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States when such apples are graded and branded as conforming to 

 the Massachusetts standard. 



The law, and the regulations authorized thereby, went into 

 effect July 1, 1916. Slight amendments were made by the Legis- 

 latures of 1917 and 1918, and the law was codified in 1920. 



The law provides a maximum penalty of $50 for the first viola- 

 tion and $200 for subsequent violation. 



The regulations under the law appeared as of May 1, 1918, 

 and July 1, September 19, and December 10, 1919. 



UNITED STATES STANDARD BARREL LAW. 



The Federal Standard Barrel Law was passed under the con- 

 stitutional authority granted Congress by section 8 of Article I 

 of the Constitution, giving authority to the Federal Congress to 

 fix weights and measures. The law fixes a standard for the barrel 

 just as standards are fixed for the quart, peck or bushel. This 

 standard supersedes all State standards, but the specifications 

 coincide with those of the Massachusetts standard barrel. This 

 act is enforced by the Bureau of Standards of the Department of 

 Commerce, and the regulations under it will be found in Bureau of 

 Standards Circular No. 71, issued September 18, 1917. 



UNITED STATES APPLE GRADING LAW. 



The United States Apple Grading Law, popularly known as the 

 "Sulzer Bill," is an optional law which defines three standard 

 grades and provides a penalty for misbranding. The law applies 

 only to apples intended for interstate commerce. In order to 

 avoid the jurisdiction of the Massachusetts act, apples packed in 

 this State must be intended for shipment in interstate commerce, 

 and packed and branded in accordance with the Sulzer bill. The 

 relation between the Sulzer bill and the Massachusetts law is laid 

 down in section 114 of the Massachusetts law. 



EXPLANATION OF REQUIREMENTS. 



The specific requirements of the Massachusetts Apple Grad- 

 ing Law, the United States Standard Barrel Law so far as this 

 applies to apple barrels, and the regulations, are herewith 

 tabulated for ready reference. 



