LAWS—HORTICULTURAL 
lects to comply with any of the provi- 
sions of this chapter shall be guilty of 
a misdemeanor, and upon conviction 
thereof shall be punished by a fine of not 
less than $25 nor more than $500. (Sec. 
7034, R. & B.) 
Revocation of License 
Section 188. The Commissioner of 
Horticulture shall revoke any license is- 
sued under the provisions of this chapter 
whenever the person, firm or corporation 
holding the same shall be convicted of 
any violation of this chapter. (Sec. 7035, 
R. & B.) 
Reference originally made in the statutes to 
others as executive or enforcing officers now 
apply solely to the Commissioner of Agricul- 
ture or his authorized representative. 
“INSECTICIDE ACT” 
By Act of Congress, 1910 
An Act For preventing the manufac- 
ture, sale, or transportation of adulter- 
ated or misbranded Paris greens, lead 
arsenates, and other insecticides, and al- 
so fungicides, and for regulating traffic 
therein, and for other purposes. 
It shall be unlawful for any person 
to manufacture within any territory or 
the District of Columbia any insecticide, 
Paris green, lead arsenate, or fungicide 
which is adulterated or misbranded. Vio- 
lation is a misdemeanor punishable by 
fine of not to exceed $200 or imprison- 
ment for not more than one year, or both 
fine and imprisonment. 
Section 2. Introduction into or from 
any state or territory or the District of 
Columbia, or into or from any foreign 
country, of any insecticide, or fungicide 
which is adulterated or misbranded, is 
prohibited and declared a misdemeanor 
punishable as above. Provided, That no 
article shall be deemed misbranded or 
aulterated when intended for export to 
any foreign country and prepared or 
packed according to the specifications or 
directions of the foreign purchaser; but 
if said article shall be in fact sold or 
offered for sale for domestic use or con- 
sumption, then this proviso shall not 
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exempt said article from the operation of 
any of the other provisions of this Act. 
Section 8. The Secretary of the Treas- 
ury, the Secretary of Agriculture, and 
the Secretary of Commerce and Labor 
shall make uniform rules and regula- 
tions for carrying out the provisions of 
this Act. 
Section 4. The examination of speci- 
mens of insecticides, Paris greens, lead 
arsenates, and fungicides shall be made 
in the Department of Agriculture, by 
such existing bureau or bureaus as may 
be directed by the secretary. 
Section 5. It shall be the duty of each 
district attorney to whom the proper of- 
ficer shall present satisfactory evidence 
of any such violation, to cause appropri- 
ate proceedings to be commenced and 
prosecuted in the proper courts of the 
United States, without delay, for the en- 
forcement of the penalties as in such 
case herein provided. 
Section 6. Defines the terms “Insect- 
icide,” “Paris green,” etc. 
Section 7. That for the purpose of this 
Act an article shall be deemed to be 
adulterated— 
In the case of Paris green: First, if 
it does not contain at least 50 per centum 
of arsenious oxide; second, if it contains 
arsenic in water-soluble forms equivalent 
to more than 3% per centum of arseni- 
ous oxide; third, if any substance has 
been mixed and packed with it so as to 
reduce or lower or injuriously affect its 
quality or strength. 
In case of lead arsenate: First, if it 
contains more than 50 per centum of 
water; second, if it contains total ar- 
senic equivalent to less than 1214 per 
centum of arsenic oxide (As’0°); third, 
if it contains arsenic in water-soluble 
forms equivalent to more than .75 per 
centum of arsenic oxide (As* 0°); fourth, 
if any substances have been mixed and 
packed with it so as to reduce, lower, or 
injuriously affect its quality or strength: 
Provided, however, That extra water may 
be added to lead arsenate (as described 
in this paragraph) if the resulting mix- 
ture is labeled lead arsenate and water, 
the percentage of extra water being 
plainly and correctly stated on the label. 
