Pennsylvania Code (Last Updated: April 5, 2016) |
Title 70. WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND STANDARDS |
PART II. Packaging and Labeling |
Chapter 23. Consumer Packages, Commodities and Containers |
SubChapter A. DECLARATIONS OF QUANTITY AND IDENTITY IN GENERAL |
Section 23.11. Largest whole unit
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When this chapter provides that a declaration of quantity shall be in the largest whole unit, the declaration shall, with respect to a particular package, be in the largest whole unit of weight or measure, with the remainder expressed by one of the following:
(1) Common or decimal fractions of the largest whole unit.
(2) The next smaller whole unit with the remainder in common or decimal fractions of the smallest unit present in the quantity declaration.
The provisions of this § 23.11 adopted October 21, 1970, effective October 22, 1970, 1 Pa.B. 441; amended May 26, 1989, effective May 27, 1989, 19 Pa.B. 2254. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (31253).
Notation
The provisions of this § 23.11 amended under the Weights and Measures Act of 1965 (73 P. S. § § 16511692) (Transferred from 76 P. S. § § 100-1100-42 in 1978).
This section cited in 70 Pa. Code § 25.11 (relating to location).