Pennsylvania Act 1909-95 — BONE FERTILIZER LAW

Act text

AN ACT

Making it unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation, engaged in the manufacture or sale of commercial fertilizers, to use the word "bone" in connection with, or as part of the name of, any fertilizer, or any brand of the same, unless the phosphoric acid contained in such fertilizer shall be the product of pure animal bone; and providing a penalty for violation of the same.

Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation, engaged in the manufacture or sale of commercial fertilizers, to use the word "bone" in connection with, or as part of the name of, any fertilizer, or any brand of the same, unless the phosphoric acid contained in such fertilizer shall be the product of pure animal bone.

Section 2. Any person or persons violating the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall pay a fine of fifty dollars for the first offense, and a fine of not less then one hundred dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars, for every subsequent offense; such fine or fines to be paid into the State Treasury, for the use of the Commonwealth. The Secretary of Agriculture shall, together with his deputies, agents, and assistants, be charged with the enforcement of this act.

Section 3. All magistrates, aldermen, and justices of the peace throughout this Commonwealth shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine actions arising from violations of the provisions of this act, and shall have authority to hold for court, or to impose the penalties hereby prescribed, subject to appeal, as the law shall direct.

Compiler's Note: Section 28 of Act 207 of 2004 provided that any and all references in any other law to a "district justice" or "justice of the peace" shall be deemed to be references to a magisterial district judge.