. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 10 The Florists^ Review JULT 31, 1919. y^^lVSyi^t^lV8WW!/]W?^[^t^JtyWW^ COMMISSION HOUSE LAW ^irrA^ir^r/i\ir/iYir/s\ir?Wh«vih«\irir8vir)«flri«virirwri«vi,?s\ir^ hjjnois has new one. In Effect tUs Week. For twenty years there has been a law in Illinois to regulate the sale of produce and "other products" and to license and regulate commission merchants, but at the last session of the legislature this law was replaced by another for the same purpose. As introduced, the bill stated that it did not apply to our trade, but it was amended befor
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 10 The Florists^ Review JULT 31, 1919. y^^lVSyi^t^lV8WW!/]W?^[^t^JtyWW^ COMMISSION HOUSE LAW ^irrA^ir^r/i\ir/iYir/s\ir?Wh«vih«\irir8vir)«flri«virirwri«vi,?s\ir^ hjjnois has new one. In Effect tUs Week. For twenty years there has been a law in Illinois to regulate the sale of produce and "other products" and to license and regulate commission merchants, but at the last session of the legislature this law was replaced by another for the same purpose. As introduced, the bill stated that it did not apply to our trade, but it was amended before passage to ispecifically include " floricultural prod- ; It will make it necessary for levery individual, firm or corporation in Illinois handling cut flowers, plants, bulbs or greens on commission to obtain a license and file a bond. There may be need of such a law to regulate the sale of vegetables, fruits, etc., where numbers and distance pre- clude personal contact between produc- er and commission man, but it is dif- ficult to see wherein the new law will afford florists any great benefits. Neither growers nor dealers were heard by the legislative committees before the bill was passed. Certain growers have ex- pressed the view that the law affords "real protection," but a study of the law may lead to the idea that in this trade, where producers and commission men are so well acquainted with each other, nothing of great worth has been provided. The law does, of course, in- sure $2,000 of financial responsibility to the consignors of any new commission house, whatever value that fact may have for growers. The Law's Provisions. The provisions of the new law may be summarized as follows: Sec. 1. (a) Defines commission merchant. It Includes those who handle flowers and plants, but does not apply to seeds sold at retail (com- mission boxes) or those graded by law (sold on the Board of Trade), (b) Defines the term "farm produce" to inclu
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