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three, four and five and in accordance with the provisions of 

 section six of this act. 



Second. If the package, whether packed or repacked within 

 or without the commonwealth is falsely branded, or bears any 

 statement, design or device, regarding the apples contained there- 

 in, which is false or misleading, or if the package bears any state- 

 ment, design or device indicating that the apples contained 

 therein are of a specified Massachusetts standard grade, and said 

 apples, when packed or repacked, do not conform to the require- 

 ments prescribed by this act for such grade. 



Cold-storage Apples to be inspected. 



Section 10. Apples which have been in cold storage shall not 

 be sold or distributed, or offered or exposed for sale or distribu- 

 tion, in closed packages until they have been inspected in ac- 

 cordance with rules and regulations to be prescribed by the 

 secretary of the state board of agriculture. 



Rules and Regulations to be made. 



Section 11. The secretary of the state board of agriculture 

 shall make rules and regulations for carrying out the provisions 

 of this act, and he shall publish, on or before the first day of 

 September following the passage of this act, and after a public 

 hearing, rules for the grading and packing of apples and speci- 

 fying, for each variety of apples, the minimum size which shall 

 be included in the grade designated as "fancy"; and he may 

 thereafter modify such rules and regulations. 



Inspectors authorized to enter Places and open Packages. 



Section 12. The secretary of the state board of agriculture, 

 in person or by deputy, shall have free access at all reasonable 

 hours to any building or other place where apples are packed, 

 stored, sold, or offered or exposed for sale. He shall also have 

 power in person or by deputy to open any box, barrel, or other 

 container, and may, upon tendering the market price, take 

 samples therefrom. 



Appropriation provided. 



Section 13. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions 

 of this act there may be expended during the present fiscal year 

 a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars, and thereafter such 

 annual expenses as may be necessary shall be paid from the 

 annual appropriation for disseminating useful information. 



