USA Statutes : nevada
Title : Title 51 - FOOD AND OTHER COMMODITIES: PURITY; STANDARDS; WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; MARKETING
Chapter : CHAPTER 588 - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS AND AGRICULTURAL MINERALS
As used in this chapter, unless the
context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 588.020
to 588.150 , inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them
in those sections.
[Part 2:203:1951]—(NRS A 1975, 359; 1977, 187; 1993, 1791; 1999,
3733 ; 2003, 413 )
“Agricultural
minerals” means substances, mixtures of mineral substances, and mixtures
of mineral and organic substances, containing less than 5 percent in
available form of nitrogen, phosphorus pentoxide, or potassium oxide,
singly, collectively, or in combination, except sand and soil, unless
otherwise authorized by the Director.
[Part 2:203:1951]—(NRS A 1993, 1791; 1999, 3733 )
“Auxiliary plant
chemicals” means substances such as hormones, auxins, materials for
reducing preharvest drop of fruit, materials for promoting rooting of
cuttings, bacterial inoculants, and similar products intended to be used
for influencing plantlife.
[Part 2:203:1951]
“Brand” means any and all words,
terms, designs or trademarks used in connection with one or several
grades of fertilizers or agricultural minerals.
[Part 2:203:1951]—(NRS A 1963, 36)
“Commercial
fertilizers” means substances and mixtures of substances containing 5
percent or more of nitrogen, available phosphoric acid, phosphorus
pentoxide, or potassium oxide soluble in distilled water, singly,
collectively, or in combination, excepting manures, hays, straws, peat
and leaf mold.
[Part 2:203:1951]
“Department” means the State
Department of Agriculture.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 3733 )
“Director” means the Director of
the Department.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 3733 )
“Distributor” means any person
who offers for sale, sells, barters or otherwise supplies commercial
fertilizers or agricultural minerals.
[Part 2:203:1951]
1. As related to fertilizers, “grade” means the minimum percentage
of total nitrogen, available phosphorus or phosphoric acid and soluble
potassium or soluble potash stated in the order given in this subsection
and, when applied to mixed fertilizers, shall be in whole numbers only.
2. As related to agricultural minerals, “grade” means the minimum
percentage of guaranteed analysis determined as provided in NRS 588.190
.
[Part 2:203:1951]—(NRS A 1963, 36)
“Manures” means the excreta of
domestic animals or domestic fowls when not artificially mixed with any
material or materials other than those which have been used for bedding,
sanitary or feeding purposes for animals or fowls or for the preservation
of manure.
[Part 2:203:1951]
“Official sample” means
any sample of commercial fertilizer or agricultural mineral taken by the
Director or his agent according to the methods prescribed by the Director.
[Part 2:203:1951]—(NRS A 1993, 1791; 1999, 3733 )
“Percent” or
“percentage” means the percentage by weight.
[Part 2:203:1951]
“Restricted-use commercial fertilizer or agricultural
mineral” means a commercial fertilizer or agricultural mineral classified
for restricted use pursuant to NRS 588.164 .
(Added to NRS by 2003, 410 )
“Sell” or “sale” includes
exchange.
[Part 2:203:1951]
“Soil amendments” means
all substances except those included within NRS 588.020 , 588.030 ,
588.050 and 588.090 , and includes hays, straws, peat, leaf mold,
sand and soil.
[Part 2:203:1951]
“Substance” means any material
or mixture of materials which is intended to be used to promote or
stimulate the growth of plants, to increase the productiveness of plants,
to improve the quality of crops or to produce any chemical or physical
change in the soil.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 359)
“Ton” means a net ton of 2,000 pounds
avoirdupois.
[Part 2:203:1951]
ADMINISTRATION
The provisions of this
chapter must be administered by the Director.
[Part 1:203:1951]—(NRS A 1961, 576; 1993, 1791; 1999, 3733 )
The
Director has jurisdiction in all matters pertaining to the distribution,
sale and transportation of commercial fertilizers and agricultural
minerals pursuant to this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 410 )
1. The Director shall adopt regulations governing the application
and distribution of any commercial fertilizer or agricultural mineral
which he finds must necessarily be applied as a commercial fertilizer or
agricultural mineral but which, unless carefully used, is likely to be:
(a) Injurious to persons, pollinating insects, bees, animals, crops
or land; or
(b) Detrimental to:
(1) Vegetation, except weeds;
(2) Wildlife; or
(3) Public health and safety.
