INSPECTIONS 2069

to be heard in his defense under such rules and regulations as may be pre-
scribed by the State Chemist before the facts shall be certified to the proper
prosecuting attorney. In all prosecutions arising under the provisions of
this sub-title, certificates of the analysis of the officer making the examina-
tion or analysis, when duly sworn to by such officer, shall be prima facie
evidence of the fact or facts therein certified.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 103. 1920, ch. 124, sec. 88.

111. 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 103, 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
106. The Court may, in its discretion, release the feeding stuffs so seized
when the requirements of the provisions of this sub-title have been com-
plied with, and upon payment of all costs and expenses incurred by the
State in any proceedings connected with such seizure.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 104. 1920, ch. 124, sec. 88A.

112. 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
commercial value of said deficiency, to be determined by reasonable rules
to be published by said State Chemist with the approval of the State Board
of Agriculture.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 105. 1920, ch. 124, sec. 88B.

113. The Maryland State Board of Agriculture is hereby empowered
to enforce the provisions of this sub-title and to prescribe the form of tags
or labels to be used on commercial feeding stuff and to prescribe and enforce