[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 15, Volume 1, Parts 0 to 299]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 15CFR240.5]

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                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
 CHAPTER II--NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, DEPARTMENT 
                               OF COMMERCE
 
PART 240--BARRELS AND OTHER CONTAINERS FOR LIME--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 240.5  Required marking.

    (a) The lettering required upon barrels of lime by section 2 of the 
law shall be as follows: The statement of net weight shall be in 
boldface capital letters and figures at least 1 inch in height and not 
expanded or condensed; it shall be clear, legible, and permanent, and so 
placed with reference to the other lettering that it is conspicuous. The 
name of the manufacturer of the lime and where manufactured, and, if 
imported, the name of the country from which it is imported, shall be in 
boldface letters at least one-half inch in height and not expanded or 
condensed, and shall be clear, legible, conspicuous, and permanent. None 
of these letters and figures shall be superimposed upon each other, nor 
shall any other characters be superimposed upon the required lettering 
or otherwise obscure it. All the above statements shall form parts of 
the principal label.
    (b) The information required upon containers of lime of less 
capacity than the standard small barrel by section 3 of the law shall be 
included in a label:

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Provided, however, That in order to allow the utilization of second-hand 
or returnable bags made of cloth, burlap, or the like, such information 
may be upon a tag firmly attached to the container in a prominent and 
conspicuous position. In case a tag is used to give the required 
information there must not be any label or another tag upon the 
container which bears any statement having reference to lime, or any 
statement of weight whatever, which is not identical with the 
information upon the tag mentioned above; if a container is to be 
utilized which bears any such inaccurate information upon a label, such 
container shall be turned inside out or such information shall be 
obliterated in so far as it is inaccurate by blotting out the letters or 
figures; or if such inaccurate information is upon a tag, by removing 
such tag.
    (c) If the required lettering is upon a label, the statement of net 
weight shall be in bold-face capital letters and figures at least three-
fourths inch in height and not expanded or condensed; it shall be clear, 
legible, and permanent, and so placed with reference to the other 
lettering that it is conspicuous. The word ``net'' shall form part of 
the statement of weight. The name of the manufacturer of the lime and 
the name of the brand, if any, under which it is sold, and, if imported, 
the name of the country from which it is imported, shall be in bold face 
letters at least one-half inch in height and not expanded or condensed, 
and shall be clear, legible, conspicuous, and permanent. None of these 
letters and figures shall be superimposed upon each other, nor shall any 
other characters be superimposed upon the required lettering or 
otherwise obscure it. All the above statements shall form parts of the 
principal label.
    (d) If the required lettering is upon a tag, the statement of net 
weight shall be in bold-face capital letters and figures not less than 
one-half the height of the largest letters or figures used upon such 
tag: Provided, however, That in every case they shall be not less than 
one-eighth inch in height (12-point capitals), and not expanded or 
condensed. The word ``net'' shall form part of the statement of weight. 
The statement shall be clear, legible, and permanent, and so placed with 
reference to the other lettering that it is conspicuous. The name of the 
manufacturer of the lime, and the name of the brand, if any, under which 
it sold, and, if imported, the name of the country from which it is 
imported, shall be in bold-face letters and figures not less than one-
eighth inch in height (12-point capitals), and not expanded or 
condensed, and shall be clear, legible, conspicuous, and permanent. None 
of these letters and figures shall be superimposed upon each other nor 
shall any other characters be superimposed upon the required lettering 
or otherwise obscure it. All the above statements shall be included upon 
the same side of the tag.
    (e) In case the lime is actually packed in barrels or in containers 
of less capacity than the standard small barrel by some person other 
than the manufacturer of the lime, the information mentioned above must 
be given in the manner there described, and in addition there must be a 
statement to this effect: ``Packed by ---------- ----------'' (giving 
the name and address of the packer). This statement shall be in letters 
not smaller than is specified for the general statement required in the 
case of barrels and containers of less capacity than the standard small 
barrel, respectively (see paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section); it 
shall not be obscured and shall form part of the principal label or be 
upon the same side of the tag as in those cases provided.
    (f) In the case of all lime sold in barrels, the actual place of 
manufacture of the lime shall be stated on the barrel. In general, this 
will be the name of the post office nearest or most accessible to the 
plant. However, when the actual place of manufacture of the lime and the 
offices of the company are separated but are within the boundaries of 
the same county of a State, or when, though not within the boundaries of 
the same county they are so close together that the post-office address 
of the offices represents substantially and to all intents and purposes 
the actual place of manufacture of the lime, then the post-office 
address of the offices of the company will be sufficient: Provided, 
however, That the address given

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shall always correctly show the State in which the lime is actually 
manufactured.
    (g) More than one place of manufacture of a manufacturer shall not 
be shown on the same barrel unless the one at which the particular lime 
in question is manufactured is pointed out.
    (h) If the location of the home offices is stated and this is not 
the place of manufacture within the meaning of the above definition, an 
additional statement must be included to this effect: ``Manufactured at 
----------'' (giving the location of the plant).

(Secs. 2, 3, 39 Stat. 530; 15 U.S.C. 238, 239)