Section 184:55 Seizure and Forfeiture. - New Hampshire Statutes

Any oleomargarine kept for sale, or being transported for sale in this state, or illegally procured or used as herein forbidden, which is in violation of any of the provisions of this subdivision shall be subject to seizure either upon a warrant issued upon a complaint against the person charged with said violation, and containing a demand for such seizure, or upon a libel directed against the property filed in accordance with the provisions of RSA 617, and upon due proceedings may be adjudged forfeited and may be disposed of by destruction, or by delivery, for cooking purposes, to some county institution in the county in which seizure originated, or to some state institution. Provided, that upon payment of all costs of proceedings hereunder and the execution and delivery of a good and sufficient bond to the effect that such oleomargarine shall not be sold or otherwise disposed of within the state, the court may by order direct that the said oleomargarine be delivered to the owner thereof.

Source. 1893, 37:1. PL 163:48. 1931, 176:4. RL 194:50.