The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-21
NEW CODE 0MITS
PURE FOOD LAW
BUDD Law OF 1908 WIPED OUT BY
THE REv1sIoNIsTs.
Many Other Changes in Present Food
Laws Are Made by the Revised Code
Important Provisions Left Out
Change in Game Laws Would Result
in Nominal Fines for Poachers.

The revised code of statutes, now be-
fore the, legislature for adoption, re-
pffaiSs and Ra 9mits entirely the R5ovisSns
was a valuable pure food measure, pro-
hibiting the adulteration or misbranding
OF food products, ana defining the terms
SO 20 carefully as to make the prohibition
The Budd law was the result Of
widespread agitation for law that
Of food products with injurious or in
ferior materials: Its passage two years
ago was heralded as great steps in adj
vance, but if the revised code is adopted
as At stands, the step will be retraced.
This and number Of other changes
by G. W. Somerby, former assistant at
Iorney general, IN an interview pub
lished in the Commercial Bulletin. The
food laws now on the statute books are
the, growth of a decade, and every pro-
vision that has been added had pur-
pose. The commission has dropped
many requirements from the law that
are considered valuable
For instance, in the vinegar law the
requirement against artificial coloring
seems to be applied only to cider vine
gar, and other vinegars may be colored,
p prey afsn they conform to the acetic
The preseryative law omits the sec
tion prohibiting. mixing food products
with preventative chemicals. The
penalty clause does not prescribe impris.
onment as an alternative for the fine
In the case of the vinegar law the pen.
atty is increased.
The baking powder law is not made to
apply to the manufacturer, but only tc
the seller. Some of the i'm portant Iabe
requirements are omitted. The liquor
law goes farther and prohibits all adul
teration, whether harmful or otherwise
The law against adulterated iellies does
, not make the possession of the adulter
ated goods prima facie evidence against
the. dealer. Under the new code, fruits
and jams containing injurious ingredi
ents may be sold, provided they are cor
Q reetly labeled. The same is true q
t prohibits using GLUCOSE. in cane Q;
: sorghum syrup, whether labeled or not
, The law covering linseed oil leave
out the provisions giving the inspec
tors the right to enter buildings and in
spect the goods, and requiring EN-
l, ployees to render. them assistance. TIL
a a paint law does not require labels o.
:, all paints, but only requires that adul
d terated paints shall not be sold o
u marked as pure.
j. Hotel and boardinghouse keeper
will be interested in new provision
It in section 40 Of the pure food chapter
= which says: "Nor shall any person b
g liable for the price or value of foo
J. provision hereof
IS The intent of this new section is t
|. prohibit hotel and restaurant keeper
Il from charging for food that is adu]
a Would License Poachers. ~ /:
# e. T. Smith, county attorney 0
- Jackson county, has called attentio
Il to a feature Of the code which need
~ correction. The game laws now pro
o vide a fine of $40 to .$25 for each due
Z, or other game fowl illegally killee
80 pensive, and under this law Mr.. Smit
- secured a fine Of $4,000 against tn
~ Heron Lake poachers convicted of hay
i. ing 1000 wild duck in their possession
~ The new code changes the law, 50 tia
III the maximum fine for the offense is onl
er $25, no m matter how nov many many birds a!
merely serve as license for poacher
who can often clear 800 a day in tn
duck season.
- Loophole for Saloon Men.
The anti-saloon workers of the stat
AZ have discovered another trouble wit
ne the revised code. One section, prescri
81 ing when liquor licenses may be tran
is holder of license has moved his plat
er of business, or when he has sold Of
'ir his business.
he This second clause, say the ant
ry saloon people, gives the saloon men e
st actly what they have wanted for year
1t makes it possible for the holder
a license to dodge punishment by a fo
bill of sale to some one else. Years
l.. labor have been spent by the saloon i
~ terests in trying to get this provisio
which is granted in the revised CO..
en- without any effort on their part.
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