCELLANEOUS LAWS IN RELATION TO DAIRY

PRODUCTS.

CALIFORNIA.

Any person, firm or corporation who offers for sale roll butter not of full weight to each roll is guilty of a misdemeanor. (Laws 1893, chap. 137.)

COLORADO.

County assessors are to furnish the number of cheese factories, number of pounds of butter and cheese made, number of oleomargarine or artificial butter factories in operation, and the number of pounds produced (Laws 1883, G. S., chap. 1.)

Dairy commissioner has power to examine, under oath or otherwise, any person whom he believes has knowledge concerning the sale or use of imitation butter. He is empowered to subpoena witnesses, require production of books and papers, and administer oaths; the witnesses are liable for contempt of court if they refuse to obey processes, etc. (Laws 1893, chap. 125.)

CONNECTICUT.

Chapter 93 of the Laws of 1895 regulates trade-marks on bottles or other vessels used in bottling or selling of milk and other liquids.

Chapter 145, Laws of 1897, is an act concerning the selling of tub butter and reads as follows:

Section 1. "No person by himself or his agent or his servant, shall sell, offer for sale or have in his possession, with intent to sell, any butter known as 'tub butter,' which is pressed or printed into what is known as bricks, pots or balls, except under the following conditions: Every such brick, pot or ball shall have the words 'tub butter' in one-half inch Roman letters, stamped or pressed upon it, and, if wrapped, the wrapper shall be marked in like manner. It shall be the duty of the dairy commissioner to attend to the enforcement of this act throughout the State; and for this purpose the commissioner and his deputy shall have free access at all reasonable hours to all places and 58