2. The Director in classifying commercial fertilizers and
agricultural minerals as restricted-use commercial fertilizers or
agricultural minerals shall determine whether:
(a) The commercial fertilizer or agricultural mineral is highly
toxic to humans or other animals, including wildlife;
(b) The regulations governing the application and distribution of
the commercial fertilizer or agricultural mineral are reasonably
calculated to avoid injury and are necessary for the proper use of the
commercial fertilizer or agricultural mineral;
(c) The benefit from the use of the commercial fertilizer or
agricultural mineral is of greater value to the public than the detriment
to the environment or the public health and safety from the use of the
commercial fertilizer or agricultural mineral; and
(d) The commercial fertilizer or agricultural mineral can be used
for harmful purposes other than its registered purposes.
3. The Director may adopt such other regulations as are necessary
to carry out the provisions of this chapter, including, without
limitation, regulations governing:
(a) The collection and examination of commercial fertilizers and
agricultural minerals;
(b) The types of containers and packages required to be used for
specific commercial fertilizers or agricultural minerals, including,
without limitation, requirements concerning the construction, strength
and size of the containers and packages to avoid the danger of spillage,
breakage or misuse;
(c) The safe handling, transportation, storage, display,
distribution and disposal of commercial fertilizers and agricultural
minerals and their containers; and
(d) The information required to be recorded and maintained
concerning the sale, use and distribution of restricted-use commercial
fertilizers and agricultural minerals.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 411 )
The
Director shall:
1. Eliminate from use in this state any commercial fertilizer or
agricultural mineral that he finds:
(a) Endangers the agricultural or nonagricultural environment;
(b) Is not beneficial for the purposes for which it is sold; or
(c) Is misrepresented.
2. In carrying out his duties pursuant to subsection 1, develop a
program for the continual evaluation of all commercial fertilizers and
agricultural minerals the brands and grades of which have been registered
pursuant to NRS 588.170 .
(Added to NRS by 2003, 410 )
REGISTRATION OF BRAND OR GRADE OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER OR AGRICULTURAL
MINERAL
1. Each brand and grade of commercial fertilizer or agricultural
mineral must be registered with the Department before being offered for
sale, sold or distributed in this state.
2. An application for registration must be submitted to the
Director on a form furnished by him, and, except as otherwise provided in
subsection 3, must be accompanied by a registration fee in an amount to
be fixed annually by the Director for each combined registration of brand
and grade.
3. A person who offers a commercial fertilizer or agricultural
mineral for sale before registering the brand and grade of the commercial
fertilizer or agricultural mineral shall pay an amount equal to twice the
otherwise applicable registration fee for registering the brand and grade
of the commercial fertilizer or agricultural mineral.
4. Upon approval by the Director, a copy of the registration must
be furnished to the applicant.
5. All registrations expire on June 30 of each year.
[Part 3:203:1951]—(NRS A 1961, 576; 1963, 36; 1977, 261; 1983, 405;
1993, 1791; 1999, 3601 , 3733 ; 2003, 413 )
1. The application must include the following information in the
following order:
(a) The name and address of the person guaranteeing the
registration.
(b) The brand and grade.
(c) The guaranteed analysis showing the minimum percentage and
source of plant food claimed in the following order and form:
Total nitrogen: Percentage ........, source ........
Available phosphoric acid: Percentage ........, source ......
Soluble potash: Percentage ........, source ........
2. Fertilizer materials containing only one plant food element and
recognized by their chemical names are not required to be guaranteed for
the plant food element contained therein.
3. Unacidulated mineral phosphatic materials and basic slag must
be guaranteed as to both total and available phosphoric acid, and the
degree of fineness.
4. In the case of bone, tankage and other natural organic
phosphate materials, only the total phosphoric acid is required to be
guaranteed.
5. Additional plant food elements, determined by chemical methods,
may be guaranteed only by permission of the Director. If any of those
additional plant foods are claimed, they must be included in the
guarantee, and are subject to inspection and analysis in accordance with
the methods and regulations that may be prescribed by the Director.
