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sale of such articles to such dealer, and in such cases said party or parties 

 shall he amenable to to the prosecutions, fines, and other penalties which 

 would attach in due course, to the dealer under the provisions of this act: 

 provided, that the above guaranty shall not afford protection to any dealer after 

 the first offense in connection with a product from a particular wholesale 

 dealer or manufacturer. 



. 10. Simula nix. The dairy and food commissioner with the approval of 

 the commissioner and board of agriculture and immigration shall from time to 

 time, tix and publish standards or limits of variability permissible in any article 

 of food and these standards when so published shall be the standards before 

 all courts: provided, that when standards have been or may be fixed by the 

 secretary of agriculture of the United States, they shall be accepted by the 

 department of agriculture and immigration and published as standards for 

 Virginia, but said standards shall not go into effect until a reasonable time 

 after publication. The dairy and food commissioner, with the approval of the 

 commissioner and board of agriculture and immigration shall have authority 

 to make uniform rules and regulations for carrying out the provisions of 

 this act. 



SEC. 11. Sampling. 1 son who exposes or offers for sale or delivers 



to a purchaser any food, shall furnish within business hours and upon tender 

 and full p.iyiuoni of the selling price, a sample of such food, to any person duly 

 authorixrd to secure the same, and who shall apply to such manufacturer or 

 vendor or person delivering such food to a purchaser for such sample in suffi- 

 cient quantity f..r the analysis of such article or articles in his possession. 

 Samples may he purchased on the open market and shall be representative 

 samples; the collector shall also note the name of the vendor and agent through 

 whom the sale was actually made, together with date of purchase, and all 

 samples not taken in unbroken and sealed original packages shall be sealed by 

 the u the presence of the vendor with a seal provided for the purpose, 



iien possible, samples shall be unbroken and sealed original packages, or 

 taken ..ut ,,f unto -ealed original packages. Three like samples shall 



Alined when- is in the original package, or, if not in the original 



package, the sample obtained shall he divided into three equal parts and each 

 ^hall be labeled with the marks, brands or tags upon the package, carton, 

 mpanying printed or written matter. One sample 



shall ie delivered to the party from whom purchased, or to the party guarantee- 

 Ing V !les shall be sent to the dairy and food com- 



le analyzed, as provided in this act and the other 

 shall le held under seal by the dairy and food commissioner. 



for Inndirinij mf /<< nnnt. Any manufacturer, dealer or 

 person who refuses to comply UJMHI demand with the requirements of this act or 

 who shall iiui>ede, obstruct, hinder or otherwise prevent or attempt to prevent 

 any .-heinisi inspector or other person in the performance of his duty in con- 

 nection with this act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction be 

 lined not less than ten dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, or be im- 

 ;ied not more than one hundred days, or both, in the discretion of the court; 

 and said fines, less the legal costs, shall be paid into the treasury of the State. 



SK '. The word " person " as used in this act shall be 



construed to import both the plural and the singular, as the case demands, and 

 shall include partnership, corporations, companies, societies and associations. 

 When construing and enforcing the provisions of this act, the act, omission or 



a So in Statutes. 

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