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Sec. 9. That every person who exposes for sale or delivers to a purchaser any 

 condiment, beverage or article of food sliall furnish, within business hours and 

 upon tender and full paj'nient of the selling price, a sample of such condiments, 

 beverages or article of food to any person duly authorized by the Board of 

 Agriculture to secure the same and who shall apply to such manufacturer or 

 vendor or person delivering to a purchaser such beverage or article of food for 

 such sample for such use in such sufficient quantity for the analysis of such article 

 or articles in his possession. 



Skc. 10. That any manufacturer or dealer who refuses to comply, upon demand, 

 with the requirements of section 9 of this act, or any manufacturer, dealer or 

 person who shall impede, obstruct, hinder or otherwise prevent or attempt to 

 prevent any chemist, inspector or other person in the performance of his duty 

 in connection with this act shall be guiltj'^ of a misdemeanor, and shall upon con- 

 viction be fined not less than ten dollars nor more than one h^indred dollars, or be 

 imprisoned not more than one hundred days', or both, in the discretion of the 

 court, and said fines, less the legal costs, shall be paid into the treasury of the 

 State for the benefit of the Department of Agriculture, to be used exclusively in 

 executing the provisions of this act. 



Sec. 11. That this act shall not be construed to interfere with commerce or any 

 interstate commerce laws of the United States. 



Sec. 12. That chapter one hundred and twenty-two, Public Laws of one thou- 

 sand eight hundred and ninety-five, be and the same is hereby repealed. 



Sec. 13. That this act shall be in force from the first day of August, one thou- 

 sand eight hundred and ninety-nine. 



STANDARDS AND RULINGS OF THE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE RELATING 

 TO FOOD UNDER THE PURE-FOOD LAW. 



Rulings have been made regarding the subject of branding or label- 

 ing and preservatives, and a form of guarantee provided as required 

 in section 6 of the law. Standards have been fixed for a considerable 

 number of food products. Others will be made later. The follow- 

 ing subjects have been covered, and the attention of merchants is 

 especially called to these rulings and standards. 



These standards, except for baking powders, have been adopted by 

 the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States, acting under 

 authority conferred by act of CongTCSS, approved Juiie 3, 1902, and 

 by action of the Board of AgTiculture are the official standards for 

 North Carolina food products. 



PRINCIPLES ON WHICH THE STANDARDS ARE BASED. 



The general considerations which have guided the committee in preparing the 

 standards for food products are the following: 



1. The standards are expressed in the form of definitions, with or without 

 accompanying specifications of limit in composition. 



2. The main classes of food articles are defined before the subordinate classes 

 are considered. 



3. The definitions are so framed as to exclude from the articles defined sub- 

 stances not included in the definitions. 



4. Ulie definitions include, where possible, those qualities which make the 

 articles described wholesome for human food. 



5. A term defined in any of the several schedules has the same meaning 

 wherever else it is used in this report. 



. 6. The names of food products herein defined usually agree with existing 

 American trade or manufacturing usage; but where such usage is not clearlj' 

 establislied or where trade names confuse two or more articles for which specific 

 designations are desirable, preference is given to one of the several trade names 

 applied. 