6. The Director may permit or require the potential basicity or
acidity, expressed in terms of calcium carbonate equivalent in multiples
of 100 pounds per ton, to be registered and guaranteed.
[Part 3:203:1951]—(NRS A 1961, 576; 1963, 37; 1975, 360; 1993,
1791; 1999, 3734 )
The
guaranteed analysis of agricultural minerals must be stated as follows:
1. Limestone, limerock, chalk, dolomite, dolomitic limestone,
marl, oystershell, shells and every other agricultural mineral, the
principal constituent of which is calcium carbonate, the percentage of
calcium carbonate therein.
2. Burnt lime, quicklime, and every agricultural mineral, the
principal constituent of which is calcium oxide, the percentage of
calcium oxide therein.
3. Hydrated lime, slacked lime, and every agricultural mineral,
the principal constituent of which is calcium hydroxide, the percentage
of calcium hydroxide therein.
4. By-products in the manufacture of sugar or acetylene and every
other agricultural mineral obtained as a by-product, the principal
constituent of which is a compound of calcium, the neutralizing powers
expressed as calcium carbonate equivalent.
5. Gypsum, land plaster, plaster, and every agricultural mineral,
the principal constituent of which is calcium sulfate, the percentage of
calcium sulfate dihydrate (CaSO4-2H2O) therein.
6. Sulfur, brimstone, and every agricultural mineral, the
principal ingredient of which is elemental sulfur, the percentage of
elemental sulfur therein.
7. In the case of any agricultural mineral not specifically
mentioned herein, the percentage of all constituents claimed to be
therein in terms or equivalent as prescribed by the Director.
8. In the case of any mixture of two or more agricultural
minerals, the percentage of each principal constituent as prescribed in
this section.
[Part 3:203:1951]—(NRS A 1961, 577; 1975, 360; 1993, 1792; 1999,
3734 )
1. The Director may, after a hearing, cancel the registration of,
or refuse to register, the brand and grade of any commercial fertilizer
or agricultural mineral if he finds that:
(a) The commercial fertilizer or agricultural mineral has
demonstrated serious uncontrollable adverse effects within or outside the
agricultural environment;
(b) The use of the commercial fertilizer or agricultural mineral is
of less value to the public or greater detriment to the environment than
the benefit received by its use;
(c) There is a reasonably effective and practicable alternate
material which is demonstrably less destructive to the environment;
(d) The commercial fertilizer or agricultural mineral, if properly
used, is detrimental to:
(1) Vegetation, except weeds;
(2) Domestic animals; or
(3) Public health and safety;
(e) The commercial fertilizer or agricultural mineral is of little
or no value for the purpose for which it is intended; or
(f) Any false or misleading statement concerning the commercial
fertilizer or agricultural mineral has been made or implied by the
registrant or his agent, or by the applicant for registration, orally or
in writing, or in the form of any advertising.
2. In making any such determination, the Director may require such
practical demonstrations as are necessary to determine the facts.
3. If the Director has reason to believe that any of the findings
described in subsection 1 are applicable to any commercial fertilizer or
agricultural mineral the brand and grade of which is registered and that
the use or continued use of the commercial fertilizer or agricultural
mineral constitutes an immediate substantial danger to any person or the
environment, the Director may, after notice to the registrant, suspend
the registration of the brand and grade of the commercial fertilizer or
agricultural mineral pending a hearing and final decision.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 410 )
The Director may cancel the
registration of any brand of commercial fertilizer or agricultural
mineral or refuse to register any brand of commercial fertilizer or
agricultural mineral, as provided in this chapter, upon satisfactory
evidence that the registrant has used fraudulent or deceptive practices
in the evasion or attempted evasion of the provisions of this chapter or
any rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, but no registration
may be revoked or refused until the registrant has been given the
opportunity to appear at a hearing held by the Director.
[14:203:1951]—(NRS A 1961, 580; 1993, 1795; 1999, 3737 )—(Substituted in revision for NRS 588.300)
SALE AND DISTRIBUTION
1. Any commercial fertilizer or agricultural mineral offered for
sale, sold or distributed in this state in bags, barrels or other
containers shall have placed or affixed to the container in written or
printed form the net weight and the information required by paragraphs
(a), (b) and (c) of subsection 1 of NRS 588.180 or subsection 4 of NRS 588.190 either:
(a) On tags affixed to the end of the package between the ears or
on the sewed end; or
(b) Directly on the package, in which case, for bags containing 50
pounds or more, the grade shall appear also on the end of the package in
type that is plainly legible.
