Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-102
§238 Penalty for Selling in Barrels Not Marked
Title 15 › CHAPTER 6 — WEIGHTS AND MEASURES AND STANDARD TIME › SUBCHAPTER VI — STANDARD BARRELS › § 238
Summary
You can't sell or offer lime in barrels that are imported or shipped between states, territories, or D.C. unless, before import or shipment, a barrel head is stenciled "180 lbs. net" for small barrels or "280 lbs. net" for large barrels, and the barrel shows the maker, where it was made, and, if imported, the country.
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 15, Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102