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

 corporation, 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 adult- 

 erated or misbranded within the meaning of this Act, the com- 

 missioner shall proceed with a hearing and subsequent proceed- 

 ings as provided in this Act. If, however, such examination or 

 analysis shall show that such article of food complies with the 

 provisions 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 

 to 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 jurisdiction, 

 upoiv receiving proof of probable cause for believing in the con- 

 cealment of dairy food or dairy products or substitutes thereof, 

 or imitation thereof, kept for sale or for a purpose, 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 building, en- 

 closure, 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. 



Section 30. Search Warrants to he Issued for Illegal Food. 

 — All warrants issued pursuant to section 29 hereof shall be 

 directed to the sheriff, bailiff or some constable of the county 

 where such food or dairy prodticts may be supposed to be con- 

 cealed, commanding such officer to search the house or place 