2. If distributed in bulk, a written or printed statement of the
weight and the information required by paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of
subsection 1 of NRS 588.180 or
subsection 4 of NRS 588.190 shall
accompany delivery and be supplied to the purchaser.
[4:203:1951]
1. There must be paid to the Department for all commercial
fertilizers offered for sale, sold or distributed in this state a fee
established by regulation of the State Board of Agriculture for each ton
sold, but sales to manufacturers or exchanges between them are exempt.
2. There must be paid to the Department for all agricultural
minerals offered for sale, sold or distributed in this state a fee
established by regulation of the State Board of Agriculture. The
regulations must specify the amount of the fee for each ton of
agricultural minerals that is sold in packages and the amount of the fee
for each ton of those minerals that is sold in bulk, but sales to
manufacturers or exchanges between them are exempt.
3. The Department shall prepare suitable forms for reporting sales
and, on request, shall furnish the forms without cost to all persons
dealing in registered brands of commercial fertilizers or agricultural
minerals.
[5:203:1951]—(NRS A 1961, 578; 1971, 119; 1977, 261; 1993, 1793;
1999, 3601 , 3735 )
Those commercial fertilizers and agricultural
minerals not used for agricultural purposes are exempt from the license
fee and reporting requirements of NRS 588.210 .
(Added to NRS by 1971, 119)
1. The Director, who may act through his authorized agent, shall
sample, inspect, make analyses of and test commercial fertilizers and
agricultural minerals distributed within this state at such time and
place and to such an extent as he may deem necessary to determine whether
those commercial fertilizers and agricultural minerals are in compliance
with the provisions of this chapter. The Director or the agent may enter
upon any public or private premises during regular business hours in
order to have access to commercial fertilizers and agricultural minerals
subject to the provisions of this chapter and the rules and regulations
adopted pursuant thereto.
2. The methods of analysis must be those adopted by the Director
from sources such as those of the Association of Official Agricultural
Chemists.
3. The Director, in determining for administrative purposes
whether any commercial fertilizer or agricultural mineral is deficient in
plant food, must be guided solely by the official sample as defined in
NRS 588.100 , and obtained and analyzed
as provided for in subsection 2 of this section.
4. The results of official analysis of any commercial fertilizer
or agricultural mineral which has been found to be subject to penalty or
other legal action must be forwarded by the Director to the registrant at
least 10 days before the report is submitted to the purchaser. If during
that period no adequate evidence to the contrary is made available to the
Director, the report becomes official.
5. Upon request, the Director shall furnish to the registrant a
portion of any sample found subject to penalty or other legal action.
[7:203:1951]—(NRS A 1961, 578; 1993, 1793; 1999, 3735 )
1. If the analysis shows that any commercial fertilizer or
agricultural mineral falls short of the guaranteed analysis in any one
ingredient, a penalty must be assessed in accordance with the following
provisions:
(a) Total nitrogen: A penalty of 3 times the value of the
deficiency, if the deficiency is in excess of 0.020 of 1 percent on goods
that are guaranteed 2 percent; 0.25 of 1 percent on goods that are
guaranteed 3 percent; 0.35 of 1 percent on goods that are guaranteed 4
percent; 0.40 of 1 percent on goods that are guaranteed 5 percent up to
and including 8 percent; 0.50 of 1 percent on goods guaranteed above 8
percent up to and including 30 percent; and 0.75 of 1 percent on goods
guaranteed over 30 percent.
(b) Available phosphoric acid: A penalty of 3 times the value of
the deficiency, if the deficiency exceeds 0.40 of 1 percent on goods that
are guaranteed up to and including 10 percent; 0.50 of 1 percent on goods
that are guaranteed above 10 percent up to and including 25 percent; and
0.75 of 1 percent on goods guaranteed over 25 percent.
