The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-10-15
Oregon Fruit Market Act

Hood River Glacier For the infor-
nation of those shipping fruit, we in
close herewith a!copy of an act, which
was passed by the Oregon legislature
In 1907, regarding the marking OF
green fruit packages. The apple ship
ping is AT hand, aud We believe 1t
would BIZ of general interest to have
copy of this act appear In some early
number of your esteemed paper.
The object of this Act, as you will
note, is to prohibit the shipment of
fruit under Misrepresentation as to
where 1t was grown. Such methods
would be a detriment to the best In.
teIests of the several shipping dis
triets of our state. We believe 1t to
be the duty of every fruit grower in
the state of Oregon to see to 1t that
fruit shipped from this section Is
shipped under regulations provided
by this act.
Yours truly,
Hood River Apple Growers Union.
AN ACT.
TO prevent the false branding or
marking of, or false representation
with reference to fruits grown In the
state of Oregon, or elsewhere, and to
provide penalties for the violation
thereof.
Be 1t enacted by the people OF the
state of Oregon.
Section l.. Any person, firm, asso-
citation or corporation engaged In
growing selling or packing green
fruits of any kind within the state OF
Oregon, shall be required upon pack
ing any such fruit for market, whether
intended for sale within or without
the state of Oregon, to stamp, mark
or label plainly on the outside OF ev-
cry box or package of green fruit so
packed the name and postottice ad-
dress of the person, firm, association,
or corporation packing the same;
crowded further, that when the grow
or of such fruit be other than the
packe OF the same, the name and post
office address OF such 81 over shall also
prominently appear upon such box or
package as the grower OF such fruit.
Section 2. Ii shall be unlawful for
any dealer, commission merchant,
shipper or vender, by means OF any
false representations whatever, either
YER Eal, printed or written, to repesent
or pretend that any fruits mentioned
in section of this act, we're raised,
produced or packed by any person or
corporation or In any locality where
the same we're in fact raised, produced
or packed, as the case may be.
Section 3. 1t any dealer, commits
sion merchant, shipper, vender or
other person, shall have in his poses
sion any of such fruits so falsely
marked or labeled contrary to the
provisions of section OF this act, the
possession by such dealer, commission
merchant, shipper, vender, or other
person, OF any such fruits SO falsely
marked or labeled shall be prima
facie evidence that such dealer, com
mission merchant, shipper, vender,
or other person, has so falsely marked
or labeled such fruits.
Section 4. Any persons violating
any of the provisions of this act shall
be deemed guilty of misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof, shall be
punished by fine of not less than 50
nor more than $50, or by imprison-
ment iu the county Jail not less than
ten nor more than one hundred daye,
or by both such fine and imprison-
ment, at the discretion of the court.
Approved by the governor, February
7, 1907.
Filled in the office of the Secretary
of State, February I, l9OO7.