15 USC 231: Standard barrel for apples; steel barrels
Text contains those laws in effect on May 7, 2024
From Title 15-COMMERCE AND TRADECHAPTER 6-WEIGHTS AND MEASURES AND STANDARD TIMESUBCHAPTER VI-STANDARD BARRELS
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§231. Standard barrel for apples; steel barrels
The standard barrel for apples shall be of the following dimensions when measured without distention of its parts: Length of stave, twenty-eight and one-half inches; diameter of head, seventeen and one-eighth inches; distance between heads, twenty-six inches; circumference of bulge, sixty-four inches outside measurement, representing as nearly as possible seven thousand and fifty-six cubic inches: Provided, That steel barrels containing the interior dimensions provided for in this section shall be construed as a compliance therewith.