(c) Soluble potash: A penalty of 3 times the value of the
deficiency, if the deficiency is in excess of 0.20 of 1 percent on goods
that are guaranteed 2 percent; 0.30 of 1 percent on goods that are
guaranteed 3 percent; 0.40 of 1 percent on goods that are guaranteed 4
percent; 0.50 of 1 percent on goods guaranteed above 4 percent up to and
including 8 percent; 0.60 of 1 percent on goods guaranteed above 8
percent up to and including 20 percent; and 1 percent on goods guaranteed
over 20 percent.
(d) Deficiencies in any other constituent or constituents covered
under NRS 588.190 which the registrant
is required to or may guarantee must be evaluated by the Director and
penalties therefor must be prescribed by him.
2. The provisions of this section do not prevent any person from
appealing to a court of competent jurisdiction praying for judgment as to
the justification of the penalties.
3. All penalties assessed under this section must be paid to the
consumer of the lot of commercial fertilizer or agricultural mineral
represented by the sample analyzed within 3 months after the date of the
notice from the Director to the registrant, and a receipt taken therefor
and promptly forwarded to the Director. If the consumer cannot be found,
the amount of the penalty must be paid to the Department.
[8:203:1951]—(NRS A 1960, 33; 1961, 578; 1993, 1793; 1999, 3736
)
To determine the
commercial values to be applied under the provisions of NRS 588.240
, the Director shall determine and
publish annually the values per pound of nitrogen, phosphoric acid, and
soluble potash in commercial fertilizers or agricultural minerals in this
state. The values determined and published must be used in determining
and assessing penalties.
[9:203:1951]—(NRS A 1961, 579; 1993, 1794; 1999, 3737 )
1. A commercial fertilizer or agricultural mineral is misbranded
if it carries any false or misleading statement upon or attached to the
container or in any advertising matter accompanying or associated with
the commercial fertilizer or agricultural mineral.
2. A commercial fertilizer is misbranded if it carries upon or
attached to the container any numerical designation or design as part of
the grade other than that referring to nitrogen, available phosphorus or
phosphoric acid or soluble potassium or soluble potash.
3. It shall be unlawful to sell, offer to sell or distribute a
misbranded commercial fertilizer or agricultural mineral.
[10:203:1951]—(NRS A 1975, 361)
1. At least annually, the Director shall publish, in such form as
he may deem proper:
(a) Information concerning the sales of commercial fertilizers and
agricultural minerals, together with such data on their production and
use as he may consider advisable.
(b) A report of the results of the analyses based on official
samples of commercial fertilizers or agricultural minerals sold within
the State as compared with the analyses guaranteed under NRS 588.170
to 588.200 , inclusive.
2. The information concerning production and use of commercial
fertilizers or agricultural minerals must be shown separately for the
periods from July 1 to December 31 and from January 1 to June 30 of each
year.
3. No disclosure may be made of the operations of any person.
[11:203:1951]—(NRS A 1961, 579; 1993, 1794; 1999, 3737 )
If any commercial
fertilizer or agricultural mineral in the possession of the consumer is
found by the Director to be short in weight, the registrant of the
commercial fertilizer or agricultural mineral shall, within 30 days after
notice from the Director, pay to the consumer a penalty equal to 4 times
the value of the actual shortage.
[13:203:1951]—(NRS A 1961, 580; 1993, 1795; 1999, 3737 )
1. It is unlawful for any person to sell or offer to sell at
retail, or to distribute or deliver for transportation for delivery to
the consumer or user, a restricted-use commercial fertilizer or
agricultural mineral unless the person is registered with the Director.
2. Each person applying for registration must provide the Director
with a registration statement that includes:
(a) The name and address of the person registering; and
(b) The name and address of any person who, on behalf of the person
registering, sells, offers to sell, distributes or delivers for
transportation a restricted-use commercial fertilizer or agricultural
mineral.
3. All such registrations expire on December 31 of each year and
are renewable annually.
4. Each person registering with the Director must pay:
(a) An annual registration fee established by regulation of the
State Board of Agriculture; and
(b) A penalty fee established by regulation of the State Board of
Agriculture if the person failed to renew his previous registration on or
before February 1 next following its expiration, unless his registration
is accompanied by a signed statement that no person named on the
registration statement has sold or distributed any restricted-use
commercial fertilizer or agricultural mineral during the period the
registration was not in effect.
