violation.

(C. L., 6401) Sec. 7. Whoever violates any of the pro- Penalty for visions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars, nor more than five hundred dollars, and the costs of prosecution, or by imprisonment in the county jail or State House of Correction and Reformatory at Ionia, for not less than six months nor more than three years, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court, for each and every offense. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed.

clause.

(C. L., 6402) Sec. 8. Act number one hundred forty- Repealing seven of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred ninety-nine, is hereby repealed.

(Act No. 22, Public Acts, 1901.)

AN ACT to prevent deception in the manufacture and sale of imitation butter.

manufacture

tion butter.

(C. L., 6393) Section 1. The People of the State of Mich- Unlawful to igan enact: No person, by himself or his agents, or servants, and sell imitashall render or manufacture, sell, or offer for sale, expose for sale, or have in his possession with intent to sell, any article, product or compound made wholly or in part out of any fat, oil or oleaginous substance or compound thereof, not produced from unadulterated milk or cream from the same, which shall be in imitation of yellow butter produced from pure unadulterated milk or cream of the same: vided, That nothing in this act shall be construed to prohibit the manufacture or sale of oleomargarine in a separate and distinct form, and in such manner as will advise the consumer of its real character, free from coloration or ingredient that causes it to look like butter.

Pro- Proviso.

violation.

(C. L., 6394) Sec. 2. Whoever violates any of the pro- Penalty for visions of section one of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, and the costs of prosecution, or by imprisonment in the county jail or State House of Correction and Reformatory at Ionia for not less than six months nor more than three years, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court, for each and every offense.

To be properly labeled.

Tubs, etc., of renovated butter, how labeled.

to be attached.

RENOVATED BUTTER

(Act No. 243, Public Acts, 1903, as amended.)

AN ACT in relation to the manufacture and sale of renovated

butter.

(C. L., 6405) Section 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact: No person, firm or corporation shall manufacture for sale, offer or expose for sale, sell, exchange or deliver, or have in his possession with the intent to sell, exchange or deliver, any butter that is produced by taking original packing stock butter or other butter, or both, melting the same so that the butter fat can be drawn off or extracted, mixing the said butter fat with skimmed milk, or milk or cream, or other milk product, and rechurning or reworking the said mixture; nor shall any person, firm or corporation manufacture for sale, offer or expose for sale, sell, exchange or deliver, or have in his possession for any such purpose any butter which has been subjected to any process by which it is melted, clarified or refined, and made to resemble butter, and is commonly known as boiled, process or renovated butter, and which for the purpose of this act is hereby designated as "Renovated Butter," unless the same shall be branded or marked as provided in section two of this act.

(C. L., 6406) Sec. 2. Whoever, himself or by his agent or as the servant or agent of another person, shall sell, expose for sale or have in his custody or possession with the intent to sell any renovated butter as defined in section one of this act, shall have the words "renovated butter" conspicuously stamped, labeled or marked in one or two lines and in plain Gothic letters, at least three eights of an inch square, so that the words cannot easily be defaced, upon two sides of each and every tub, firkin, box or package containWhen placard ing said renovated butter; or if such butter is exposed for sale uncovered, or not in a case or package, a placard containing the said words in the same form as above described in this section shall be attached to the mass in such a manner as to be easily seen and read by the purchaser. When renovated butter is sold from such packages or otherwise at retail in print, roll or other form, before being delivered to the purchaser, it shall be wrapped in wrappers plainly stamped on the outside thereof with the words "renovated butter" printed or stamped thereon in one or two lines, and in plain Gothic letters at least three-eighths of an inch square, and such wrappers shall contain no other words or printing thereon, and said words "renovated butter" so stamped or printed on the said wrapper shall not be in any manner concealed, but shall be in plain view of the purchaser at the time of the

How

wrappers to be stamped.

walls of hotels

purchase. The proprietor or keeper of any hotel, restaurant, Placard on eating saloon, boarding house, or other place where renovated restaurants, butter is furnished to persons paying for the same, shall have etc. placed on the walls of every store or room where renovated butter is furnished, a white placard on which is printed in black ink, in plain Roman letters of not less than three inches in length, and not less than two inches in width, the words "renovated butter used here," and shall at all times keep the same exposed in such conspicuous place as to be readily seen by any and all persons entering such store, hotel, restaurant or other room or rooms.

[Am. by Act No. 119, P. A. 1909. Am. by Act No. 15, P. A. 1915.]

(C. L., 6407) Sec. 3. Whoever shall violate any of the Penalty for provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misde- violation. meanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, and the costs of prosecution, or by imprisonment in the county jail or Michigan Reformatory at Ionia, for not less than six months nor more than three years, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court, for each and every offense.

(C. L., 6408) Sec. 4. Act number two hundred fifty Act repealed. four of the Public Acts of eighteen hundred ninety-nine, entitled "An act to regulate the sale of butter produced by taking original packing stock and other butter and melting the same so that the butter oil can be drawn off, mixed with skimmed milk or other material, and by emulsion or other process produce butter, and butter produced by any similar process and commonly known as "process" butter; providing for the enforcement thereof, and punishment for the violation of the same," is hereby repealed.

