Title 15Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73

§238 Penalty for selling in barrels not marked

Title 15 › Chapter CHAPTER 6— - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES AND STANDARD TIME › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VI— - STANDARD BARRELS › § 238

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

You cannot sell or offer for sale lime in barrels that is brought in from another country or sent from one State, Territory, or the District of Columbia to another unless the barrels are clearly marked before they are shipped or imported. Small barrels must show 180 lbs. net on one or both ends. Large barrels must show 280 lbs. net on one or both ends. Each barrel must also show the maker’s name and where it was made. If the lime was imported, the barrel must also show the country it came from.

Full Legal Text

Title 15, §238

Commerce and Trade — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale lime imported in barrels from a foreign country, or to sell or offer for sale lime in barrels for shipment from any State or Territory or the District of Columbia, to any other State or Territory or the District of Columbia, unless there shall be stenciled or otherwise clearly marked on one or both heads of the small barrel the figures “180 lbs. net” and of the large barrel the figures “280 lbs. net” before the importation or shipment, and on either barrel in addition the name of the manufacturer of the lime and where manufactured, and, if imported, the name of the country from which it is imported.

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Citation

15 U.S.C. § 238

Title 15Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73