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360 INSPECTIONS. [ART. XLVIII
said Board's discretion, fix the salaries of said analysts, inspectors and
assistants. Said Board shall also be empowered to publish, at its dis-
cretion, the results of the examination, analysis and test of any sample
of agricultural seed, or mixture of such seed, drawn as provided for
in Section 105, together with any other information it may deem
advisable.
1918, ch. 200, sec. 103.
105. It shall be the duty of said State Board of Agriculture, or
its duly authorized agents, to inspect, examine and make analysis of
and test any agricultural seeds sold, offered or exposed for sale, within
this State for seeding purposes within this State, at such time and
place, and to such extent as it may determine. Said Board and its
agents shall have free access at all reasonable hours to any premises or
structures to make examination of such agricultural seeds, whether
such seeds are upon the premises of the owner or consignee of such
seeds or on the premises or in the possession of any warehouse, ele-
vator, railway or steamship company, and said Board is hereby given
authority by its agents, upon notice to the dealer, his agents or the
representative of any warehouse, elevator, railway or steamship com-
pany, if present, to take for analysis a composite sample of such agri-
cultural seeds. On demand of the dealer or his agent, or at the discre-
tion of the inspector concerned, the sample drawn shall be mixed as
thoroughly as possible and divided into two portions, and one part left
with the dealer or his agent. On demand of the dealer or his agent,
any sample drawn shall be paid for by the inspector, on a basis not
exceeding the local market price for the seed sampled. In case a sam-
ple, drawn as provided herein, upon test or analysis is found to fall,
in excess of the allowance for variation made by said Board, below
the statement on the tag or label attached to the lot from which said
sample was drawn, or to violate any of the provisions of this sub-title,
the vendor or consignee of said lot of seed shall be notified and a copy
of said notice mailed to the person, firm or corporation whose tag or
label was found affixed thereto.
1918. ch. 200, sec. 100.
106. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to
sell, offer or expose for sale within this State any agricultural seeds,
or mixtures of agricultural seeds, as defined in this sub-title, for seed-
ing purposes within this State without complying with the require-
ments of this sub-title, or falsely to mark or label any agricultural seeds,
or to interfere in any way with the State Board of Agriculture or its
inspectors or assistants in the discharge of the duties herein named.
1918, ch. 200, sec. 107.
107. Every violation of the provisions of this sub-title shall be
deemed a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding one hundred
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