Bill 62 (Legislature 4, Session 2)

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Alberta — Bills

BILL No. 62 of 191.9.

An Act respecting the P:urchase and Sale of Eggs. (Assented to , 1919.) HIS MltJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the !Legislative. Assembly of the Province of Alberta; enacts as· follows: 1. For the purposes of this Act- " Minister" shall' mean the Minister of Agriculture. "Inspe~tor" shall mean .any official appointed by the Minister of Agriculture, for the purpose of inspecting eggs. 2.

No person, firm, or company in the Province of Alberta shall buy, sell or have in possession for sale, eggs known a'3 "yolks stuck to the shell," "heavy blood rings,"" partially hatched," "moldy eggs," "black spots," ··"black rots," "mixed rots," "addled eggs," or any otherwise unwhole some eggs, in excess of one per cent. of the total of each transaction, unless the same are broken in the shell, and then denatured so as to render the same unfit for human food. 3.

All first handlers, whether country merchants, huck sters, city merchants, or produce dealers shall candle all eggs received by them, and shall reject all unwholesome eggs as described in

section 2. 4:. The Minister may from time to time appoint such inspectors and other officers as may be required to carry out the provisions of this Act, and may fix their remunera tion and define their duties. 5. Every inspector appointed under this Act shall have full power to enter any premises where eggs are sold or offered for sale, and to inspect all eggs on hand. '8. Every person violating any of the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of an off~nce and shall on

summary conviction be liable to a penalty of not more than one hundred dollars and costs. No. 62. SECOND SESSION FOURTH LEGISLATURE GEORGE V BILL

An Act respecting the Purchase and Sale of Eggs. Received and r~ad the First time ................. . Second time ............... . Third time ................ . RoN. MR. MARSHALL. ED MOTON: J. W. JJUnRT, KxNo'a PallfTIDa A. D. 1919 Title: 1919 (4th, 2nd) Bill 62,

An Act respecting the Purchase and Sale of Eggs

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L4 S2 10204
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L4 S2 10204
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	7f3709d11e97b53fbfb481949ac2a510e22302a8

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