Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-08-20
The PURE FOOD LAW.
To Provide Against the Aduiteration Of
rood, and Providing For the Enforce
mont Thereof

Fooui anu AiofiNihk TUT ri' Aih"A'N
ment Thereof.
Section 1. Be it enacted, SC,
That no person shall, within this
State, manufacture for sale, offer
for sale or sell any article Of food
which is adulterated with the mean.
ing of this act
Section 2. The term food, as
used herein, shall include all articles
used for food or drink by man
whethersimple, mixed or compound
Section 3. An article shall be
deemed to be adulterated within the
meaning of this act
(a). In the case of food ~ If
any substance or substances have
been mixed with it so as to lower or
depreciate or iniuriously affect its
quality, strength or purity. (2)- If
any inferior or cheaper substance or
substances have been substituted
wholly or in part for it. 90. II
any valuable or necessary constitu-
ent or ingredient has been wholly or
in part distracted from it. (D. If
it is an imitation of or is sold under
the name of another article 90.
If it consists wholly or in part of a
diseased, decomposed, putrid, in
fected, tainted or rotten animal or
vegetable substance or article,
whether manufactured or motor
in case of milk if it's the produce of
a diseased animal: (6). If it color
ed, coated, polished or powdered,
whereby damage or inferiority is
concealed, OF if by any means it is
made to appear better or of greater
value than it really is. ~. II it
contains any added substance or in
gredient which is poisonous or in
! furious to health: Provided, That
the provisions of this act shall not
apply to mixtures or compounds re-
cognized as ordinary articles or in
gradients of articles of food, if each
and every package sold or offered
for sale be distinctly labeled as mix
lures or compounds, and are not in
furious to health
Section L. Every person manu-
featuring, Offering or exposing for
sale or delivering to purchaser any
article of food included in the pro-
visions of this act shall furnish to
any person interested or demand
ing the same, who shall apply to
him for the purpose and shall ten
der him the value of the same, a
sample sufficient for the analysis of
any such article of food which is in
his possession,
Section 5. Whoever refuses to
comply, upon demand, with the re-
quirements of section four, and who
ever violates any of the provisions
of this act shall be guilty of a mis-
demeanor and upon conviction shall
be fined not exceeding one hundred
nor less than fifty dollars, or inn
prisoned not exceeding ninety nor
less than thirty days, or both, and
any person found guilty of manu-
featuring, Offering for sale or sell
ing any adulterated article Of food
under the provisions of this act
shall be adjudged to pay, in addi-
ton to the penalties herein provided
for, all necessary costs and expen-
ses incurred i'll inspecting and ana-
lying such adulterated articles of
which said person may have been
found guilty of manufacturing sell
ing or offering for sale: Provided,
That all penalties and costs for the
violation of the provisions of this
act shall be paid to the Diary and
Food Commissioner, or his agent,
and by him paid into the State
W 10 NDyN no 60 AltiANL cODit-
rate and apart for the use of the De-
partment of Agriculture for the en-
forcement of this act and to be
drawn out upon warrant signed by
the Secretary of Agriculture and the
Auditor General
Section 6. The agent of the De-
partment of Agriculture, known as
the Dairy and Food Commissioner
of this State, shall be charged with
he enforcement of all the provisions
of this act and shall have the same
power to enforce the provisions of
this act that is given him to enforce
the provisions of tho act by which
! he receives his appointment.
ApprOved-The Goth day of June,
A. ID. 1895.
DANIEL II. HASTINGS.
Bargalns IN 0mek Ruvers