Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-11
CHAPTER IT.

An Act to Regulate the Sale Of Vine
gar.
Sec. /. No person shall within this
state manufacture. sell. distribute.
transport. offer or expose for sale
distribution or transportation. any
product known as vinegar which is
aduIterated or misbranded within the
meaning of this act.
Sec. >. The terms cider vinegar,
apple vinegar" shall be construed to
mean the product made exclusively
from the expressed juice of clean
whole apples. by alcoholic and sub
SeQuent acetous lamentations, the
acidity. solids and ash of which have
been derived exclusively from the ap-
pies from which it was fermented.
The term sugar vinegar" shall be
construed to mean the product made
by the alcoholic and subsequent acct
tous lamentations of solutions of
sugar, syrup, molasses or refiner's
syrup.
The term malt vinegar" shall be
construed to mean the product made
tous lamentations of an infusion Of
barley malt.
The term wine vinegar" and grape
vinegar" shall be construed to mean
the product made by the alcoholic and
subsequent acetous lamentations Of
the juice of grapes.
The term glucose vinegar" shall be
construed to mean the product made
by the alcoholic and subsequent acct
Gus lamentations Of solutions OF corn
sugar or glucose.
The terms spirit vinegar. distilled
vinegar, grain vinegar" shall be
construed to mean the product made
by the acetous lamentations Of dilute
distilled alcohol.
Sec. 3. For the purpose Of this act
vinegar shall be deemed to be adult
Grated:
First: II It contains any drugs.
acids. coloring matter or ingredients
not derived exclusively from the sub
stances from which they were re-
spectively made.
Second: If 1t contains less than
four grams Of acetic acid in one
hundred cubic centimeters Of the vim
egar at seventy degrees Fahrenheit.
Third: II manufactured by the de-
structiVe distillation of wood. knoAel
as pyrolgneous acid, or acetic acid
derived from other sources than fruit
grain, vegetables, sugar or syrup.
Fourth: If it is found to contain
any preparation Of lead. copper, sui
phur dloNide. sulphuric acid. other
mineral acids or any substitute for
vinegar produced other than by al
cohoiic and subsequent acetous fer
mcntation or other ingredients in
furious TO health.
See 4. For the purpose of this act
vinegar, shall be deemed to be mis-
branded:
First: II psekeages containing
which have been reduced with water
are not plainly marked or branded
Reduced to Four Per Centum Acid
Strength or Reduced to Forty
Grains. indicating the acidity to
which il has been so reduced.
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dried apples. or from apple skins, APP
pie cores and chops by the process of
grinding and soaking with subsequent
alcoholic and acetous lamentations
of the solution thus obtained is not
plainly marked to show the material
from which it is produced.
Third: If the package containing
said vinegar or its label is not plain
ly branded with the name or the
manufacturer or distributor and his
place of business.
Fourth: If every container or re-
ceptacle which contains any .inegar
other than pure cider or apple vine-
gar. except delivered to the purchas-
ur in the unbroken package, does not
bear plain or conspicuous marks or
brands. showing the kind of vinegar
50 delivered and the substance or sub
stances from which it was made.
Fifth: If mixtures of two or more
of the vine CARS. above defined. are not
plainly and conspicuously branded
with the word compound" together
with the proportions of the vinegars
SO mixed.
Sec. 5. Any person who adulterates
or misbrands, within the meaning of
this act. any vinegar, or any person
who manufacturers. sells. distributes.
Transports offers or exposes for
sale. distribution or transportation
any vinegar in violation of any of
the provisions of this act shall be
punished by fine not exceeding one
hundred dollars for the first offense,
and by fine not exceeding two hum
dred dollars for each subsequent Of
tense.
Sec. s. The provisions of this act
shall not apply to railroad companies,
steamboat companies. express COM
panies or other common carriers of
property coming under the jurisdic-
ton OF the Interstate CONNIE rec
Commission or the Public Utilities
Commission of the State of Maine un-
less they knowingly violate it. App.
Apr. ).
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