FOOD LEGISLATION, YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1908. 75 



iants, in the performance of their official duties, shall be audited by the 

 State hoard of agriculture and immigration, and paid upon warrants issued by 

 the daily and food commissioner upon the State auditor. The board of agri- 

 culture and immigration shall provide office room and the necessary furniture 

 and tix tu ITS. and the necessary stationery, supplies and printing for the con- 

 duct of the business of said dairy and food commissioner, on his application 

 I" Bald hoard therefor. Said office shall be, and remain in the city of Rich- 



. .". f 'limi it-ill fro/7,-. The chemical work incident to the execution of the 

 dairy and pure food laws shall be done in the chemical laboratory of the de- 

 partment <>f agriculture and immigration. 



lntii< x of roj/im/xx //,//( /-,- <tn<ili/xcs; inspection; penalty. It shall be the 

 duly of the dairy and food commissioner to carefully inquire into the dairy 

 ami food and drink products, and the several articles which are food or drinks, 

 or the necessary constituents of the food or drinks, which are manufactured or 

 sold, or c-x posed or offered for sale in this State, and he may, in a lawful man- 

 ner, procure samples of the same, which shall be duly and carefully examined 

 or analy/ed by the State chemist, who shall report to the said commissioner the 

 result-- of such examination or analyses: and it shall be the duty of the saidcom- 



oiier to make a complaint against the manufacturer or vendor of any such 



or drink TO dairy products M> are adulterated, impure or unwholesome, in 

 contravention of the laws of this Slate, and furnish all evidence thereof to ob- 

 tain a conviction of the oft. _ed. The dairy and food commissioner or 

 his deputy, or ; my person ap{x.inted by him for that purpose, may make com- 

 plaint and cause proceedings to be commenced against any i>erson for enforce- 

 ment of the laws re'; . 1 ii 1 1 era t ion. impure or unwholesome food or 

 drink, and in such cases he shall not be obliged to furnish security for costs, 

 ami shall ha \ in the performance of his duties, to enter into any 

 cre.i torn, dm'.' si ore-, or laboratory, or place where 

 lie has reason to believe food and drinl: is made, stored, sold, or offered for sale, 

 ami open ai y c:i>k. tub. jar. Lottie or package containing, or supposed to con- 

 tain, any art: ! or drink, and examine or cause to be examined the 

 f. and take therefrom samples for analysis. The person making 

 su.-h Lnq ill take such samples of such article or product in the pres- 

 ;uess, and he shall, in the presence of said witness, mark 

 1 shall tender at the time of taking to the manufacturer 



or \< iich product. ..r to j he person having the custody of the same, the 



value thereof, and the statement in writing for the taking of such sample. 

 YVhene', er ii li determined by the dairy ami food commissioner, his deputy or 



ants, that tilthy or unsanitary conditions exist or are permited to exist 

 in the o(HM-ation of any bakery, confectionery, or ice cream plant, or at any 

 place where anv food or drink products are manufactured, stored or deposited, 



d for at:. whatever, the proprietor or proprietors, owner or owners 



onfectionery or ice cream plant, or any person or persons 

 owning or operating any plant where any food or drink products are manu- 

 factured. st< -ited or sold, shall be first notified and warned by the 

 said commissioner, his deputy or assistants, to place such bakery, confection- 

 ery, or : - ,-ivam plant, or any place where any food or drink products are 

 manufactured, stored, deposited or sold, in a sanitary condition within a reason- 

 ;!i of time: and any person or persons owning or operating any bakery, 

 confectionery ,.r ice cream plant, or any place where any food or drink products 

 arc manufactured, stored, deposited or sold, failing to obey such notice and 

 warning, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall 

 line of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than three 



