The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-22

appoint and designate such person or
persons as he deems qualified to make
the inspections herein required.
Section 7. (ProduCts to be markcd.)
All articles of food when deposited in
cold storage shall be marked plainly
on the containers IN which they are
packed or on or In connection with the
individual article with the date Of re-
ceipt, and when removed from cold
storage shall be marked with the date
OF withdrawal, in accordance with
such forms as may be prescribed by
the food commissioner, under the au-
thority hereinafter conferred.
Section 8. (COld storage limited)
No person, firm or corporation as own
ers or having control shall keep in
cold storage any article of food for a
longer period THAI twelve calendar
months, except with the consent Of the
food commissioner as hereinafter pro-
Vided. The food commissioners may
upon application, grant permission to
extend the period Of storage beyond
twelve months for a particular con-
signment Of goods, If the goods in
question are found, upon examination,
to be in proper condition for further
storage at the end of twelve months.
The length Of time for which further
storage is allowed shall be specified in
the order granting the permission. 4
report on each case in which such eX-
tension of storage may be permitted,
including information relating to the
reason for the action of the o COM
missioner, the kind and the amount OF
| goods for which the storage period
was extended, and the length of time
for which the continuance was grant
ed, shall be included in the annual re-
port Of the food commissioner.
Section 8. tNotico to buyers.b 1t
shall be unlawful 10 sell, or offer or
expose for sale uncooked articles OF
food which have been held in cold
storage without notifying persons
purchasing, or intending to purchase,
the same. that they have been so kept,
by the display Of a sign marked Cold
Storage Goods Sold Here" and it shall
be unlawful to represent or advertise
as fresh goods, articles Of food which
have been held in cold storage.
Section 10. Goods withdrawn not
returned to ~storage.) 1t shall be un-
lawful to return to cold storage any
article Of food that has nee been re-
leased from such storage and placed
on the market for sale to consumers
but nothing in this section shall be
construed to prevent the transfer OF
goods from one cold storage or refrig
Grating warehouse to another, prOVid'
ed that such transfer is not made fOl
the purpose of evading any provision
Of this act.
Sesction II. CIRCULATED by com
m~issioner.) The food commission
er may make rules and regulations tC
secure a proper enforcement of the pro-
visions of this act, including rules and
regulations with respect to the sani-
tary preparation of articles of food for
cold storage. the use Of marks, tags, OF
labels, and the display of signs, and
the violation of such rules shall be
punished on conviction, as provided In
Section IL of this act.
Section ~. Any person, firm or cor
poration violating any Of the prOvi-
sions of this act, shall upon conviction
be punished for the first Offense by a
fine of. not less than ten (10) dollars
and not more than one hundred G00)
dollars, and for the second offense
by q fine of not less than fifty (50)
dollars nor more than five hundred
5000 dollars or by an Imprisonment
for not more h a thirty days, or by
such fine and imprisonment.
Section 10. CWhat constitutes viola
tion Of the law.) The doing of any
thing prohibited by this act shall be
evidence Of the violation Of the pro-
things so prohibited, and the omission
to do anything directed to be done
shall be evidence of a violation of the
provisions of this act relative to the
things so directed to be done.
Section IA. All acts n parts OF
acts conflicting with the provisions Of
this statute are hereby repealed.
Approved March IL. 1913.
Cold Storage Regulations.
Cold storage is defined as the keep.
ing of articles Of food for thirty days
Or more at a temperature Of 40 de-
grees Fahrenheit or below. It does
not include the private home, hotel
restaurant or refrigerator cars.
Foods Included. This act includes
fresh meat and fresh meat products
fresh food. fish, game, poultry, egg!
and butter. No product shan be KEEP
in cold storage for a longer period thar
twelve months.
Transfers From one Warehouse Il
Another. The transfer Of food from
one cold storage warehouse to anoth'
er for the purpose Of evading this ac
is prohibited.
Prohibits Return of Food to ColC
Storage. When an article of food il
once released for the purpose of plac,
ing the same on sale, 1t shall not b,
again returned to cold storage.
Marking Articles of Cold Storage
Every article of food going into colt