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1578. Inspection. The State Board of Health shall take cognizance of the 

 interests of the public health as it relates to the sale of food, drugs, spirituous, 

 fermented and malt liquors, and the adulteration thereof, and make all neces- 

 sary inquiries and investigations relating thereto, and for such purpose may 

 appoint inspectors, analysts and chemists, who shall be subject to its super- 

 vision and removal. Within sixty days after February 19, 1898, the said 

 State Board of Health shall adopt such measures as it may deem necessary 

 to facilitate the enforcement thereof. It shall prepare rules and regulations 

 with regard to the proper method of collecting and examining drugs, articles 

 of food, and spirituous, fermented and malt liquors. 



1579. Exempted articles. It shall be the duty of the State Board of Health 

 to prepare and publish from time to time lists of the articles, mixtures or com- 

 pounds declared to be exempt from the" provisions of this Article in accordance 

 with the preceding Section. The State Board of Health shall from time to time 

 fix the limits of variability permissible in any article of food or drug, or com- 

 pound, the standard of which is not established by any national Pharmacopoeia. 



1580. tiaii)lcx to Itc fiu'iiixlicd on demand of audli/xt. Every person offering 

 or exposing for sale, or delivering to a purchaser, any drug or article of food, or 

 spirituous, fermented or malt liquors included under the provision of Section 

 1578, shall furnish to any analyst, or other officer or agent appointed hereunder, 

 who shall apply to him for the purpose and shall tender to him the value of 

 the same, a sample sufficient for the purpose of analysis of any such drug or 

 article of food or drink which is in his possession. 



1581. Definition of flnuj. The term "drug" as used in Section 1578 shall in- 

 clude all medicines for internal or external use. 



1582. Definition of (uJitltcration. An article shall, be deemed adulterated: 

 00 I" the case of drugs: 1. If, when sold under or by a name recognized in 

 the United States Pharmacopoeia, it differs from the standard of strength, 

 quality or purity laid down therein. 2. If, when sold under or by a name not 

 recognized in the United States Pharmacopoeia, but which is found in some, other 

 Pharmacopoeia or other standard work on Pharmacopoeia Materia Medica, it 

 differs materially from the standard of strength, quality or purity laid down in 

 such work. 3. If its strength or purity falls below the professed standard under 

 which it is -sold. * * * Acts 1898, p. 803-80.1. 



Code, 1902, vol. 1 (Civil Code), p. G14-G15. 



