Food Adulteration and Its Detection: With photomicrographic plates and a bibliographical appendixBattershall, Jesse P. (Jesse Park)
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Food Adulteration and Its Detection: With photomicrographic plates and a bibliographical appendix
Battershall, Jesse P. (Jesse Park)
Food adulteration and inspection; Food adulteration and inspection -- United States
5. The State Board of Health, Lunacy, and Charity, shall take
cognisance of the interests of the public health relating to the sale
of drugs and food and the adulteration of the same, and shall make all
necessary investigations and inquiries in reference thereto, and for
these purposes may appoint inspectors, analysts, and chemists, who
shall be subject to its supervision and removal.
[Sidenote: The Board shall make regulations as to collecting and
examining of food and drugs, and may expend ten thousand dollars in
carrying out the provisions of this Act. 1882, 263, § 5. 1884, 289, §
1.
Three-fifths to be expended in relation to milk and its products.
1884, 289, § 1.]
Within thirty days after the passage of this Act the said Board
shall adopt such measures as it may deem necessary to facilitate
the enforcement hereof, and shall prepare rules and regulations
with regard to the proper methods of collecting and examining drugs
and articles of food. Said Board may expend annually an amount not
exceeding ten thousand dollars for the purpose of carrying out the
provisions of this Act: provided, however, that not less than
three-fifths of the said amount shall be annually expended for the
enforcement of the laws against the adulteration of milk and milk
products.
[Sidenote: Samples to be furnished to officers or agents. 1882, 263, §
6.]
6. Every person offering or exposing for sale, or delivering to a
purchaser, any drug or article of food included in the provisions
of this Act, shall furnish to any analyst or other officer or agent
appointed hereunder, who shall apply to him for the purpose and shall
tender him the value of the same, a sample sufficient for the purpose
of the analysis of any such drug or article of food which is in his
possession.
[Sidenote: Obstruction and its penalty. 1882, 263, § 7.]
7. Whoever hinders, obstructs, or in any way interferes with any
inspector, analyst, or other officer appointed hereunder, in the
performance of his duty, and whoever violates any of the provisions
of this Act, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars
for the first offence, and not exceeding one hundred dollars for each
subsequent offence.
[Sidenote: State Board to report prosecutions and money expended.
1883, 263, § 2. 1884, 289, § 2.]
8. The State Board of Health, Lunacy, and Charity shall report
annually to the Legislature the number of prosecutions made under said
chapter, and an itemised account of all money expended in carrying out
the provisions thereof.
[Sidenote: Powers of inspectors. 1884, 289, § 3.]
9. An inspector appointed under the provisions of said chapter two
hundred and sixty-three of the Acts of the year eighteen hundred and
eighty-two shall have the same powers and authority conferred upon a
city or town inspector by section two of chapter fifty-seven of the
Public Statutes.
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