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section or sections so violated, and shall also award to the 

 owner possession of the property taken upon such search warrant. 

 Approved November ii, 1902. 



NO. 84. 



AN ACT TO REGULATE THE SALE OF CONCEN- 

 TRATED COMIVIERCIAL FEEDING STUFFS. 



Section 



1. Every lot of concentrated feed- 



ing stuff shall have printed 

 statement affixed thereto; 

 contents of statement. 



2. Concentrated commercial feed- 



ing- stuff defined. 



3. Term does not include certain 



articles. 



4. Analysis of feeding stuffs; pay- 



ment for by state. 



5. Payment by state treasurer to 



director. 



6. Penalty for selling w^ithout 



statement. 



7. Director of experiment station 



may enter premises where 

 feeding stuff is sold to take 

 sample. 



Section 

 8. Penalty for obstructing direc- 

 tor in discharge of his duties. 



Analysis of sample. 



Adulteration of grain; penalty 

 for. 



Manufacturer notified if feed- 

 ing stuff is found adulter- 

 ated; prosecution of seller. 



Prosecution of parties in case 

 of second offense. 



Distinct brands. 



Not to affect stock on hand. 



Importer defined. 



No. 83 Acts of 1898 repealed. 



Takes effect December 1, 1902. 



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 10. 



11. 



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 14. 

 15. 

 16. 



17. 



It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State 

 of Vermont: 



Section i. Every lot or parcel of any concentrated feeding 

 stuff, as defined in section two of this act, used for feeding farm 

 live stock, sold, offered or exposed for sale in this state, shall 

 have affixed thereunto, in a conspicuous place on the outside 

 thereof, a legible and plainly printed statement clearly and truly 

 certifying the number and net pounds of feeding stuff in a pack- 

 age, the name, brand or trade mark under which the article is 

 sold, the name and address of the manufacturer or importer, 

 and a chemical analysis stating the minimum percentages it con- 

 tains of crude protein, allowing one per cent, of nitrogen to equal 

 six and one-fourth per cent, of protein, and of crude fat, and the 

 maximum percentage it contains of crude fibre, the several con- 

 stituents to be determined by the methods adopted at the time 

 by the association of official agricultural chemists ; provided that 

 the statement of the percentage of crude fat may be omitted 

 if it does not exceed three per cent., and that of the crude fibre 

 if it does not exceed ten per cent. If the feeding stuff is sold at 

 retail in bulk or put up in packages belonging to the purchaser, 

 the agent or dealer shall, upon request of the purchaser, furnish 

 him with the certified statement named in this section. 



