The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02

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Sec. 4 This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after July I. 1913. %
: CHAPTER 475-H. F: No.: 14s.
AN ACT to regulate the manufacture, use
and sale Of oleo1nargarine 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: ~ ..z, ~
Section 1. No person. firm OF corporation,
ployes, shall produce or manufacture out OF
Or from any animal fats or animal or vegeta-
or cream from the same, the article known as
oleomargarine or any article or product III
imitation or semblance Of natural butter
produced from pure unadulterated milk or
cream OF the same; or mix, compound with
or add to milk, cream or butter any acids OF
other deleterious substance or any animal rats
or animal or vegetable oils not produced Iro
or substance or any human food in imitation
or in semblance Of natural butter, nor sell
keep for sale offer for sale any article
or produced in violation OF the provisions Of
this section, whether such article, substance
this state or elsewhere. Any person manu-.
featuring, selling, offering or exposing for salt
any commodity or substance In Imitation o.
shall be deemed guilty Of violation Of thi.
section whether he sells such commodity o.
substance as butter. oleomargarine or under
ton ofCo0x nY1r
irrespective of any representations he may
make relative to such commodity or sub
stance.
Any person, firm or corporation, and any
officer, agent, servant or employee OF sucf
person, firm or corporation, who violates an,
Of the provisions Of this section shall b
deemed guilty Of misdemeanor; and upol
conviction thereof shall be punished for thu
first offense by a fine Of not less than FIT,
Dollars nor more than One Hundred Dollars
or by imprisonment in the county jail fo
ton Of any SUBSEQUENT offense, shall o.
punished by fine of not less than One Hun
dred Dollars, or Imprisonment in the count!
Jail for not less than sixty days.
Sec. 2. No person, firm or corporation, O.
any officer or agent, servant or employee O.
facture. SELL ship, consign, offer for sale, ex
pose for sale, or have in possession with in
tent to sell oleomargarine which shall b.
In semblance Of, butter OF any shade OF vel
low, with an intent to deceive or defraud thu
consumer or purchaser thereof.
II in the manufacture of any oleomargarin
fats, oils, or other ingredients are intentional
ly selected and used in such proportions as t
cause the oleomargarine SO manufactured t.
resemble butter OF any shade Of yello% sa e
prosecution under this section that such cleo
margarine was manufactured with an inten
to deceive or defraud the consumer or pur
chaser thereof.
Anv nerson arm or cornoratfon and an,
officer, agent, servant or employee OF sucl
person. firm or corporation who violates an.
deemed p guilty Of misdemeanor. and upo'
conviction thereof shall be punished for tn
first offense by fine Of not less than FIT:
or by Imprisonment in the county Jail for no
more than thirty days; and upon conviction o
any subsequent offense, shall be punished D.
or imprisonment in the county Jail for no
less than sixty days.
Sec. 8. No person, frm or corporation, o
any officer, agent. servant or employee Of an
person. firm or corporation, shall manufacture
sell ship consign, offer for sale expose .t fS
oIeomargarine the color Of which is less tina,
F1fty-fve (55) per cent Of white: The per
centage Of white shall be determined by tn
used to determine color quantity by the Blu
reau Of Standards Of the United States Gov
eminent.
Any person, firm or corporation. and an:
officer, agent, servant or employee OF sucl
person, firm or corporation who violates an
Of the provisions Of this section shall b
deemed guilty Of a misdemeanor; and up pc
first offense by 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
by "a fine Of not less than One Hundred Dol
lars or Imprisonment in the county Jail TO
mot ho
Sec T. It shall be unlawful for any per
son, firm or corporation to manufacture, sell
ship, consign, offer for sale. expose for sale o
have in possession with intent to sell oleo
margarine made wholly or partly out Of fats
oils, or oleoginous substance or COMPOUND
which the same is kept for sale or sold ha
securely affixed upon the side thereof a whit
in the English language with black Ink il
type not smaller than SO point bold face
Gothic capitals the word 'OLEOMARG
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. wit
ingredient contained in such oleomargarine
giving the name Of each animal vegetabl
from which such fats or oils are derived.
Sec 5. It shall be unlawful for any per
son, firm or corporation, or any agent thereof
to sell or offer OF expose for sale. or have i
garine which is not marked and distinguish
on the outside of each tub, package or parce
thereof in conspicuous place, by a placar
with the word ''oleomargarine" printed il
English thereon; such placard to be placed i
a conspicuous position in full view OF tn
purchaser and the said word ..oleomargaine'
on such placard shall be printed in plain, un
condensed Gothic letters each letter not les
than one inch in height and such placar
there shall also be displayed upon each tut
package OF parcel containing such oleomar
garine IN the same manner and IN a conspicu
margarine printed thereon in the same forr
as above described in this section; and whe
oleomargarine is sold from such package o
other form, before being delivered to the pur
chaser, 1t shall be wrapped in wrappers plain
ly stamped on the outside thereof with tn
thereon in English in letters one-fourth inc
square; and said wrapper shall also contain
the name and address OF the seller and tn
shall appear upon the wrapper the name an
address OF the manufacturer.
Descriptive matter upon the label shall b
free from any statement ate design or devic
tends to convey information that the produc
is derived from other than the ingredients o
which it is composed and it shall be un1aw
tq1 to label
..Holstein,' or other labelling that would in
dictate that said product Is of dairy or cream
cry origin.
The use OF any false OF. misleading state
ment, design or device shall not be justified
by any statement given as the opinion Of al
expert or other person appearing on the label
nor by any descriptive matter explaining tn
use Of the false or misleading statement de
sign or device.
Sec, 8. 1t shall be unlawful for the pro
prietor Of any hotel. dining room, dining car
drinking place, cafe, bakery, boat. lumbe
camp, mining camp, railroad camp, boardin,
house or hospital. or any place where guests
pay. or for any managing agent or servan
Of such proprietor, to serve as or for butter
or as a substitute therefor, any oleogtnou