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PUBLIC LAW 88-405-AUG. 7, 1964

[78 STAT.

Public Law 88-405 August 7, 1964 [H. R. 6413]

D.C. Dairy p r o d u c t s, packaging u n i t s. 59 Stat. 98.

Container labeling.

Repeal.

AN ACT To amend the Act approved March 3. 1921, as amended, establishing standard weights and measures for the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

Be H enacted by the Senate (ind House of Representatives of the ' Vnited States of America in Congress assembled. Tluit section 14 of the Act approved March 8, 1921 (41 Stat. 1221), as amended (sec. 10-114, D.C. Code, 1961 edition), is amended to read as follows: "'SEC. 14. (a) All fluid and frozen dairy products, including but not limited to whole milk, skimmed milk, cultured milk, sweet cream, sour cream, buttermilk, chocolate milk, chocolate drink, ice cream, and frozen custard, and frozen dairy desserts such as sherbet, water ice, and ice milk, shall, when sold or offered for sale in package form, be packaged only in units of gallons, one and one-half gallons, two and one-half gallons, integral multiples of the gallon, or binary-submultiples of the gallon of not less than one fluid ounce. Packages of less than one fluid ounce shall be permitted if the net contents of each such package are clearly and permanently marked thereon and if the labeling of the package conforms with the requirements of this Act or such package be one of a number of identical packages in an outside container the total contents and labeling of which conform with the requirements of this Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, frozen dairy products and frozen dairy desserts may be sold or offered for sale in individually packaged or wrapped portions each containing four or more but less than sixteen fluid ounces, in integral multiples of one ounce, or, if less than four ounces, in multiples of one-half ounce. The package or wrapper of each individual portion of any such frozen dairy product or frozen dairy dessert shall be clearly labeled to show the net contents in fluid ounces. When two or more such individual portions of a frozen dairy product or frozen dairy dessert are sold or offered for sale in an outside container, the exterior of such container shall be clearly labeled to show the number of individual portions contained therein and the total net contents of such container, in fluid ounces. "(b) Bottles or containers used for the retail sale of milk, buttermilk, chocolate milk, chocolate drink, or cream shall have clearly blown or otherwise perjnanently marked in the side of each bottle or container, or printed on the cap or stopple thereof, the name and address of the person, firm, or corporation who or which bottled such milk, buttermilk, chocolate milk, chocolate drink, or cream and the capacity of such bottle or container, except that a package containing less than one fluid ounce need not be labeled as to quantity if such package be one of a number of identical packages in an outside container the total contents and labeling of which conform with the requirements of this Act." SEC. 2. Section 18a of such Act approved March 3, 1921, as added by the Act approved July 7, 1932 (47 Stat. 609; sec. 10-119, D.C. Code, 1961 edition, second paragraph), is hereby repealed. Approved August 7, 1964.

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