Milford chronicle., 1934-07-20
CANTALOUPE LAW
IS NOW In EFFECT
[ConfiMned from Firm Paal1

lGVWttNBed ffgm FUSb EGHel
for any person, firm, corporation
partnership, or other association to
buy, sell, ship, or transport, or con-
sign for human consumption any
cantaloupes, unless said cantaloupes
are mature, and that mature in the
case of cantaloupes shall mean that
the appearance of the outside indi-
Gates maturity, and the arils which
surround the seed during the deveI-
opment of maturity have been OBJ
sorbed and, in addition, that the
juice of the edible portion shall not
contain less than eight per cent SOL
uble solids as determined by the
Balling or Brix scale hydrOmeter.
Section 2-The official grades for
cantaloupes produced in Delaware
shall be the same as those promul-
gated from time to time by the Unit
ed States Department of Agricul-
ture, commonly known as ~. S.
Grades" and all officially inspected
closed containers of cantalOupes
shall be marked in accordance with
the requirements thereof; however,
all closed containers of cantaloupes
offered or exposed for sale, or pre-
scented for intrastate or interstate
shipment, whether or not officially
inspected and certified for grade,
shall have plainly and conspicuous
ly marked thereon the name and
address of the person, firm, cOrpOr-
alton, partnership, or other assOci-
alton producing or marketing the
cantalOupes as well as the true
name of the. variety. If the true
name of the Variety is not known to
the packer, or the person by whom
the package is packed, then such
package shall be marked variety
unknown"
Section 3-The State Board of Ag-
riculture, through its Bureau Of
Markets and the duly authorized
agents of said State Board of Agri-
culture, is hereby authorized, en-
powered and directed to enforce the
provisions of this Act, and to define,
promulgate, and enforce such rules
and regulations as it may deem |
necessary to secure uniformity in |
the enforcement of this Act and the |
proper marking of closed containers !
for cantaloupes and shall not be in |
conflict with any of the provisions |
of this Act.
Section An enforcing officers
under the provisions of this Act
shall have the power and right TO
enter any place, vehicle or convey
ance within the State, where any
are stored, packed. de-
livered for shipment. loaded, ship
ped, being transported. offered or
exposed for sale, or sold, and to in
spect any or all such cantaloupes
found in such places, vehicles, OF
conveyance, and to take for 'nspec-
ton such representative samples OF
the cantaloupes as may be necessary
to determine whether or not this Act
has been violated
Section ANY person. firm. cor
pOration, partnership, or other as
sociation which violates any of the
of this Act, or wilfully
interferes with the State Board Of
or its, duly authorized
agents in the performance, on ac-
count of the execution Of its or their
iuties, shall be deemed guilty Of a
and upon conviction
hereof before any Justice of the {
Peace of the county wherein FuCh 4;
IiolatiOn occurs. be fined sum not 9
ess than Ten Dollars $4,000, nor
more than One Hundred Dollars
100000 for every such violation.
ANY person who shall obstruct or
4 any way interfere with the State
board of Agriculture or any of its
gents in the execution of any OF
he duties of the said State Board of
griculture under this Act shall be
eemed to have violated the provis-
ms of this Act
II shall be the duty of the state
oard of Agriculture 20 see that ev-
~ violatOr of any OF the provisions
{ this Act is prosecuted as herein
efore set forth.
Section 6-No person, firm. cor
0ration. partnership, or other AS
lciation shall be prosecuted under
he provisions of this Act where il
an be established that the canta-
,upes offered or exposed for sale
r presented for shipment have
assed inspection by an authorized
,spector of the State Board of Ag-
culture, or by an inspector of the
nited States Department of Aerl-
llture and found to he graded,
acked and marked in accordance
18th the provisions of this Act. Ger
ficates of inspection issued by said
ct shall be accepted as prima facie
in any Court of the facts
Jntained therein.
Section THE term CLOSED con-
liner" as used in this Act. shall
can any box, barrel, basket, crate.
amper, bag or other package made
covered with burlap, tarlatan,
ats or other material, the entire
,ntents of which cannot be readily,
rOperly and thoroughly inspected
lille such package is closed.
Section 8-If any of the provis-
ms of this Act or the application
.ereof to any person or circum-
ance lis held invalid, or is in con
ct with any Federal law, the val
ity of the remainder Of the Act
ID the application thereof TO other
,rsons or circumstances shall not
, affected thereby.
Section 9-The sum of Five Hun
ed Dollars ($5OO.OO) is hereby APP
opriated to the State Board of
sriculture for the performance OF
! duties under this Act.
1O-This Act shall take
ect on the first of June, 1884.