The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-04-12
STATE PURE foOo LAW
WITH ITS AMENDMENTS
Features Of the Act Aimed to Pro-
vlue Against Adulteration
and Fraud.

The legislature at its recent ses-
sion made amendments to the state
food and dairy laws as follows:
Section 1. That section of an
Act to provide against the adulter-
alton of food and fraud in the sale
thereof; creating a state board of
food commission. defining their du-
ties and providing for the appoint
ment OF an officer to be known as
the state food and dairy commission
er; providing for the enforcement of
the law and fixing penalty for the
violation thereof; making an appro-
priatiOn; declaring an emergency
and repeating an act to provide
against the adulteratfon of food, ap-
proved March 10, 1899, approved
March 16, 1901. is hereby amended
to read as follows: Section 5. Pos
session by any person. firm or corpo-
ration of any article of food, the sale
of which Is prohibited by this act,
or being the consignee thereof, shall
be prima facie evidence that the
same Is being kept or shipped to said
person, firm or corporation in viola
ton of the provisions of this act, and
the dairy and food commissioner is
hereby authorized to seize upon and
take into his possession such articles
OF food and thereupOn apply to the
superior court of the county in which
such food is seized for an order d.
recting him to dispose of or sell the
same and apply the proceeds to the
general fund, less the amount re-
Quired to reimburse the purchaser
for actual loss as shown by the bill,
provided he or they have guaranty
as required In section 4: Provided,
however. that the said dairy and food
commissioner shall first give notice
to the person, firm or corporation
in whose possession such goods are
found, or II the same are found in
the possession of a common carrier.
then to the consignee of such food,
notifying such person, firm or cor
pOration that ne has seized the said
goods and the reasons therefor, ami
that he has made an application 70
the superior court for an order to
sell or dispose of the same. and that
ne will call up said application for
hearing on a day certain, which shall
be not less than ten days from the
service of such notice, and that at
the hearing of said application said
person, firm or corporation shall
show cause. IL any they have. why
the prayer of the petition should not
be granted. Upon the hearing of
said petition the affidavits or oral
testimony may be introduced to es-
tablish the contention of the respect
i've parties. Hearing, however. may
be had at an earlier date by mutual
consent of the parties to said appli-
cation.
Sec. 2. That section 6 of an "Act
to provide against the adulteration
Of food and fraud in the safe there
of; creating state board of food
commission, defining their duties
and providing for the appointment
of an officer to be known as the state
dairy and food commissioner; pro-
viding for the enforcement. of the
law and fixing a penalty foc the vio-
latiOn thereof; making an app-opria-
ton and declaring an en- Urgency and
repeating an act to provide against
the adulteration of food approved
March 10, 1899. approved March 16,
1901, be amended to read as follows:
Section 6: Every person selling or
exhibiting or offering for sale, manu-
featuring or having in his possession
with intent to sell or serve, or de-
livering to purchaser any article
of food included in the provisions of
this act. shall furnish to any person
demanding the same who shall. apply
to him for the purpose and chall
tender him the price at which The ar
ticle of food is sold. a sample suf-
ficient for the analysis of any such
article OF food which is in his pos