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hinder or otherwise prevent or attempt to prevent any chemist, inspector or 

 other authorized agent in the performance of his duty in connection with the 

 provisions of this act, shall be guilty of a violation of the provisions of this 

 act. 



Sec. 12. Any manufacturer, importer, jobber, agent or dealer who shall vio- 

 late any of the provisions of this act, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not 

 exceeding fifty dollars for the first offense nor more than two hundred dollars 

 for each subsequent offense, and the proceeds from such fines shall be covered 

 into the State Treasury for use of the Department of Agriculture in executing 

 the provisions of this act. 



Sec 13. Whenever the Commissioner of Agriculture becomes cognizant of 

 any violation of the provisions of this act he shall immediately notify in writ- 

 ing the manufacturer, importer or jobber and dealer, if same be known. Any 

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

 and regulations as may be prescribed by the Commissioner and the Board of 

 Agriculture, and if it appears that any of the provisions of this act have been 

 violated the Commissioner of Agriculture shall certify the facts to the solicitor 

 in the district in which such sample was obtained, and furnish that officer with 

 a copy of the results of the analysis or other examinations of such article, duly 

 authenticated by the analyst or other officer making such examination, under 

 the oath of such officer. In all prosecutions arising under this act the certifi- 

 cate of the analyst or other officer making the analysis or examination, when 

 duly sworn to by such officer, shall be prima facie evidence of the fact or facts 

 therein certified. 



Sec 14. That it shall be the duty of every solicitor to whom the Commis- 

 sioner of Agriculture shall report any violation of this act to cause proceed- 

 ings to be commenced and prosecuted without delay for the fines and penalties 

 in such cases prescribed : Provided, that the provisions of this act shall not 

 apply to any concentrated commercial feeding stuffs now in the hands or in 

 the stock of any dealer or manufacturer. 



Sec 15. That all laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this act are 

 hereby repealed. 



Sec 1G. This act shall be in force from and after its ratification. 



Ratified this the 13th day of February, A. D. 1909. 



SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS OF LAW. 



All feeds offered for sale in this State shall be in standard-weight 

 packages of 25, 50, 75, 100, 125, 150, 175 and 200 pounds. 



The packages or bags shall bear a plain statement of the name, 

 brand or trade-mark under which the feed is sold; the name and 

 address of the manufacturer, jobber or importer; the names of each 

 and all the ingredients of which the feed is composed, and a state- 

 ment of the minimum percentage of protein and fat and the maximum 

 percentage of crude fiber and the percentage of carbohydrates. 



The term "Concentrated Commercial Feeding Stuff" includes 

 all feeds used for live stock and poultry, except hays, straws, corn 

 stover and whole grains. 



Every manufacturer selling goods in this State must register each 

 brand with the Commissioner of Agriculture and file a statement 

 of the requirements as stated in section 1 of the law. 



The manufacturer must pay to the Commissioner of Agriculture 

 an inspection tax of twenty cents per ton for every ton of feed offered 

 for sale in the State. Each package must have attached to it a tax 

 stamp, furnished by the Commissioner, showing that these charges 

 have been paid. 



