The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-09-07


persedeas.
Sec. ,. All laws and parts of laws
in conflict herewith, be and the same
are hereby repealed.
Approved by the Governor May 90
1899.
CHAPTER 1871
AN ACT to Provide for the Regis
tratiOn. Inspection, and Analysis of.
and to Regulate the Sale of Com
mercial Feeds in This State; to Pro-
hlbit the Sale of fraudulent or Adult
terated Commercial Feeds; to Define
the Term Commercial Feeds: to Au-
thorize the Commissioner of Agri-
culture to Fix the Standards of Com
mercial Feeds Sold in Florida: to
Provide Guarantees of the Ingred-
tents of Commercial Feeds; for the
Aiming of Labels, Tags or Stamps
to the Packages Thereof, as Evil
dence of Compliance With this Act
to Provide for the Collection of an
Inspection Fee from the Manufac-
turers of Commercial Feeds; to Fix
Penalties for the Violation of the
Provisions of This Act; Authorizing
Civil Actions by Purchasers of Feeds
Sold Not in Conformity With this
Act Against the Sellers or Manu-
facturers; Providing for Salaries of
the State Chemist and Assistant
Chemist Incident to Enforcement of
This Act; and to Repeal All Laws
or parts of Laws in Conflict With
This Act.
Be 1t Enacted BY the Legislature of
the State of Florida:
Feeds shall be held to include all
materials used for feeding animals
or birds. except the following:
Ca) The unmiXed whole seeds or
grain. as defined by U. S. grain
standards.
tb) The unmixed meals made di-
rectly from and consisting of the en-
tire grains of corn. wheat. rye. bar
ley oats. buckwheat, flaxseed, kaffir
milo and other seeds or grains.
(c) Whole HAYS. straws, cottonseed
hulls. slower and silage, when I'M
mixed with other materials. Pro-
Vided. however. hays, straws, cotton
seed hulls or unmiXed, shall consti-
tute commercial feeds and be regis
tered and tagged accordingly. Such
products. when sold as commercial
feeds, shall meet the standards fix
ed by the Commissioner of Agricul-
ture.
Sec. 2. Before any manufactures.
importer. iobber, firm, association.
corporation or person shall sell. of
fer or expose for sale. transport or
distributed in this State, any brand
of commercial feed. he or they shall
make application for registration and
hle with the Commissioner of Agri-
culture a certified copy of the state
ment as specified in Section for
each brand of commercial feed said
application shall be accompanied by
copy of the label or tag of the
commercial feed TO be registered in
this State. If such application for
registration upon examination by the
State Chemist. appears to meet the
requirements of this Act. the Com
missioner of Agriculture shall issue
q certificate of registra ton for such
brand of commercial feed which reg
I5tratlon shall expire December 81
following its date of issuance.
Sec. 3. All manufacturers. import
ers, 1obberS, firms associations. cor
porations or persons, before selling
or Offering for sale or transporting
IN this State any brand of CONNER
clal feed shall have attached to each
bag. package. carton, or have deliv-
cred with each bulk lot. a statement,
hereafter referred to as the label or
tag. clearly and legibly printed i'm
the English language which fully and
truly gives the following:
(a) The official registration num-
Der.
(b) The net weight of the con-
tents of the package. bag, carton or
bulk lot.
tc) The brand or trade name of the
feed.
i'd The name and principal ad-
dress of the manufacturer or per
son responsible for placing the com
modify on the market
te1 The minimum percentage of
crude protein.
IN Tho mini p,t,,,, ,,o,.oo.A. r
(g) The maximum percentage of
th) The name of each ingredient
used in its manufacture.
provided that the official names
OF all materials which have been so
defined by the Association of Amer
lcan reed Control Officials shall be
used IN the declaration of the names
of ingredients.
ID In the case of mixed feeds
containing more than a total of five
per cent of one or more mineral in
greoientS. or other unmixed mater
lals used as mineral supplements,
and IN the case of mineral feeds.
mixed or unmixed which are manu-
Iactured, represented and sold for
lhe primary purpose of supplying
mineral elements in rations for ami
mas or birds. and containing min
eral elements generally regarded as
dietary factors essential for normal
nutrition. the minimum percentage
OF calcium lCa). phosphorus CPJ,
iodine % and the maximum percen-
tage OF salt (NaCD, if the same be
present. Provided. that if no nutri
tional properties other than those of
mineral nature be claimed for a min
eral feed product. the percentums
OF crude protein. crude fat and crude
nDer may be omitted.
Sec. 4. The Commissioner of Aqri.
culture shall fix the standards which
all commercial feeds shall meet no.
fore being sold in this State, which
standards adopted BY the Associa.
ton OF Southern Feed Control OFF.
Gals. Each. and every importer
loober. firm, association. CORPORA
ton, or person manufacturing. sell
ing, transporting or distributing II
TINS state any commercial feeds ID
oe used for mixing purposes il
feeds designed for resale only shall
DC exempted from the payment q
the inspection tax. provided the sal,
: feed is labeled or tagged with the ia
= formation as required in Section 8
= and in addition
Ia A declaration that such fee,
IS to be used for mixing purpose
= only.
: fbl That the inspection tax is no
to be paid thereon.
Sec. .. Every manufactures. i'm