5. Each person registered pursuant to this section shall maintain
for at least 2 years a record of all sales of restricted-use commercial
fertilizers or agricultural minerals showing:
(a) The date of sale or delivery of the restricted-use commercial
fertilizer or agricultural mineral;
(b) The name and address of the person to whom the restricted-use
commercial fertilizer or agricultural mineral was sold or delivered;
(c) The brand name of the restricted-use commercial fertilizer or
agricultural mineral sold or delivered;
(d) The amount of the restricted-use commercial fertilizer or
agricultural mineral sold or delivered; and
(e) Such other information as may be required by the Director.
6. Each person registered pursuant to this section shall, on or
before the date specified for each reporting period established pursuant
to subsection 7, file a report with the Director specifying the
restricted-use commercial fertilizers or agricultural minerals that the
person sold during the reporting period. The Director shall provide the
form for the report. The report must be filed regardless of whether the
person sold any commercial fertilizers or agricultural minerals during
the reporting period.
7. The Director shall adopt regulations establishing reporting
periods and dates for filing reports pursuant to subsection 6.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 412 )
The Director
may refuse to grant or renew a registration pursuant to NRS 588.295
or may suspend or revoke the
registration if, after notice and a hearing, he finds that:
1. The person registered has, without reasonable cause, failed to
record information as required by NRS 588.295 or a regulation adopted by the Director;
2. The person registered has made a false entry in a required
record; or
3. The applicant for registration has made a sale or delivery of a
restricted-use commercial fertilizer or agricultural mineral without
registering with the Director.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 413 )
ENFORCEMENT
1. Any lot of commercial fertilizer or agricultural mineral not in
compliance with the provisions of this chapter is subject to seizure upon
the complaint of the Director to a court of competent jurisdiction in the
area in which the commercial fertilizer or agricultural mineral is
located.
2. If the court finds that the commercial fertilizer or
agricultural mineral does not comply with the provisions of this chapter
and orders the condemnation of the commercial fertilizer or agricultural
mineral, it must be disposed of in any manner consistent with the quality
of the commercial fertilizer or agricultural mineral and the laws of this
state.
3. In no instance may the disposition of the commercial fertilizer
or agricultural mineral be ordered by the court without giving the
claimant an opportunity to apply to the court for release of the
commercial fertilizer or agricultural mineral, or for permission to
process or relabel the commercial fertilizer or agricultural mineral, to
bring it into compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
[16:203:1951]—(NRS A 1961, 580; 1993, 1795; 1999, 3737 )
1. If it appears from the examination of any commercial fertilizer
or agricultural mineral that any of the provisions of this chapter or the
rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto have been violated, the
Director shall cause notice of the violations to be given to the
registrant, distributor or possessor from whom the sample was taken. Any
person so notified must be given an opportunity to be heard under such
rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Director. If it appears
after the hearing, in the presence or absence of the person so notified,
that any of the provisions of this chapter or the rules and regulations
adopted pursuant thereto have been violated, the Director may certify the
facts to the proper district attorney.
2. The provisions of this chapter do not require the Director or
his representative to report for prosecution, or for the institution of
seizure proceedings, minor violations of this chapter if he believes that
the public interest will be best served by a suitable notice of warning
in writing.
3. Each district attorney to whom any violation is reported shall
cause appropriate proceedings to be instituted and prosecuted in a court
of competent jurisdiction without delay.
4. The Director may apply for and the court may grant a temporary
or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating or
continuing to violate any of the provisions of this chapter or any rule
or regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter notwithstanding the
existence of other remedies at law. The injunction must be issued without
bond.
[17:203:1951]—(NRS A 1961, 581; 1993, 1795; 1999, 3738 )
Nothing in this chapter shall be
construed:
1. To restrict or avoid sales or exchanges of commercial
fertilizers or agricultural minerals to each other by importers,
manufacturers or manipulators who mix fertilizer materials for sale; or
2. As preventing the free and unrestricted shipment of commercial
fertilizers or agricultural minerals to manufacturers or manipulators who
have registered their brands as required by the provisions of this
chapter.
[18:203:1951]
Any person violating any provisions of this
chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
[20:203:1951]
