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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 12. (a) All commodities shall be offered for sale or sold upon the basis of avoirdupois net weight or by numerical count only, and it shall be unlawful for anyone to use or employ any dry capacity measure, basket, barrel, or container of any kind as a means of determining the amounts or quantities of any commodities offered for sale or sold; provided, however, that the provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to apply to fruits and vegetables sold in the original standard container, nor to vegetables which by common custom are offered for sale or sold by the bunch; nor shall the provisions of this chapter be construed to apply to fresh berries and to other small fruits which are customarily offered for sale and sold by the box, basket, or other receptacle, except, however, when such fresh berries or such other small fruits are offered for sale or sold in bulk, in which case the provisions of this chapter shall apply to the extent that such fresh berries and such other small fruits shall be offered for sale and sold by avoirdupois net weight only; provided, further, however, that all fresh berries and such other small fruits when offered for sale or sold shall be so offered or sold in boxes, baskets, or receptacles of uniform size to hold one (1) quart or one (1) pint dry measure only, which said boxes, baskets, or other receptacles shall be uniformly and evenly filled throughout.
(b) The term “commodities” as used in this section shall be construed to mean commodities or articles (other than liquids) which are capable of being measured by dry capacity measure.
(c) The term “original standard container” as used in this section shall be construed to mean and include only barrels, boxes, baskets, hampers, or similar containers the dimensions or capacity of which is established by Indiana or federal statute, the contents of which have not been removed or repacked, and upon which is plainly and conspicuously marked the net quantity of contents thereof in terms of weight, measure, or numerical count.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Indiana Code Title 24. Trade Regulation § 24-6-3-12 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-24-trade-regulation/in-code-sect-24-6-3-12/
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