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§7. Evidence; principal's liability for act of agent. The doing 

 of anything prohibited by this chapter shall be evidence of the 

 violation of the provisions of this chapter relating to the thing 

 so prohibited, and the omission to do an^^hing directed to be done 

 shall be evidence of a violation of the provisions of the chapter 

 relative to the thing so directed to be done. The intent of any 

 person doing or omitting to do any such act is immaterial in any 

 prosecution for a violation of the provisions of this chapter. Any 

 person who suffers, permits or allows any violation of the pro- 

 visions of this chapter by his agent or servant, or in any room or 

 building occupied or controlled by him, shall be deemed a princi- 

 pal in such violation and liable accordingly. 



§ 8. Prosecution for penalties. Whenever the commissioner 

 of agriculture shall know or have reason to believe that any pen- 

 alty has been incurred by any person for a violation of any of the 

 provisiions of this chapter, or that any sum has been forfeited by 

 reason of any such violation, he may cause an action or proceeding 

 to be brought in the name of the people for the recovery of the 

 same. 



§ 9. Disposal of fines and moneys recovered. One-half of all 

 moneys recovered, either as penalties,, forfeitures or otherwise, for 

 the\iolation of any of the provisions of this chapter, and from fines 

 imposed as a punisihment for any criminal offense committed in 

 violation of the provisions of this chapter, or of the penal code 

 relating to the punishment of criminal offenses committed in vio- 

 lation of the provisions of law for the prevention of frauds in the 

 manufacture or sale of any of the articles or products to wliich the 

 chapter relates, shall be paid by the court or the clerk thereof to 

 the city or county where the recovery shall be had or fine collected 

 for the benefit of the poor of such city or county, except in the city 

 and county of New York and the city of Brooklyn, where the same 

 shall be paid to the proper authorities, and equally divided by 

 them between the pension funds of the police and fire departments. 

 The residue of such moneys shall be paid into the treasury of the 

 state, and paid out by the treasurer, upon the warrant of the comp- 

 troller, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the depart- 



