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15 U.S.C. § 236 — Variations from standard permitted; prosecutions; law not applicable to certain barrels

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Federal officials can set reasonable size tolerances for the standard barrels described in nearby sections. Local weights-and-measures officers can bring charges for violations, but the barrel rules don't apply to goods sold by weight or count.

The Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, with approval from the Secretary of Commerce, can set reasonable variations and tolerances for the standard barrel sizes. Local sealers of weights and measures, or other state and territorial officers who enforce weights-and-measures laws, can file complaints to start prosecutions for offenses under this section or sections 234 and 235. However, none of these barrel-size rules apply to barrels used to pack or ship goods that are sold only by weight or by count, not by barrel capacity.
the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

Reasonable variations shall be permitted and tolerance shall be established by rules and regulations made by the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology and approved by the Secretary of Commerce. Prosecutions for offenses under this section or sections 234 or 235 of this title may be begun upon complaint of local sealers of weights and measures or other officers of the several States and Territories appointed to enforce the laws of the said States or Territories, respectively, relating to weights and measures: Provided, however, That nothing in this section or sections 234 and 235 of this title shall apply to barrels used in packing or shipping commodities sold exclusively by weight or numerical count.

Source credit: (Mar. 4, 1915, ch. 158, § 3, 38 Stat. 1187; Pub. L. 100–418, title V, § 5115(c), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1433.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1915Enacted · Act of Mar. 4, 1915, ch. 158 · 38 Stat. 1187
  • 1988Amended · Pub. L. 100-418 · 102 Stat. 1433

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 158 on 1915-03-04.

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