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Sec. 29. Illegal Foods to be Seized.) Whenever the com- 

 missioner or his agents shall have ground for suspicion that any 

 article of food, found in possession of any person, firm or corpor- 

 ation, is adulterated or misbranded within the meaning of this 

 Act, he may seize such article of food and make an inventory 

 thereof, and shall leave a copy of such inventory with the party 

 holding such suspected goods, and tag the same ''suspected" ; 

 and he shall notify in writing the person, firm or corporation in 

 whose possession it may be found, not to offer the same for sale 

 or sell or otherwise dispose of the same until further notice in 

 writing from the commissioner. Whereupon the commissioner 

 shall forthwith cause a sample of said article of food to be ex- 

 amined or analyzed, and if the same shall be found to be adulter- 

 ated or misbranded within the meaning of this Act, the commis- 

 sioner shall proceed with a hearing and subsequent proceedings 

 as provided in this Act. If, how^ever, such examination or an- 

 alysis shall show that such article of food complies with the pro- 

 visions of this Act, the person, firm or corporation in whose 

 possession such article of food is found shall forthwith be noti- 

 fied in writing that such seizure is released, and authority given 

 tb dispose of such article of food. Such seizure may be had 

 without a warrant and said commissioner, and all inspectors 

 and agents ' appointed pursuant to law, are hereby given full 

 power and authority of "policemen." Any court having juris- 

 diction, upon receiving proof of probable cause for believing 

 in the concealment of dairy food or dairy products or substitutes 

 therefor, or imitation thereof, kept for sale or for a purpc 5e, or 

 had in possession or under control, contrary to the provisions 

 of this Act, or other laws which now exist or may be hereafter 

 enacted, shall issue a search warrant and cause a search to be 

 made in any place therefor and to that end may cause any build- 

 ing, enclosure, wagon or car to be entered, and any apartment, 

 chest, box, locker, tub, jar, crate, basket or package to be broken 

 open and the contents thereof examined. 



Sec. 30. Search Warrants to he Issued for Illegal Pood.) 

 All warrants issued pursuant to section 29 hereof shall be direct- 

 ed to the sheriff, bailiff or some constable of the country where 

 such food or dairy products may be supposed to be concealed, 

 commanding such officer to search the house or place where such 

 food or dairy product, or substitute thereof, or imitation thereof, 



