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form in each particular to the brand or mark upon or affixed to 

 the package, or if the faced or shown surface gives a false rep- 

 resentation of the contents of the package 



Mishranded Apples. Term defined. 



Section 107. For the purposes of sections one hundred to 

 one hundred and seven, inclusive, one hundred and nine, one 

 hundred and ten, one hundred and twelve and one hundred and 

 thirteen, apples packed in a closed package shall be deemed to 

 be misbranded: 



First. If the package is packed or repacked in the common- 

 wealth and fails to bear all statements required by sections one 

 hundred and one, one hundred and three and one hundred and 

 four, made as required in section one hundred and five. 



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 therein, 

 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 for such grade. 



Sale of Cold-storage Apples regulated. 



Section 109. Apples which have been in cold storage shall 

 not be sold or distributed, or offered or exposed for sale or dis- 

 tribution, in closed packages until they have been inspected in 

 accordance with rules and regulations prescribed by the com- 

 missioner of agriculture. 



Commissioner of Agriculture to make Rules and may enter Certain 



Places. 

 Section 110. The commissioner of agriculture shall make 

 and may modify rules and regulations for enforcing sections one 

 hundred to one hundred and seven, inclusive, one hundred and 

 nine and one hundred and twelve, and shall, either in person 

 or by his assistant, have free access at all reasonable hours to 

 each building or other place where apples are packed, stored, 

 sold, or offered or exposed for sale. He may also, in person or 

 by his assistant, open each box, barrel or other container, and 

 upon tendering the market price may take samples therefrom. 



