§ 138-57. Labeling standards for original packaging.

No oleomargarine, butterine or suine or any substance or compound or mixture in imitation or semblance of natural butter or cheese or any substance that is rendered, made, manufactured or compounded out of animal or vegetable or mineral fat or oil not the product of pure milk or cream from pure milk shall be sold or exposed or offered for sale or held in possession for the purposes of sale except when contained in tubs, pails, boxes, firkins, vessels or other packages that are marked or labeled as follows:

A. 

Every such tub, pail, box, firkin or other vessel or package shall have painted on the outside thereof and midway between the top and bottom thereof a stripe or band at least three inches wide and extending completely around said vessel or package, and said stripe or band shall be painted with black paint.

B. 

Every such vessel or package shall have legibly branded and burnt in by means of a branding or burning iron on the outside of the cover and on the outside of said vessel or package in two places as nearly opposite each other as possible the words "oleomargarine," "butterine," "suine" or "imitation butter" or "imitation cheese" as the case may be, and said name or title shall be composed of Roman letters at least 1/2 an inch high and at least 1/4 of an inch broad, and said name or title shall be at least 10 inches long.

C. 

Every such tub, pail, box, firkin or other vessel or package shall bear a label or shall have branded on it a mark giving the name and address of the maker of the contents thereof and the name and location of the manufactory.