Chap. 69.—An ACT to prohibit the manufacture and sale of adulterated,
misbranded or deleterious stock, cattle and poultry feeds; fixing pen-
alties for viclations of the act; providing for the enforcement of the
act and to repeal all Jaws and parts of laws in conflict with this act
in so far only as they may be in conflict with the provisions of this act.

(H. B. 107.)
Approved February 29, 1916.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
for the purpose of protecting the people of the State from decep-
tion and fraud in the purchase of concentrated commercial feed-
ing stuffs intended for the use of domestic animals and poultry,
3+ shall be deemed to be unlawful and is in violation of the pro-
visions of this act for any manufacturer, agent, person or
distributor to manufacture, store, sell, offer or expose for sale
any concentrated commercial feeding stuff, which has been
mixed or adulterated with oat hulls, peanut hulls or shells, cot-
tonseed hulls, flax plant by-product, screenings, or with other
materials injurious to domestic animals or to poultry.

Provided: An article of concentrated commercial feeding
stuff, containing as an ingredient oat hulls, peanut hulls, or
shells, cottonseed hulls, flax plant by-products or screenings,
shall not be deemed to be in violation of the provisions of this
act when the names of each such aforementioned ingredient
present in the mixture is clearly and correctly stated on the
analysis tags or brand, with such other information now re-
quired by law to be shown on each package of such concentrated
comniercial feeding stuff, and when the statement required
to be shown on the said analysis tag or brand is in accord-
ance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the dairy and
food commissioner with the approval of the commissioner and
board of agriculture and immigration of Virginia, and is in ac-
cordance with the provisions of this act and such other acts as
are now in force in this State or that may hereafter be enacted.

2. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this
act the dairy and food commissioner, with the approval of the
commissioner and board of agriculture and immigration, is
hereby authorized to establish uniform rules and regulations in
accordance with the provisions of this act. The dairy and food
-ommissioner is hereby charged with the enforcement of this
act.

3. Any manufacturer, agent, person or distributor, who
hall violate any of the provisions of this act, shall be guilty of
1 misdemeanor and for such offence shall be fined not exceeding
wo hundred dollars for the first offence and for each subsequent
ffence not exceeding three hundred dollars, or be imprisoned
ot exceeding one year, or both fine and imprisonment in the
liseretion of the court, and such fines, less legal costs and
harges, shall be paid into the treasury of the State.

4. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this act are
ereby repealed in so far only as they may be in conflict with
he provisions of this act.