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inches in diameter, sound and free from all defects such as 

 worm holes, bruises, scab or any other defect that materially 

 injures the appearance or useful quality of the apple, and shall 

 be properly packed in clean, strong packages. 



Third. Number two or class two, shall consist of well ma- 

 tured apples of one variety, not less than two inches in diam- 

 eter, of medium color for the variety and normal shape. Apples 

 two and one-quarter inches in diameter or less, must be sound. 

 Apples more than two and one-quarter inches in diameter may 

 have one defect such as a worm hole or a bruise if the skin is 

 not broken and shall be properly packed in clean, strong pack- 

 ages. 



Fourth. Unclassified. Apples not conforming to the fore- 

 going conditions as to variety, size and other conditions, shall be 

 classed as Unclassified. 



Section 3. Every closed package of apples which is packed, 

 sold, distributed, transported, offered or exposed for sale, dis- 

 tribution or transportation in the state by any person shall have 

 afitixed in a conspicuous place on the outside thereof a plainly 

 printed statement clearly and truly stating the size of the pack- 

 age in terms of standard bushel box or standard barrel, the 

 name and address of the owner or shipper of the apples at 

 time of packing, the name of the variety, the class or grade of 

 the apples contained therein, and if the apples were grown in 

 Maine that fact shall be plainly designated. 



Section 4. It shall be unlawful for any person within this 

 state to pack, sell, distribute, transport, offer or expose for 

 sale, distribution, or transportation, apples which are adul- 

 terated or misbranded within the meaning of this act. 



Section 5. For the purpose of this act apples packed in a 

 closed package shall be deemed to be adulterated if their meas- 

 ure, quality, grade or purity do not conform in each particular 

 to the claims made upon the affixed guaranty. 



Section 6. For the purpose of this act apples packed in a 

 closed package shall be deemed to be misbranded : 



First. If the package fail to bear all statements required by 

 section three. 



Second. If the package bear any statement, design or device 

 regarding such article or its contents which shall be false or 

 misleading in any particular, or which is falsely branded in any 

 particular. 