BUTTER & CREAM STANDARDS.

(Act No. 182, Public Acts, 1913.)

AN ACT to regulate the sale of butter and cream in the State of Michigan, and to prescribe a penalty for the violation of this act.

unlawful to

(C. L., 6412) Section 1. The People of the State of Butter, when Michigan enact: No person shall offer or expose for sale, sell, etc. have in his possession with intent to sell, or sell as butter any product which contains less than eighty per cent of milk fat, and which is not made exclusively from milk or cream, or both, with or without common salt and with or without additional coloring matter.

Cream.

Proviso.

Misdemeanor.

Penalty.

(C. L., 6413) Sec. 2. No person shall offer or expose for sale, have in his possession with intent to sell, or sell as cream any product which contains less than eighteen per cent of milk fat, and which is not that portion of milk, rich in milk fat, which rises to the surface of milk on standing, or is separated from it by centrifugal force, and which is not clean: Provided, That the provisions of this act shall not be deemed to apply to any person not a manufacturer or producer of butter and cream, who has bought the products mentioned in this act for resale, and when found to be under the standard prescribed by this act, shall furnish information from whom his products were received.

(C. L., 6414) Sec. 3. Whoever shall do any of the acts or things prohibited, or wilfully neglect or refuse to do any of the acts or things enjoined by this act, or in any way violate any of its provisions, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and where no specific penalty is prescribed by this act shall be punished by a fine of not less than twentyfive nor more than one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not more than ninety days, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.

Ice cream lawful constituents.

Sale of adulterated unlawful.

Adulterated ice cream defined.

Proviso.

ICE CREAM.

(Act No. 70, Public Acts, 1909.)

AN ACT to regulate the manufacture and sale of ice cream within the limits of the State of Michigan.

(C. L., 6430) Section 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact: No person, firm or corporation shall manufacture for sale, keep for sale, sell, barter, exchange or deal in ice cream which shall contain any substance other than milk, cream, eggs, sugar, and some neutral flavoring gelatin or vegetable gums or which contain other than the required amount of milk fat as hereinafter provided.

(C. L., 6431) Sec. 2. No person, firm or corporation shall manufacture for sale, keep for sale, sell, barter, or deal in ice cream adulterated within the meaning of thic act. (C. L., 6432) Sec. 3. Ice cream shall be deemed to be adulterated within the meaning of this act :

First, If it shall contain boric acid, formaldehyde, saccharin, or any other added substance or compound that is deleterious to health;

Second, If it shall contain salts of copper, iron oxide, ochres or any coloring substance deleterious to health: Provided, That this paragraph shall not be construed to prohibit the use of harmless coloring matter in ice cream when not used for fraudulent purposes;

Third, If it shall contain any deleterious flavoring matter, or flavoring matter not true to name;

Fourth, If it be an imitation of, or offered for sale under the name of another article;

Fifth, If it contains less than ten per centum milk fat, except where fruit or nuts are used for the purpose of flavoring when it shall not contain less than eight per centum milk fat. Nothing in this act shall be construed to prohibit the use of not to exceed seven-tenths of one per centum of pure gelatin, gum tragacanth or other vegetable gums.

[Am. by Act No. 224, P. A. 1913.]

(C. L., 6433) Sec. 4. Sec. 4. The standard of ice cream in this Standard. State and for the purpose of this act is hereby declared to be a frozen product made from milk, cream, eggs and sugar with or without a natural flavoring and the gums mentioned in the preceding section and contains not less than ten per cent of milk fat. Fruit ice cream is a frozen product made from milk, cream, eggs and sugar and sound, clean, mature fruits, and contains not less than eight per cent of milk fat. Nut ice cream is a frozen product made from milk, cream, eggs, sugar and sound, non-rancid nuts, and contains not less than eight per cent of milk fat.

[Am. by Act No. 224, P. A. 1913.]

labeling.

(C. L., 6434) Sec. 5. It shall not be lawful for any False person, firm or corporation to sell, offer for sale, expose for sale, or have in possession with intent to sell, any ice cream in any container which is falsely labeled or branded as to the name of the manufacturer thereof or to misrepresent in any way the place of manufacture of ice cream or the manufacturer thereof.

(C. L. 6435) Sec. 6. Each person, firm or corporation engaged in the manufacture of ice cream as a business within this State, after this act shall take effect, and annually thereafter on the first day of April, shall file with the Commissioner of Agriculture, upon blanks to be furnished by said official, an application for a license accompanied with a fee of five dollars, for each establishment or plant maintained by such person, firm or corporation, and upon receipt of such application, the Commissioner of Agriculture shall issue to the per son, firm or corporation making such application, a license to manufacture ice cream, as provided in this act, which license shall be renewed annually. The Commissioner of Agriculture may suspend any such license temporarily for failure to comply with the provisions of this act, or any regulations or order made by him, and shall have the power finally to revoke the same for such cause. Before any such suspension or revocation of a license is made, the Commissioner of Agriculture shall give written notice to the licensee that he contemplates the suspension or revocation of the same, and giving