St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1913-05-02
CHAPTER 475-H. T. No. 14s.

CHAPTER 475-H. T. No. 14s.
ACT to regulate the manufacture. use
and sale of oleomargarine and prevent de-
ception and fraud therein, and to pre-
scribe penalties and punishment for viola
lions Of the provisions hereof.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the State
Of Minnesota:
by himself, or by his OF their agents or EN-.
ployes, shall produce or manufacture out OF
Or from any animal fats or animal or vegeta-
Die oils not produced from unadulterated milk
Or cream from the same, the article known as
oleomargarine or any article or product III
imitation or semblance Of natural Dutter
cream Of the same; or mix, compound witt
or add to milk, cream or butter any acids or
other deleterious substance or any animal rats
Or animal or vegetable oils not produced from
milk or cream, SO as to produce any article
or substance or any human food in imitation
or in semblance Of natural butter. nor sell,
substance or compound, made, manufactured
or produced in violation Of the provisions OF
this section, whether such article, substance
compound shall pc made or proaucea IL
featuring, selling, Offering or exposing Tor sale
any commodity or substance In Imitation OF
Of butter. the product ;e, Of tn the "a GARY Try,
as butter, oleomargarine or under
any other name or designation whatsoever anc
Of any representations he may
make relative to such commodity or sub
stance.
Any person, Arm or corporation, and any
officer, agent, servant or employee p Of s uGf
Of the provisions Of this section shall b.
deemed guilty Of q misdemeanor, and upo1
thereof, shall be punished for tn
Dollars nor more than One Hundred Dollars
or by imprisonment in tho county Jail FOL
not not more 10 a than s thirty days. oa a q upon s5a GGnvi &c,
punished by a fine OF not less than one Hun
bred Dollars or Imprisonment in tho count,
Jail for not less than sixty days.
Sec. 2. No person, firm or corporation, o.
any officer or agent, servant or employee O.
any person, firm or corporation shall panu'
pose for sale, or have In possession with IN
tent to sell oleomargarine which shall! b
manufactured in Intentional imitation Of, % @
in semblance of, butter Of any shade OF vel
low, with an intent to deceive or defraud thu
or purchaser thereof.
If in the manufacture of any oleomarga11ne
ly selected and used in such proportions as t
cause the oleomargarine so manufactured t
resemble butter Of any shade Of yellow, sucf
prosecution under this section that such cleo
margarine was manufactured with an intcn
to deceive or defraud the consumer or pur
chaser thereof.
Any person, firm or corporation. and an,
Officer, agent, servant or employee. Of suci
person, firm or corporation who violates an,
Of the provisions Of this section shall b.
deemed guilty Of a m1sd LEI ana a. up POI
first offense by a fine Of not less than Eft,
Dollars nor more than One Hundred Dollars
or by Imprisonment IN the county n o jail t1r no o
any subsequent offense, shall be punished b!
a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollar!
or imprisonment in tho county jail for no
less than sixty days.
Sec. 8. No person, hrm or corporation, O.
any officer. agent, servant or employee of an!
sell, ship, consisp, offer for sale, expose 70
sale, or have in possession with intent to sell
oleomargarine the color Of which is less thai
centage Of white shall be determined by tn
color analysis, methods and measurement
used to determine color quantity BY tho Blu
eminent.
Any person, firm or corporation, ana an!
officer, agent, servant or employees. Of sucl
person, firm or corporation who v%iolares an!
deemed guilty Of a misdemeanoF, and upol
conviction thereof, shall be punished for tn
first offense by a fine Of not less than FIT!
Dollars nor more than One Hundred Dollars
or by Imprisonment in the county jail for no
more than thirty days; and upon conviction
of any subsequent offense, shall be punished
Dy u Quo OIL NOL lcSS ludu ~ 1luAO1Cu OO4
lars or Imprisonment in the county jail TO-
not less than sixty days.
Sec. 4. It shall be unlawful for any per
son, firm or corporation to manufacture, sell
ship, consign, offer for sale, expose for Nale o
have in possession with intent to sell oleo
oils, or oleoginous substance or COMPOUND
thereof unless each receptacle and package II
which the same is kept for sale or sold ha:
or light cO1OreO label which shall he nTinte(
in the English language with black ink ii
type not smaller than SO point bold facee
AR1NE,S and Immediately thereafter upo,
the same label in the same colors there shall
be printed in the English language in 8 poin
bold faced Gothic capitals the name and, will
ingredient contained in such oleomargarine
giving the name Of each animal or vegetabl
from which such fats or oils are derived.
Sec. s.. 1t shall be unlawful for any per
son. % III firm n or &C eorp p o. atom. or ro any sa, agent mt thereof i
possession with intent to sell, any oleomar
garine which is not marked and distinguished
on the outside of each tub, package or parce
with the word ''oleomargarine" printed, !,
English thereon; such placard to be placed il
a conspicuous position in full view Of tn
on such placard shall be printed in plain, I'm
condensed Gothic letters, each letter not les
than one inch in height, and such placart
snail contain no OlQer WOTuS thereon, dQ(
there shall also be displayed upon each tub
package or parcel containing such oeomar
garine in the same manner and in a %conspicu
Gus position, a placard with the e. world "e Cleo
as above described in this section; and whel
oleomargarine is sold from such package O.
tub, or otherwise at retail, In print roll o
chaser, it shall be wrapped i'll wrappers plain
~ stamped on the outside thereof with tn
word "oleomargarine' printed or stampes
square; and said wrapper shall also contain
the name and address of the seller and tn
quantity sold, and Immediately following ther,
shall appear upon the wrapper the name ant
of the manufacturer.
Descriptive matter upon the label shall b
free from any statement, design or device
that is in itself misleading or that &c conveys O.
is derived from other than the ingredients O.
which it is composed; and it shall be un,aw
ful to label oleomargarine Dairy Rolls,
.fIolstein," or other labelling that would in.
dictate that said product Is OF dairy or cream
cry origin.
The use Of any false or misleading state
by any statement given as the opinion Of ar
expert or other person appearing on the label
nor by any descriptive. matter explaining thu
use Of the false or misleading statement de-
sign or device.
Sec. g.. It shall be unlawful for the pro
drinking place, cafe, bakery, boat, lumbe,
camp, mining camp, railroad camp. boarding
house or hospital, or any place where guests
boarders or patients are served with food TO,
pay, or for any managing agent or servant
Of such proprietor. to serve as or for butter
or as a substitute therefor, any oleoginous
substance or compound other than that pro
duced wholly from pure, unadulterated min
or cream, unless he or they shall cause to be
plainly printed in English upon every bill Of
fare, il one be used, and in letters not smaller
than eight point bold faced Gothic capitals
the words ''Oleomargarine used in place o,
and in case no bill of fare be used
the manager or person In charge of such es.
shall cause to be posted upor
each of the dining or eating room, in a con.
to be distinctly seen and read from all parts
of said room, placards containing on thu