Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73not60
§238 Penalty for Selling in Barrels Not Marked
Title 15 › Chapter 6— WEIGHTS AND MEASURES AND STANDARD TIME › Subchapter VI— STANDARD BARRELS › § 238
Summary
No one may sell lime in barrels imported from abroad or shipped between U.S. states or territories unless each barrel is marked on its head(s) before shipping. Small barrels must read "180 lbs. net" and large barrels "280 lbs. net," and every barrel must also show the maker’s name, where it was made, and the country if it was imported.
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
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60