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in any place for the purpose of sale, or of preparation for
sale, the proof that the same was not exposed or deposited
for any such purpose or was. not intended for the food of
man, resting with the person charged; and if any such
animal or article appears to such Medical Officer or
Inspector to be diseased, or unsound, or unwholesome, or
unfit for the food of man, he may seize and carry away
the same himself or by an assistant, in order to have the
same dealt with by a Justice.
"(2) If it appears to a Justice that any animal or article
which has been seized or is liable to be seized under this section
is diseased, or unsound, or unwholesome, or unfit for the food
of man, he shall condemn the same, and order it to be destroyed
or so disposed of as to prevent it from being exposed for sale
or used for the food of man; and the person to whom the same
belongs or did belong at the time of sale or exposure for sale,
or deposit for the purpose of sale or of preparation for sale, or
in whose possession or on whose premises the same was found,
shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding
£50 for every animal, or article, or if the article consists of
fruit, vegetables, corn, bread or flour, for every parcel thereof
so condemned, or, at the discretion of the court, without the
infliction of a fine, to imprisonment for a term of not more than
six months, with or without hard labour.
"(3) Where it is shown that any article liable to be seized
under this section, and found in the possession of any person
was purchased by him from another person for the food of man,
and when so purchased was in such a condition as to be liable
to be seized and condemned under this section, the person who