§ 279-d. Prohibited acts. It is hereby declared unlawful for any person to fill or use, to give, buy, take, destroy, sell or otherwise dispose of, or traffic in, vessels, receptacles or utensils, upon which a name, mark or device which has been filed hereunder is produced, or refuse to return such vessel, receptacle or utensil on demand of the owner, or to deface, erase, obliterate, cover up or otherwise remove or conceal any such name, mark or device, unless in each case written consent of the owner is obtained or unless the vessels, receptacles or utensils shall have been purchased from the said owner.
