15 U.S.C. § 232 — Barrels below standard; marking

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An apple barrel counts as “below standard” if it is labeled as a standard barrel but actually holds less than the legal standard capacity, unless it is clearly marked with the fraction of standard capacity it actually holds. That marking must use large block letters at least one inch tall.

This section is a single provision and has no subsections. A barrel packed with apples is treated as below standard if it carries any statement, design, or device claiming it is a "standard barrel" of apples as defined in section 231, but its actual capacity is less than what section 231 requires — unless the barrel is plainly marked, on both an end and a side, with words or figures showing what fraction of the standard capacity it actually holds. The required marking must use block letters at least seventy-two point, meaning at least one inch tall, in gothic style.

the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

All barrels packed with apples shall be deemed to be below standard if the barrel bears any statement, design, or device indicating that the barrel is a standard barrel of apples, as defined in section 231 of this title, and the capacity of the barrel is less than the capacity prescribed by said section, unless the barrel shall be plainly marked on end and side with words or figures showing the fractional relation which the actual capacity of the barrel bears to the capacity prescribed by said section. The marking required by this section shall be in block letters of size not less than seventy-two point (one-inch) gothic.

Source credit: (Aug. 3, 1912, ch. 273, § 4, 37 Stat. 251.)

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1912Enacted · Act of Aug. 3, 1912, ch. 273 · 37 Stat. 251

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 273 on 1912-08-03.

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