§ 235. — Sale or shipment of barrel of less capacity than standard; punishment.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC235]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 6--WEIGHTS AND MEASURES AND STANDARD TIME
SUBCHAPTER VI--STANDARD BARRELS
Sec. 235. Sale or shipment of barrel of less capacity than
standard; punishment
It shall be unlawful to sell, offer, or expose for sale in any
State, Territory, or the District of Columbia, or to ship from any
State, Territory, or the District of Columbia to any other State,
Territory, or the District of Columbia or to a foreign country, a barrel
containing fruits or vegetables or any other dry commodity of less
capacity than the standard barrels defined in section 234 of this title,
known as the third, half, and three-quarters barrel, and any person
guilty of a willful violation of any of the provisions of sections 234
to 236 of this title shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and be
liable to a fine not to exceed $500, or imprisonment not to exceed six
months, in the court of the United States having jurisdiction: Provided,
however, That no barrel shall be deemed below standard within the
meaning of said sections when shipped to any foreign country and
constructed according to the specifications or directions of the foreign
purchaser if not constructed in conflict with the laws of the foreign
country to which the same is intended to be shipped.
(Mar. 4, 1915, ch. 158, Sec. 2, 38 Stat. 1186.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 236 of this title.
