The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-01-09
NEW LAW PROTECTS CONSUMER

Full Text of Act Governing Sale of
Food Products-AIl Packages
Must be Labeled to Show Net
Weight or Measure.
For the information of grocers and
others who come within the provi-
slons of the measure, we publish
herewith the full text of the law en-
acted at the Hst session of the gem
eral assembly governing the, sale of
food products:
ACT NO. 213.
Senate Bill No 63. BY DIR. DoWl-
ing.
AN ACT
To establish and regulate the brand
ing of all foods sold in package
form to show the quantity; and
to establish the authority of the
/ Louisiana State Board of Health
in the enforcement of the act
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
! general assembly of the state of
Louisiana: That any person who by
himself or his servant or agent. or
as the servant or. agent OF another,
snail manufacture, sell, offer for sale.
| or nave IN his possession for sale,
any article of food which is mis-
branded within the meaning of Sec
tion 2 of this act, shall be guilty
OF misdemeanor, and upon convic-
ton before any court of competent
jurisdiction shall be fined not less
Than ten (10) dollars nor more than
two hundred (200l dollars for the
first offense; not less than twenty
five (25) nor more than four hum
dred (400) dollars for the second Of
tense; not less than fifty (50) nor
more than five hundred (50O) dollars,
Or Imprisonment for not less than
ten days nor more than six months,
or both, for each subsequent offense
Section 2. Be it enacted, etc,
that the term 'misbranded' as used
herein shall apply to articles OF food
in package forne which do not bear
plainly and conE ieuously marked on
the outside the1nzpf the quantity of
the contents in ieIerms Of weight,
measure or mum tcal count; proyid-
ed, that reasonaufe variations shall
be permitted, al tolerances, and al
SO exemptions as to small packages,
shall be established by the State
Board of Health by rules and regu-
lations uniform with rules and regu-
lations established by the United
States Department of Agriculture.
Section 8. Be it enacted, etc,
that the term, an article Of food. 4
as used herein shall include all arti-
cles used as food, drink, confection
cry or condiment by man or other
animals, whether simple. mixed or
compound. In package form shall
mean any eontainer, whether glass,
tiaa,s.sss the article Of
kirs5z class seasslEial ild, Win its con
tents, sold, offered for sale, or In
possession for sale. The terms
weight or measure shall mean the
net weight, or net measure, In terms
in accordance with trade customs.
Section 4. Be it enacted, ETC..
that the State Board Of Health shall
be charged with the enforcement of
this act as in the enforcement of
any provisions of the Sanitary Code;
not, however, to the exclusion of
other authorities charged with the
enforcement of the laws.
Section 5. Be it enacted, etc,
that this act shall take effect from
and after JanuaaSa /, 1915; provided.
however, that goaiss and merchandise
On hand January, 1915, shall be
branded ION hanug January 4, 1915,
and the sale II Sreof shall not be
construed as aaRiolation of the pro-
visions of this act
Section s. Be it further enacted,
etc, that all laws or parts Of laws
contrary to or in conflict with this
act be and the same are hereby re-
pealed.
THOMAS C. BARRET,
Lieutenant Governor and President
of the Senate,
i. b. THOMAS,
Speaker Of the Hourse Of Representa-
tives.
Z. E. HALL,
Governor Of the state of Louisiana.
Approved, July 8, 1914.
A true copy:
ALVIN b. HEBERT,
Secretary Of State.