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officer; provided, that if it shall appear from any such examination that
any of the provisions of this sub-title have been violated, the State Chem-
ist shall cause notice to he given to the manufacturer or dealer from whom
said sample was taken; any party so notified shall be given an oppor-
tunity to be heard in his defense under such rules and regulations as may
be prescribed by the State Chemist before the facts shall be certified to
the proper prosecuting attorney. In all prosecutions arising under the pro-
visions of this sub-title, certificates of the analysis of the officer making
the examination or analysis, when duly sworn to by such officer, shall be
prima facie evidence of the fact or facts therein certified.

1920, ch. 124, sec. 88.

103. Any manufacturer, importer, jobber, firm, association, corpora-
tion or person who shall sell, offer or expose for sale, or distribute in this
State, any commercial feeding stuffs without having attached thereto or
printed thereon the analysis and statement as required by the provisions
of this sub-title, or who shall impede, obstruct, hinder or otherwise pre-
vent or attempt to prevent said State Chemist or his authorized agent in
the performance of his duty in connection with the provisions of this
Article, or who shall sell, offer or expose for sale or distribute in this State
any commercial feeding stuffs as defined in Section 95, without comply-
ing with the requirements of the provisions of this sub-title, or who shall
sell, offer or expose for sale or distribute in this State any commercial
feeding stuffs which contains a smaller per centum of crude protein or
crude fat or a larger per centum of crude fiber than is certified to be con-
tained therein, or who shall fail to properly state the specific name of each
and every ingredient used in its manufacture, shall be deemed guilty of
a violation of the provisions of this Article and upon conviction thereof
shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for the first
violation and not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each subse-
quent violation. Any manufacturer, importer, jobber, firm, association,
corporation or person who shall mix or adulterate any feeding stuffs with
any substance or substances injurious to the health of live stock or poultry
shall be deemed guilty of a violation of the provisions of this sub-title,
and in addition to the penalty provided in this section, the lot of feeding
stuffs shall be subject to seizure, condemnation and sale as the Court may
direct; the proceeds from such sale to be paid into the treasury of the
Maryland State College of Agriculture to be added to the fund provided
for in Section 98. The Court may, in its discretion, release the feeding
stuffs so seized when the requirements of the provisions of this sub-title
have been complied with, and upon payment of all costs and expenses in-
curred by the State in any proceedings connected with such seizure.

1920, ch. 124, sec. 88A.

104. If it shall be found upon analysis or other examination that any
feeding stuff is deficient in one or more valuable constituent or that an
inferior product has been substituted in whole or in part, the purchaser or
purchasers shall be entitled to recover as damages a sum equal to twice the