Whoever shall by himself or his agent willfully deface, erase, alter, obliterate, cover up, or otherwise remove or conceal any registered name, mark, or device registered by another and being on any milk bottle, can, crate, or other container, or shall willfully break, destroy, or otherwise injure any registered milk bottle, can, crate, or other container which has been registered by another shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in this subchapter.
(July 3, 1926, 44 Stat. 810, ch. 737, § 3.)
1981 Ed., § 48-203.
1973 Ed., § 48-203.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Chapter 1 - Registration of Beverage Bottles
Subchapter II - Registration of Milk Containers
§ 36–121. Filing and publication of container description
§ 36–122. Unauthorized use or sale of registered bottles
§ 36–123. Defacing or destroying registered containers
§ 36–125. Proceeding in Superior Court to ascertain violations; search warrant
§ 36–126. Title to registered mark to be acquired only by written consent of registrant
§ 36–127. Rights of former registrants preserved
§ 36–129. Type of containers to which law is applicable