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Adulterated Food and Drugs.

reasonable ground for believing to be intended for sale; (b) mark, seal or otherwise secure, weigh, count or measure any food or drug the sale, preparation or manufacture of which is or appears to be contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance or the regulations made thereunder;

(c) seize any food or drug, wherever found, which is or appears to be unwholesome or deleterious to health;

(d) if authorized so to do by the Director of Medical and Health Services, destroy any food or drug, wherever found, which is decayed or putrid; (e) inspect any food or drug, wherever found, which he has reasonable ground for believing to be intended for sale.

(2) Any person claiming anything seized under this section may within forty-eight hours after such seizure complain to a magistrate who may either confirm or disallow such seizure wholly or in part and may order the article seized to be restored.

(3) If within forty-eight hours after such seizure no complaint has been made or if such seizure is confirmed, the article seized shall become the property of the Government and shall be destroyed or otherwise disposed of so as to prevent its being used for human consumption.

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demand, take samples.

5. (1) On payment or tender to any person selling or making any food or drug or to his agent or servant of the current market value of the samples in this section referred to, any officer may at any place demand and select and take or obtain samples of the said food or drug for the purpose of analysis.

(2) Any such officer may require the said person or his agent or servant to show and permit the inspection of the package in which such food or drug is at the time kept and to take therefrom the samples demanded.

(3) Where any food or drug is kept for retail sale in an unopened package, no person shall be required by any officer to sell less than the whole of the contents of such package.

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Adulterated Food and Drugs. reasonable ground for believing to be intended for sale; (b) mark, seal or otherwise secure, weigh, count or measure any food or drug the sale, preparation or manufacture of which is or appears to be contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance or the regulations made thereunder; (c) seize any food or drug, wherever found, which is or appears to be unwholesome or deleterious to health; (d) if authorized so to do by the Director of Medical and Health Services, destroy any food or drug, wherever found, which is decayed or putrid; (e) inspect any food or drug, wherever found, which he has reasonable ground for believing to be intended for sale. (2) Any person claiming anything seized under this section may within forty-eight hours after such seizure complain to a magistrate who may either confirm or disallow such seizure wholly or in part and may order the article seized to be restored. (3) If within forty-eight hours after such seizure no complaint has been made or if such seizure is confirmed, the article seized shall become the property of the Government and shall be destroyed or otherwise disposed of so as to prevent its being used for human consumption. [CAP. 132] demand, take samples. 5. (1) On payment or tender to any person selling or making any food or drug or to his agent or servant of the current market value of the samples in this section referred to, any officer may at any place demand and select and take or obtain samples of the said food or drug for the purpose of analysis. (2) Any such officer may require the said person or his agent or servant to show and permit the inspection of the package in which such food or drug is at the time kept and to take therefrom the samples demanded. (3) Where any food or drug is kept for retail sale in an unopened package, no person shall be required by any officer to sell less than the whole of the contents of such package.
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Adulterated Food and Drugs. reasonable ground for believing to be intended for sale; (b) mark, seal or otherwise secure, weigh, count or measure any food or drug the sale, preparation or manufacture of which is or appears to be contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance or the regulations made thereunder; (c) seize any food or drug, wherever found, which is or appears to be unwholesome or deleterious to health; (d) if authorized so to do by the Director of Medical and Health Services, destroy any food or drug, wherever found, which is decayed or putrid; (e) inspect any food or drug, wherever found, which he has reasonable ground for believing to be intended for sale. (2) Any person claiming anything seized under this section may within forty-eight hours after such seizure com- plain to a magistrate who may either confirm or disallow such seizure wholly or in part and may order the article seized to be restored. (3) If within forty-eight hours after such seizure no complaint has been made or if such seizure is confirmed, the article seized shall become the property of the Government and shall be destroyed or otherwise disposed of so as to prevent its being used for human consumption. [CAP. 132 demand, take samples. 5. (1) On payment or tender to any person selling Power to or making any food or drug or to his agent or servant select and of the current market value of the samples in this section referred to, any officer may at any place demand and select and take or obtain samples of the said food or drug for the purpose of analysis. (2) Any such officer may require the said person or his agent or servant to show and permit the inspection of the package in which such food or drug is at the time kept and to take therefrom the samples demanded. (3) Where any food or drug is kept for retail sale in an unopened package, no person shall be required by any officer to sell less than the whole of the contents of such package. ין i ! 4 | 7
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Adulterated Food and Drugs.

reasonable ground for believing to be intended for sale; (b) mark, seal or otherwise secure, weigh, count or measure any food or drug the sale, preparation or manufacture of which is or appears to be contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance or the regulations made thereunder;

(c) seize any food or drug, wherever found, which is or appears to be unwholesome or deleterious to health;

(d) if authorized so to do by the Director of Medical and Health Services, destroy any food or drug, wherever found, which is decayed or putrid; (e) inspect any food or drug, wherever found, which he has reasonable ground for believing to be intended for sale.

(2) Any person claiming anything seized under this section may within forty-eight hours after such seizure com- plain to a magistrate who may either confirm or disallow such seizure wholly or in part and may order the article seized to be restored.

(3) If within forty-eight hours after such seizure no complaint has been made or if such seizure is confirmed, the article seized shall become the property of the Government and shall be destroyed or otherwise disposed of so as to prevent its being used for human consumption.

[CAP. 132

demand,

take samples.

5. (1) On payment or tender to any person selling Power to or making any food or drug or to his agent or servant select and of the current market value of the samples in this section referred to, any officer may at any place demand and select and take or obtain samples of the said food or drug for the purpose of analysis.

(2) Any such officer may require the said person or his agent or servant to show and permit the inspection of the package in which such food or drug is at the time kept and to take therefrom the samples demanded.

(3) Where any food or drug is kept for retail sale in an unopened package, no person shall be required by any officer to sell less than the whole of the contents of such package.

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