596 OLEOMARGABINE. 



permitted. It shall not be sold as butter, nor shall words like " dairy," "creamery," 

 etc.. or the name of any breed of dairy cattle, be need in connection with it. All 

 packages exposed for sale must be plainly marked " Oleomargarine," and labels 

 similarly marked must accompany retail sales. Stores where it is sold and wagons 

 used for delivery must display signs, and hotels, etc., using it must notify guets. 

 Persons selling oleomargarine must be registered and conveyors licensed. 



MICHIGAN ANTICOLOR LAW. 

 (Approved April 15, 1897.) 



Any article not made wholly from milk or cream, and containing melted butter, 

 fats, or oils not produced from milk, and which is in imitation of pure butter, is 

 prohibited ; but oleomargarine, free from color or any ingredient to cause it to look 

 like butter, and made in such form and sold in such manner as will advise the con- 

 sumer of its real character is permitted ; its sale as butter is prohibited; signs must 

 be displayed where it is sold or used, and its original packages must be plainly 

 marked "Oleomargarine" if the article contains suet or tallow, or "Butterine" if 

 it contains lard ; retail sales shall be made from a package so marked, and a label 

 similarly printed and bearing the name of the manufacturer shall be delivered with 

 each sale; shall not be used in any public institution. (N. B. The above law was 

 invalidated in 1897 by the supreme court because of the fact that the enacting clause 

 was omitted when it passed the senate.) 



MINNESOTA ANTICOLOR LAW. . 



(Approved 1899.) 

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This law prohibits the sale of oleomargarine made in imitation of butter, and 

 took the place of the pink law of 1891. 



MISSISSIPPI LABEL LAW. 

 (Approved March 9, 1882.) 



Packages of oleomargarine or similarly manufactured butters shall be plainly 

 labeled with the correct name of their contents, and the product shall be sold by 

 that name. A privilege tax of $5 is imposed upon persons selling the articles named. 



MISSOURI ANTICOLOR LAW. 

 (Approved April 19, 1895.) 



Imitation butter is defined as every article not produced wholly from pure milk 

 or cream, made in semblance of and designed to be used as a substitute for pure 

 butter ; it shall not be sold as butter ; shall not be colored to resemble butter unless 

 it is to be sold outside the State; original packages shall be plainly stamped "Sub- 

 stitute for butter;" in hotels, etc., vessels in which it is served must be marked 

 "Oleomargarine^ or "Impure butter." 



MONTANA TAXED 10 CENTS A POUND. 

 (Penal code of 1895.) 



Any article in semblance of butter or cheese, and not made wholly from milk or 

 cream must be plainly labeled " Oleomargarine" or "Imitation cheese," and a printed 

 label bearing the same word or words must be delivered to the purchaser with retail 

 sales. Places where these articles are sold or used must display signs, and informa- 

 tion as to their character be given if requested. Dealers must pay a license of 10 

 cents a pound on each pound sold. 



NEVADA BRANDING LAW. 

 (Approved Feb. 14, 1881.) 



Any article in semblance of butter but not made exclusively of milk or cream, 01 

 containing melted butter, shall be in packages plainly marked "Oleomargarine." 



NEBRASKA ANTICOLOR_LAW. 

 (Approved March 16, 1895. ) 



Imitation butter and cheese are defined as any article made in semblance of and 

 designed to be used as a substitute for pure butter or cheese and not produced 



