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STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Branding of 

 oleo- 

 margarine. 



Absence of 

 markings. 



Shipping of 

 oleomar- 

 garine. 



Marking of 

 oleomargarine 



SEC. 11. Each person, who, by himself or another, lawfully 

 manufactures any oleomargarine, or any substance designed to 

 be used as a substitute for butter or cheese, shall mark the same 

 by branding, stamping, or stenciling upon the top and sides 

 of each tub, firkin, box, or other package in which such article 

 or substance shall be kept, and in which it shall be removed 

 from the place where it is produced or put up, in a clear and 

 durable manner, in the. English language, the words "oleo- 

 margarine," or "substitute for butter," or "substitute for 

 cheese," as the case may be, in printed letters in plain roman 

 type, each of which shall not be less than one inch in height 

 by one-half inch in width, and in addition to the above shall 

 prepare a statement, printed in plain roman type, of a size 

 not smaller than pica, stating in the English language its name, 

 and the name and address of the manufacturer, the name of 

 the place where manufactured or put up, and also the names 

 and actual percentages of the various ingredients used in the 

 manufacture of such oleomargarine, imitation butter or imita- 

 tion cheese; and shall place a copy of said statement within 

 and upon the contents of each tub, firkin, box, of other package, 

 and next to that portion of each tub, firkin, box or other 

 package, as is commonly and most conveniently opened, and 

 shall label the top and sides of each tub, firkin, box, or other 

 package by affixing thereto a copy of said statement, in such 

 manner, however, as not to cover the whole or any part of said 

 mark of "oleomargarine," "substitute for butter," or "substi- 

 tute for cheese." The absence of the markings and labelings 

 specified in section 11 hereof shall always be construed as a 

 representation that the contents of substance in question is 

 butter, or cheese, as the case may be. 



SEC. 12. No person, by himself or another, shall knowingly 

 ship, consign, or forward by any common carrier, whether 

 public or private, any oleomargarine, or any substance 

 designed to be used as a substitute for butter or cheese, unless 

 the same be marked and contain a copy of the statement, and 

 be labeled as provided by section eleven of this act ; and no 

 carrier shall knowingly receive the same for the purpose of 

 forwarding or transporting, unless it shall be manufactured, 

 marked, and labeled as hereinbefore provided, and unless it is 

 consigned and by the carrier receipted for by its true name ; 

 provided, that this act shall not apply to any goods in transit 

 between foreign states across the State of California. 



SEC. 13. No person or his agent shall knowingly have in 

 his possession or under his control any oleomargarine, or any 

 substance designed to be used as a substitute for butter or 

 cheese, unless the tub, firkin, box or other package containing 

 the same, shall be clearly and durably marked and labeled as 

 provided by section eleven of this act, and also contain a copy 

 of the statement required by said section eleven of this act ; 

 and if the tub, firkin, box, or other package be opened, then a 

 copy of the statement described in said section eleven of this 



