Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-19
government REGULATIONS FOR
LICENSING OF FOOD DEALERS

cotton seed. cottonseed oil. cotton
seed cake. cottonseed meal. peanut oil.
peanut meal. butter. cheese, fresh fish,
lrozen fish fresh fruits. fresh vege'
= lables. poultry, eggs. canned peas, can
red tomatoes, canned corn, canned sal
mon. canned sardines, dried prunes,
dried apples, dried peaches, dried rails
ms mOlasses.
Provided that any food commodities
NAV be stored longer than sixty DAYS
. Tor seeding purposes II notice OF the
amount and location Of such seed is
sent TO the United States Food Admin
: Istration before the expiration OF the
period OF sixty days.
! Provided further that this rule shall
! not prevent any Iicensee from having
! On hand less than carload Of any
I commodity, and in addition thereto
! carload in transit
Rule a. The licensee shall not sell
or deliver TO any person any food com
! modities II the Iicensee knows. or has
reason to believe, that such a sale or
delivery will give to such person a sup
| ply Of any such commodities in excess
! OF his reasonable requirements for
! use or sale by him during the period
Of sixty days next succeeding such
sale or delivery; provided. however.
! that this rule shall not prevent sales
! or deliveries to any person Of any OF
/ the commodities specified in rule -
/ in such quantities as will give such
| person a sufficient supply Of such
| commodities to fill his reasonable, re-
| quifements throughout the period OF
| scant or no production; and provided,
| further, that this rule shall not pre-.
vent the sale or delivery OF any food
commodities to any person for the
Federal, State. County or Municipal
| governments o. for the government
! OF any nation at war with Germany.
Rule Is. The -licensee shall not
make or have outstanding at any time
any contract for the sale of any food
commodities other than those speci.
fled in rule 13 for shipment or deliV.-
cry more than so days after the max,
ing OF such contract, except for seed
! ing purposes; provided. However, that
this rule shall not apply to contracts
with the Federal, State, County or Mu-
nicipal governments or with the gov
J eminent Of any nation at war with
Germany. Provided further. that an
importer may sell goods to be i'm
ported for delivery on arrival.
Rule Is. General Rules 10 and Is,
Special Rule on page IA, Special
Rule 2 on page 20, and Special Rule 9
on page rs shall not affect the valid
ity Of contracts enforceable at law
made in good faith prior to October
| Is, 1917, but the licensee shall be-
tween December ! and December Is.
1917, send to the United States Food
Administration copies of all contracts
made &. priir to October Is, 1917,
which will not be fully performed
| on January /, 1918, and on the
latter date further action in regard to
such contracts will be considered.
! Rule II. The licensee shall not
knowing ly sell any food commodities
/ to any person engaged in.the business
Of selling such c6nimoditS; who SHAFT
otter this Feglation goes into effect,
violate the provisions of the Act of
Congress approved August 10, 1917,
by making any unreasonable rate or
charge in selling or otherwise hand
ling or dealing in Such commodity, or
by holding, contracting for, or arrang.
ing for quantity. thereof in excess of
the reasonable requirements of his
business for use or sale by him for a
reasonable time. %~--,7.. - r.
Rule Is. No licensee shall make
any allowance or payment to the agent
or employee Of any exchange, associ-
alton, or other person from whom he
/ buys, or TO whom he sells, or for whom
/ he handles commodities on commits.
sion. without the written permission
of the principal OF such agent.
Rule 10. The licensee shall not is.
sue, or make public. market quota.
tons, or make any statements to any
person regarding the price at which
food commodities are being sold.
which quotations or statements cannot
be verified either from his own rec
ords or from the records Of other III
censees, and shall not make any other
Misleading statements which tend to-
enhance the price of any food CON-
modities. ~ n II ~ sc
Rule 20. The words used in these
rules and->Fegulations shall be con.
strued to import the plural or the
singular, as the case demands. The
word person" wherever used in these
rules and regulations shall include
individuals, partnerships, associations
and corporations. The words food
commodities" wherever used in gen.
eral or special rules and regulations,
unless otherwise specified, shall in.
Guide all commodities specified by the
President In any license proclamation
already issued or which may hereafter
be issued by him under authority Of
Section 5 of the Act of Congress, an
proved August 10, 1917, known as the
Food Control Act"
Dealings on an exchange, board of
trade or similar institution shall in.
clude only such dealings as are made
by public trading on the floor of the
exchange under the supervision OF the
exchange, board of trade or similar
institution. in such ring, pit or other
similar place as may be especially re.
served by. the exchange, board of
trade or similar institution for public
trading. 49," r. .- -... =. p.
Rule p. Nothing contained in. these
general rules and regulations shall be
construed as resfrinfinC y,,o5;f,,,,,-. =.