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Sri'nTSf receive ?' ^^"' ^'^^"' °' '"^^^ arsenate, or fungicide which 

 forbidden arti- ^^ adulterated or misbranded within the meaning 

 ^1«^- of this act, and having received, shall sell or delu er. 



SeH(ing or offer- ^^ ^hall offer for sale or delivery, such adulterated 

 ing for sale tlie or misbranded insecticides, or Paris Green or lead 

 forbid^den. ^^'''''" arsenate, or fungicide, shall be guilty of a violation 



of this act. 

 2T:TZ, t . Section 3. For the purpose of this Act, an ar- 



this act. tide shall be deemed to be "adulterated" 



In the case of Paris Green : First, if it does 

 not contain at least fiftv per centum of arsenious 

 AduUerated paris ^xide ; second, if it contains arsenic in .vater-sol- 

 uble forms equivalent to more than three and one- 

 half per centum of arsenious oxide; third if any 

 substance has been mixed and packed with it so 

 as to reduce or lower or injuriously aff<-ct its qual- 

 ity or strength. 



tfenlT^ '"^^ . I" the case of lead arsenate: First, if it con- 

 tains more than fifty per centum of water; second, 

 if it contains total arsenic equivalent to less than 

 twelve and one-half per centum of arsenic oxide 

 (AS2O.) ; third, if it contains arsenic in water-sol- 

 uble forms equivalent to more than seventy-five one- 

 hundredths per centum of arsenic oxide (As^Os) ; 

 fourth, if any substances have been mixed and 

 packed with it so as to reduce, lower or injuriously 

 affect its quality or strength ; provid .d, however, 

 that extra water may be added to lead arsenate 

 (as described in this paragraph) if the resulting 

 mixture is labeled "lead arsenate and water," the 

 per centage of water being plainly and correctly 

 stated on the label. 



Other adulterated t„ ^u^ ^^^„ r • .• -i 



insecticides or ^" ^^^ ^^^^ °^ msecticides or fungicides other 



fungicides. than Paris Green and lead arsenate: First, if its 



strength or purity fails five per cent or more below 

 the professed standard or quality under which it 

 It sold; second, if any substance has been substi- 

 tuted wholly or in part for the article; third, if any 



Proviso. 



