lo June, 1909.] C^ioff o'ld Stock Food Act. 395 



CHAFF AND STOCK FOOD ACT Wm. 



Attention is drawn to the fact that the Act to regulate the sale of 

 chaff and other foods for stock, which was recently assented to, will come 

 into operation on the ist Julv next. 



Chaff and Stock Food Act, Xq. 2183. 

 Short t\tlc and commoiconoit. — 



1. This Act may be cited as the Chaff and Stock Food Act 1909 

 and shall come into operation on the ist July, 1909. 



Interpretation. — 



2. In this Act unless inconsistent with the context or subject-matter — 

 "By-products" includes husks, bran, pollard, brewers' grains, 



and materials produced from any kind of grain in any 

 process of treatment or manufacture not being the primary 

 object of such process. 

 " Chaff " means hay or straw cut into short lengths. 

 " Foreign ingredients " includes substances which from time to 



time are prescribed by regulations. 

 ■' Hay " means any dried cereal, legume, or grass from which the 



grain or seed has not been removed. 

 " Hay chaff " means chaff consisting only of hay. 

 " Mixed chaff " means a mixture of hav chaff and straw chaff in 



any proportion. 

 " Mixed concentrated or prepared stock food " includes — 



{a) all kinds of meals and foods for stock prepared 

 whether in whole or in part from one or more kinds 

 of grain or oils or juices or meats ; 

 (b) compressed fodder; and 



{c) condimental patented or proprietary stock foods claimed 

 to possess nutritive properties or nutritive as well 

 as medicinal properties. 

 " Prescribed " means prescribed bv this Act. 



" Stock " means any animal of the kind or .species to which any 

 of the following animals belong — horse, cow, sheep, pig, 

 domestic fowl, turkey, or duck. 

 '' Stock food " includes hay, straw, chaff, grain, mixed, concen- 

 trated, or prepared stock food and by-products 

 " Straw " means anv dried cereal, legume, or grass from which 

 the .seed or grain has been relmoved or which has been 

 stripped or threshed. 

 " Straw chaff " means chaff made from straw. 

 " This Act " includes any regulation under this Act. 

 " Parcel " includes sack, barrel, case, and package. 

 " Vendor " means anv person who sells or offers or exposes for 

 sale anv stock food. 



Sale of mixed chaff prohibited. — 



3. The sale of mixed chaff is hereby prohibited. 



Chaff when offered for sale to be deemed hay chaff unless other-wist 

 stated. Penalty. — 



4. In all sales, contracts, or agreements for the sale or delivery of 

 chaff such chaff in the absence of a written guarantee to the contrarv 



