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Prosecution for Violation of Certain Sections. 



Section 111. The commissioner of agriculture and his duly- 

 authorized assistants shall have authority to enforce sections 

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

 and nine and one hundred and twelve, and to prosecute all 

 violations thereof. 



Penalty for Adulterating, Misbranding, etc.. Apples. 



Section 112. Whoever adulterates or misbrands apples within 

 the meaning of sections one hundred and one to one hundred and 

 seven, inclusive, and one hundred and nine, or packs, repacks, 

 sells, distributes or offers or exposes for sale or distribution, 

 apples in violation of any provision of sections one hundred 

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

 nine and one hundred and thirteen, or apples so adulterated or 

 misbranded, or wilfully alters, effaces or removes, or causes to 

 be altered, effaced or removed, wholly or partly, any brands or 

 marks required to be put upon any closed package under section 

 one hundred and four, shall be punished for the first offence by 

 a fine of not more than fifty dollars, and for a subsequent of- 

 fence by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars. 



Certain Exemptions from Penalties. 



Section 113. No person who sells or distributes or offers or 

 exposes for sale or distribution apples adulterated or misbranded 

 within the meaning of sections one hundred and six and one 

 hundred and seven, shall be deemed to have violated any of the 

 provisions of sections one hundred to one hundred and seven, 

 inclusive, one hundred and nine and one hundred and twelve if 

 it appears that he acted in good faith solely as a distributor, or 

 if he furnishes a guaranty signed by the person from whom he 

 received the apples, together with the address of such person, 

 that the apples are not adulterated or misbranded within the 

 meaning of said sections. In such case, the person from whom 

 the distributor received the apples shall be liable for the acts 

 of the distributor, if he relied upon the guaranty, to the same 

 extent that the distributor would have been liable under said 

 sections. 



