DIGEST OF LAWS BY STATES. UNITED STATES. Importation of adulterated food.-In connection with the act of August 30, 1890, regulating the inspection of meats for exportation from the United States, provisions were enacted making it unlawful to import into the United States adulterated or unwholesome food or drugs, or spirituous, vinous, or malt liquors containing any injurious ingredients. Penalty not over $1,000 or imprisonment not over 1 year, or both, with forfeiture of the articles imported. The President, if satisfied that adulterated articles are being imported to an extent dangerous to the health and welfare of the people, may issue a proclamation suspending the importation of such articles. (Acts of 1890, ch. 839.) Filled cheese.-Any substance, in imitation of cheese, made of milk or skimmed milk, with an admixture of butter, animal or vegetable fats, or other foreign compounds, is defined as "filled" cheese. Manufacturers of filled cheese must pay $400 tax yearly; wholesale dealers, $250; retail dealers, $12. In addition, a tax of 1 cent per pound is collected from the manufacturer. Importers of filled cheese must pay, in addition to the regular import duties, an internal-revenue tax of 8 cents per pound. Detailed provisions are enacted regarding the collection of the tax, the stamping of packages to indicate payment, etc. Every package of filled cheese must be branded as such, in letters not less than 2 inches long, on the top, bottom, and sides. Retail dealers shall sell only from original stamped or marked packages, and shall wrap the cheese sold to the consumer in a suitable package marked in accordance with rules to be established by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue. Retail and wholesale dealers in filled cheese must post conspicuously a sign, "Filled cheese sold here." The enforcement of the law is in the hands of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue. Various fines and penalties are imposed for violations of the law. (Ats of 1897, ch. 337.) Oleomargarine.-The United States law designates as oleomargarine all substances composed of animal or vegetable oil made in imitation of butter. Various such substances are enumerated. Manufacturers of oleomargarine are required to pay a tax of $600 annually; wholesale dealers, $480; retail dealers, $48. In addition an internal-revenue tax of 2 cents per pound is imposed. Oleomargarine imported from foreign countries must pay an internal-revenue tax of 15 cents per pound in addition to import duty. Detailed regulations are provided regarding the method of collecting the tax and the use of stamps to indicate its payment. Each package of oleomargarine must be marked and stamped in accordance with the regulations of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue. Retail dealers shall use packages or wrappers similarly marked, and may sell only from original stamped packages. The Commissioner of Internal Revenue is directed to employ an expert chemist and a microscopist, and may employ additional expert assistance to determine what substances should be subject to this tax. Various penalties are imposed for different violations of the law. (Acts of 1886, ch. 840.) Mixed flour. The war-revenue act of 1898 levies an internal-revenue tax upon mixed flour. Mixed flour is defined as any product made from wheat mixed with any other grain or material or with the product of any other grain or material. Every person manufacturing or packing mixed flour shall pay an annual tax of $12, and in addition a tax of 4 cents per barrel of not over 196 pounds, 2 cents per half barrel, and at the same rate for smaller packages. Detailed regulations are prescribed for the collection of the tax and the use of stamps to indicate payment. Each package must be marked "Mixed flour," in letters not less than 2 inches long, together with the name of the maker or packer, his place of business, and the name of the ingredients composing it. A card with similar information must be placed inside the package. Mixed flour imported from foreign countries must pay a tax equal to the internal duty in addition to the import duties. Mixed flour exported from the United States is not subject to the tax, but must be properly marked. The Commissioner of Internal Revenue is instructed to make necessary regulations for enforcing the law. Various penalties are imposed for different violations of the act. (Acts of 1898, ch. 448, secs. 35-49.) ALABAMA. FOODS GENERALLY. Adulterated food.-The law prohibits the mixing of any foreign matter with sugar, molasses, lard, butter, or other article of food so as to deteriorate its quality, or the sale of any such adulterated article. Penalty, $50 to $500, and, at discretion, not more than 6 months imprisonment. Unwholesome food.-It is unlawful to sell tainted or unwholesome flesh or fish, or flesh of any animal dying otherwise than by slaughter, or slaughtered when diseased. Penalty, $20 to $200, and, at discretion, imprisonment not over 6 months. Bread and crackers.-The manufacture or sale of bread or crackers made from sour or unwholesome flour is prohibited. Penalty, same as for adulterations. Every maker of such articles must have his name marked on each cracker or loaf of bread. Adulterated liquors.—It is unlawful for any person to make or sell liquors adulterated by the mixture of any poisonous or unwholesome substance, or liquors containing any drug or oil. Penalty, $250 to $1,000. (Ala. Code 1896, secs. 5321-5328. Adulterated candy.-The manufacture or sale of candies adulterated with terra alba, barytes, talc, or other earthy substances, or with poisonous colorations or flavors or other injurious ingredients, is punishable by a fine of $50 to $500, and, at discretion, imprisonment not over 6 months. (Acts of 1896-97, ch. 525.) DAIRY PRODUCTS. Imitation butter.-The manufacture or sale of any article, in imitation of butter, which is not produced from unadulterated milk or cream, is forbidden, but oleomargarine may be made and sold in such a way as to show its true character, free from coloration and marked with its true name. Keepers of hotels, boarding houses, schools, and penal institutions must also conform to the law as regards boarders and others. Penalty, $20 to $100. (Acts of 1894-95, ch. 408.) ARIZONA. Adulterated food.-The adulteration or dilution, for sale as pure, of food, drink, or drug, or the sale as pure of such adulterated or diluted articles, is a misdemeanor. (Penal Code, secs. 606, 607.) Unwholesome food.-The sale of tainted, decayed, spoiled, or otherwise unwholesome food, drink, drug, or medicine, with intent to permit the same to be eaten or drunk, is a misdemeanor. Imitation butter.-Any manufacturer of an article, in imitation of butter, not made exclusively from milk or cream must distinctly stamp or mark it "Oleomargarine" in letters not less than one-fourth of an inch square. Retailers selling such articles must deliver to each purchaser similar printed labels. Wholesale or retail dealers in such articles must post conspicuously printed notices, "Oleomargarine sold here," in letters not less than 24 inches square. Hotel and boardinghouse keepers, etc., serving oleomargarine must inform each guest or customer that the article is not genuine. Violators of the law are guilty of a misdemeanor. (Penal Code, secs. 622, 623–624.) ARKANSAS. Unwholesome food.-The law prohibits the sale of deteriorated or diseased or decayed meat, vegetables, or provisions, without making the same fully known to the purchaser, or of the flesh of any animal dying otherwise than by slaughter, or of any animal slaughtered when diseased, or of the meat of any calf which was killed before 6 weeks old. Penalty not exceeding $500 or imprisonment not exceeding 6 months. (Acts of 1893, ch. 161.) Imitation butter.-Butter substitutes and adulterated butter, not made wholly from milk or cream, shall have the words 'Adulterated butter," " Oleomargarine," or "Butterine," or such other name as shall properly describe it, marked in |