Section 8-17-23

Enforcement of article; approval and registration of brands and labels.

The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries shall enforce the provisions of this article as in the case of other provisions of Chapter 1 of Title 20, and is authorized and empowered to approve and register such brands and labels intended for use under the provisions of this article as may be submitted to him for that purpose and as may in his judgment conform to the requirements of this article; provided, that in any prosecution under this article the fact that any brand or label involved in such prosecution has not been submitted to the commissioner for approval or, if submitted, has not been approved by him shall be immaterial.

(Acts 1927, No. 132, p. 90; Code 1940, T. 2, §54.)