Removal Or Defacing Of Stencils

It is unlawful for any grower, shipper, dealer, or any person other than the final consumer to remove, stencil over , substitute, mutilate, or in any other way deface the distinctive stencils the Idaho Hop Growers’ Commission has ordered affixed. However, in cases wherein definite proof of necessity is presented by a shipper and/or dealer to the Idaho Hop Growers’ Commission, the Commission may, in its discretion, permit the shipment of hops without the distinctive stencils affixed thereto. (“Proof of necessity” will be a certificate under oath that the shipment of hops i n question is intended for export from the continental limits of the United States and that such shipment cannot be mad e without removal of all identifying marks. In addition to the above oath, the dealer and/or shipper is to furnish all suc h other information as may have a bearing on the Commission’s decision to allow or disallow removal of the stencil.) (3-15-22)