The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-06-10

and provides for the strict regulation
Of the sale of eggs, the classification
and labelling Of all eggs offered for
sale in the state and the penalties for
violation of the law. became effective
June l. Montana Wholesale and re-
tail merchants are particularly affect
ed by this law, as one section pro-
vides that they must candle all eggs
handled by them and not offer for
sale any eggs found to be unfit for
food purposes. The new egg law
! follows:
Section /. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person. persons. firm of corpora
ton. with this state. to sell, or Of
fer for sale. or have within his or
their possession with intent to sell
within this state. or ship within this
purpose of sale, or in any manner
dispose Of. any eggs known as ''yolk
stuck to the SHE'LL heavy blood
rings, partly Matched" 'mouldy
eggs" black spots" BLACK rots,
''incubated eggs and all other eggs
unfit for food. unless the same are
broken in the shell and then denatur-
ed, so as to render the same unfit
for foi.
Section >. All eggs imported into
the State OF Montana from foreign
countries shall be sold as such. The
case OF container in which they are
shipped shall have the words for
eign eggs" displayed thereon in let
ters two inches high. All retailers OF
said eggs shall sell them from the
container in which he received them
and shall inform each purchaser that
said eggs are foreign eggs. All
restaurants hotels cafes, bakeries
and coutectioners using or serving
foreign eggs must place sign in
letters not less than four (4l inches
in size in some conspicuous place
where the consumer entering their
place OF business can see it. to read
I'VE use foreign eggs" Incubated
eggs shall include all eggs which
have been subjected to incubation.
whether natural or artificial. for
more than forty-eight (4S) hours
and it shall be unlawful to expose
or offer for sale or sell incubated
eggs.
Section 5. Unless the context
otherwise requires. words and
phrases employed in this Act shall
have the meanings hereinafter de-
fined
(a) Storage" eggs mean all eggs
which have been in cold storage.
{bD Preserved eggs mean all
eggs in which the nutural deteriora-
ton has been prevented or retard
ed by any means, process, or treat
ment whatsoever.
(c) "Yolk stuck to the SHELF
means an egg in which the yolk has
settled to one side and become
fastened TO the she'll.
Cd Heavy blod rings" means
an egg in which the germ has devel-
oped to such a stage that blood is
formed, and when this development
stops the blood collects in a ring on
the inside of the she'll.
(el Partly Matched" eggs mean
eggs in which the germ is developed
to such an extent that the outline OF
the embryo chick can be detected.
% "Mouldy" eggs means eggs
which through improper care have
deteriorated so that mould spores
have formed within the eggs. Such
eggs when broken usually have a
mouldy or musty smell,
(g1 BLACK spots" mean eggs in
which mould or bacteria have devel-
oped in isolated areas inside the
shell.
CHI BLACK rots' mean eggs
which have deteriorated to such an
extent that the whole interior pre-.
! sents a darkened appearance.
On "A container' means any
standard egg case. carton. can
} basket box. bag. or any other re.
ceptacle in which eggs are handled
ID The word person" as used in
this act, shall mean and include in
diyiduals, and employees or agent oil
individuals, firms an members o,
firms, and their employees and agents
corporations and officers Of corpora
tions, and their employees and agents
(k) The term candle" means the
determination of the condition of any
egg by holding it before a strong
light in such a way that the rays OF
light viii shine through the egg and
reveal its contents TO the operator.
Section i. Cold Storage and Pre-
served Eggs.--No person firm. OF
corporation, byhimself or his agents
shall sell, agree to sell, or advertise
for sale. any cold storage or pre-
served eggs without making it known
to the purchaser. or prospective
purchaser. that the eggs are colo
storage or preserved eggs, and al
boxes or other receptacles in which
cold storage or preserved eggs are
displayed for sale, sold. or delivered
in wholesale or retail, shall be mark
ed or lettered in conspicuous man
ner with the words Gold Storag,
Eggs or preserved Eggs"
section ). On and after June I
1921. every retail or wholesale mer
chant on any person buying or sellin,
eggs within this state before offerin,
any eggs for sale shall candle tn
same and any eggs found to be unfi
: for food shall not be offered for sal
!, or food purposes.
II Section s. Every person who VIC
Il lates any Of the provisions of thi
II act shall be guilty of misdemeanol
| and upon conviction for the first OF
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