Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-102
§233 Penalty for Violations
Title 15 › CHAPTER 6 — WEIGHTS AND MEASURES AND STANDARD TIME › SUBCHAPTER VI — STANDARD BARRELS › § 233
Summary
Anyone who knowingly packs apples in barrels, or knowingly sells or offers those barrels for sale in a way that breaks this Act, must pay $1 plus court costs for each barrel. The United States can sue in any federal court that has jurisdiction to collect the penalties.
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Title 15, §233
Commerce and Trade, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Any person, firm, or corporation, or association who shall knowingly pack or cause to be packed apples in barrels, or who shall knowingly sell or offer for sale such barrels in violation of the provisions of this Act shall be liable to a penalty of $1 and costs for each such barrel so sold or offered for sale, to be recovered at the suit of the United States in any court of the United States having jurisdiction.
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This Act, referred to in text, is act Aug. 3, 1912, ch. 273, §§ 1–6, 37 Stat. 250, 251, which is classified to sections 231 to 233 of this title and to sections 20 to 23 of Title 21, Food and Drugs. Codification This section is also set out as section 23 of Title 21, Food and Drugs.
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15 U.S.C. § 233
Title 15, Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102