substance of substances injurious to the health of live stock or 

 poultry shall be sold or offered or exposed or kept for sale or 

 distributed in this commonwealth. 



Section 12. Any manufacturer, im- 



Violation of porter, or other person who shall sell 



This Act to Be or offer, expose or keep for sale, or 



Punishable by Fine distriloute in this commonwealth, any 



commercial feeding stuff without the 

 tag or label required by this act, or with a tag or label that has 

 not been registered, or with a tag or label the registration of 

 which has been cancelled by the director of the Massachusetts 

 agricultural experiment station or his authorized deputy, or who 

 shall file with the said director or his authorized deputy for 

 registration a false copy of the tag or label of any feeding stuff 

 or brand of feeding stuff or who shall impede, obstruct or hinder 

 the director or any of his deputies in the discharge of the authority 

 or duty conferred or imposed by any provision of this act, or 

 who shall sell or offer, expose or keep for sale or distribute in 

 this commonwealth any feeding stuff which contains a smaller 

 per cent of crude protein or crude fat, or a larger per cent of 

 crude fibre than is certified in the tag or label of such feeding 

 stuff to be contained therein, or who shall fail properly to state 

 the specific name of every ingredient used in its manufacture, 

 or who shall sell, or offer, expose or keep for sale or distribute 

 in this commonwealth any feeding stuff or cattle feed or brand 

 thereof which has been mixed or adulterated with any substance 

 or substances injurious to the health of live stock or poultry 

 shall be deemed guilty of a violation of this act and upon con- 

 viction any such manufacturer, importer or other person shall 

 be fined not more than one hundred dollars for the first violation, 

 and not less than one hundred dollars for each subsequent viola- 

 tion. 



Section 13. It shall be the duty of 



Director Required the director of the Massachusetts 



to Enforce Provisions agricultural experiment station to see 



of This Act that the provisions of this act are 



complied with, and he may prescribe 



and enforce such rules and regulations relative to the sale of 



commercial feeding stuff or cattle feed as he deems necessary 



to carry into effect the full intent and meaning of this act. He 



may in his discretion prosecute or cause to be prosecuted any 



person violating any provision of this act, and no complaint shall 



be made or prosecuted for any such violation except with the 



authorization or approval of the said director. 



