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substances injurious to the health of domestic animals, shall be guilty of a 

 violation of this act, and the lot of feeding stuff in question shall be subject 

 to seizure, condemnation and sale by the Commissioner of Agriculture, and 

 the proceeds from said sales shall be covered into the State Treasury for the 

 use of the department executing the provisions of this act. Such seizure and 

 sale shall be made under the direction of the Commissioner of Agriculture, by 

 an officer of the Department of Agriculture. The sale shall be made at the 

 courthouse door in the county in which the seizure is made, after thirty days 

 advertisement in some newspaper published in such county, or if no newspaper 

 is published in such county, then by a like advertisement in a newspaper pub- 

 lished in the nearest county thereto having a newspaper. The advertisement 

 shall state the brand or name of the goods, the quantity and why seized and 

 offered for sale. The Commissioner of Agriculture, however, may in his dis- 

 cretion release the feeding stuff so withdrawn when the requirements of the 

 provisions of this act have been complied with, and upon payment (if all costs 

 and expenses incurred by the Department of Agriculture in any proceedings 

 connected with such seizure and withdrawal. 



Sec. S. The Commissioner of Agriculture, together with his deputies, agents 

 and assistants, shall have free access to all places of business, mills, buildings, 

 carriages, cars, vessels and packages of whatsoever kind used in the manufac- 

 ture, importation or sale of any concentrated commercial feeding stuff, and shall 

 have power and authority to open any package containing or supposed to con- 

 tain any concentrated commercial feeding stuff, and. upon tender and full pay- 

 ment of the selling price of said samples, to take therefrom, in the manner 

 hereinafter prescribed, samples for analysis ; and he shall annually cause to be 

 analyzed at least one sample so taken of every concentrated commercial feed- 

 ing stuff that is found, sold or offered or exposed for sale in this State under 

 the provisions of this act. Said sample, not less than one pound in weight, 

 shall be taken from not less than ten bags or packages, or if there be less than 

 ten bags or packages, then the sample shall be taken from each bag or pack- 

 age, if it be in bag or package form, or if such feeding stuff be in bulk, then 

 it shall be taken from ten different places of the lot. The sample or samples 

 taken shall be kept a reasonable length of time by the Department of Agricul- 

 ture, and on demand a portion of such sample or samples shall be furnished to 

 the manufacturer, importer or jobber of his feeds for examination by the 

 chemists or other experts of said manufacturer, importer or jobber. The De- 

 partment of Agriculture is hereby authorized to publish from time to time in 

 reports or bulletins the results of the analysis of such sample or samples. 

 together with such additional information as circumstances advise: Provided, 

 however, that if such sample or samples as analyzed differ from the statement 

 prescribed in section one of this act, then, at least thirty days before publish- 

 ing the results of such analysis, written notice shall be given of such results 

 to the manufacturer, importer, agent or jobber of such stock, if the name and 

 address of such manufacturer, jobber or importer be known: Provided further, 

 that if the analysis of any such sample does not differ within reasonable limits 

 from the statement prescribed in section one of this act appearing upon the 

 g is. the manufacturer shall be considered as having complied with the re- 

 quirements of this act. 



Sec. !>. The Hoard of Agriculture is empowered to adopt standards for con- 

 centrated commercial feeding stuffs and such rules and regulations as may be 

 necessary for the enforcement of this act. 



Sec. 10. Any manufacturer, importer, jobber, agenl or dealer who shall sell, 

 utter ni- expose for sale or distribute in this state any concentrated commercial 

 feeding Stuff withoul having attached thereto or furnished therewith such tax 

 stamps, labels or tags as required by the provisions of this act. or who shall 

 use the required tax stamps, labels or tags a second time to avoid the payment 

 of the tonnage tax, or any manufacturer, importer, jobber, agent or dealer 

 who shall counterfeit or use a counterfeit of such tax stamps, labels or tags 

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



Sec. 11. Any manufacturer, importer, Jobber, agent or dealer who refuses to 

 comply with the requirements of the provisions of this act. or any manufac? 

 turer, importer, Jobber, agent or dealer or person who shall impede, obstruct. 



