AGRICULTURAL LAAVS OF 1913. 685 



Act 254, P. A. 1913. 



For preventing the manufacture, sale or transportation of adulterated 

 or misbranded Paris greens, lead arsenates, and other insecticides, 

 and also fungicides, and for regulating traffic therein. 



The People of the State of Michigan enact: 



Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, sell, 

 offer or expose for sale witliin the State of Michigan any insecticide, 

 Paris green, lead arsenate, or fungicide Avhich. is adulterated or mis- 

 branded within the meaning of this act; and any person who shall 

 violate any of the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a mis- 

 demeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not to exceed two 

 hundred dollars for the first offense, and upon conviction for each sub- 

 sequent offense shall be fined not to exceed three hundred dollars, or 

 sentenced to imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding 

 ninety days, or both in the discretion of the court. 



Sec. 2, The State Board of Agriculture shall make uniform rules 

 and regulations for carrying out the provisions of this act, including 

 the collection and examinations of specimens of insecticides, Paris 

 green, lead arsenates, and fungicides manufactured or offered for sale 

 in the State of Michigan. 



Sec. 3. The examination of specimens of insecticides, Paris greens, 

 lead arsenates, and fungicides shall be made at the Agricultural College 

 by such existing departments as may be directed by the State Board of 

 Agriculture for The purpose of determining from such examination 

 whether such articles are adulterated or misbranded within the meaning 

 of this act; and if it shall appear from any such examination that 

 any of such specimens are adulterated or misbranded within the mean- 

 ing of this act, the State Board of Agriculture shall cause notice thereof 

 to be given to the party from whom such sample was obtained. Any 

 party so notified shall be given an opportunity to be heard, under such 

 rules and regulations as may be prescribed as aforesaid, and if it 

 appears that any of the provisions of this act have been violated by 

 such party, then the State Board of Agriculture shall at once certify the 

 facts to the attorney general, or prosecuting officer of the county in 

 which the offense is committed, with a copy of the results of the analysis 

 or the examination of such article dulv authenticated by the analvst 

 or officer making such examination under the oath of such officer. 

 After judgment of the court, notice shall be given by publication in 

 such manner as may be prescribed by the rules and regulations aforesaid. 



Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of the attorney general or other prose- 

 cuting officer to A^hom the State Board of Agriculture shall report any 

 violation of this act. to cause appropriate proceedings to be commenced 

 and prosecuted in the proper courts of the State of Michigan without 

 delay, for the enforcement of the penalties as in such case herein 

 provided. 



Sec. 5. The term ''insecticide" as used in this act shall include an}' 

 substance or mixture of substances intended to be used for preventing, 

 destroying, repelling or mitigating any insects which may infest vegeta- 

 tion, man or animals, or households, or be present in any environment 



