528 KKI'OKT OF OFFICE OF EX1'KRIMF:NT STATIONS. 



tlir (liicftor ari' paid over to the trcjisiirci- of the Maine Station, wlio 

 is rcciuirod to make an annual re])ort of roccipt.s and expenditures 

 from the fund, and to turn over to the State trea.sury all receipts in 

 excess of $3,000 per aiuium. 



The inspection is conducted by the director of the station, who is 

 autj;orized to take samples in person, oi" Ity deputy, not exceeding 2 

 pounds in weight, from any lot or package of concentrated conmiercial 

 feeding stutt's which may be in the possession of an}- manufacturer, 

 ini])orter, or dealer in the State, the sample to be drawn in tlie ])n>sence 

 of a ri'presentative of tho, dealer. The mixed sample is divided into two 

 e(|ual parts, properly labeled, and one part taken for the inspection, 

 while the other is retained by the dealer. The results of the inspec- 

 tion are published in reports or bulletins from time to time. 



Failure to comph' with the provisions of the law is punisha>)lc by 

 a tine of not more than $100 for the first offense and not more than 

 $200 for each subsequent oft'ense. The secretary of the State board 

 of agriculture is made the prosecuting officer under the law, being 

 notified of any violation of its provisions by the director of the 

 experiment station. Upon learning of violations of the act the secre- 

 tary is required to notify the manufacturer, importer, or dealer and 

 give him not less than thirty days in which to compl}' with the 

 requirements of the act. No prosecution relative to the quality of 

 concentrated feeding stuff is to be made if the same is found substan- 

 tially equivalent to the guaranty. This law went into effect October 

 1, 1897. 



The Vermont law, which is modeled on the Maine law, was passed 

 in 1898 and went into effect July 1, 1899. It differs from the Maine 

 law in some minor details. It charges the director of the Vermont 

 Experiment Station with the carrying out of the law and the inspec- 

 tion in practically the same manner as the Maine law. It provides 

 that the percentage of crude fat need not be guaranteed when it is 

 less than 3 per cent. To facilitate the inspection the law requires 

 that all manufacturers and importers of concentrated commercial 

 feeding stuffs shall, upon request, furnish the director of the station 

 with a complete list of the brands of feeding stuff's which they sell in 

 the State, and the names of their agents. 



The inspection tax received b}^ the director is to bo paid to the State 

 treasurer, and from this the station is to be reimbursed for the expense 

 of carrying out the inspection, in no case in excess of the amount of 

 inspection tax received. 



The penalty for noncompliance with the law is fixed at $50 for the 

 first offense and not more than $100 for each subsequent offense. The 

 director notifies the State treasurer of all violations of the act and the 

 latter institutes the prosecution. 



The laws of Connecticut and Rhode Island, both of which went into 

 effect July 1, 1899, are almost exactly alike and are both quite similar 



