Alabama § 8-16-101 Fruit, Nuts, Vegetables and Grain to Be Sold by Avoirdupois Weight or Numerical Count

Alabama Statutes

§ 8-16-101 — Fruit, Nuts, Vegetables and Grain to Be Sold by Avoirdupois Weight or Numerical Count

Alabama § 8-16-101

Title 8Commercial Law and Consumer Protection

Ch. 16Weights and Measures

Art. 4Miscellaneous Regulations

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Ala. Code § 8-16-101 (2026).

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(a)Except as otherwise provided in this article or when sold in the original standard container, all fruit, nuts, vegetables and grain shall be sold at retail by avoirdupois weight or numerical count.

(b)The words “original standard container,” as used in this section, shall mean and include only barrels, boxes, baskets, hampers or similar containers, the dimensions or capacity of which are established by regulations of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries, the contents of which have not been removed or repacked by the retailer and upon which is plainly and conspicuously marked the net quantity of the contents thereof in terms of weight, measure or numerical count.

(c)This section shall not apply to the sale by the bunch of fresh beets, onions, turnips, carrots and other simila

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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this article or when sold in the original standard container, all fruit, nuts, vegetables and grain shall be sold at retail by avoirdupois weight or numerical count.
(b) The words “original standard container,” as used in this section, shall mean and include only barrels, boxes, baskets, hampers or similar containers, the dimensions or capacity of which are established by regulations of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries, the contents of which have not been removed or repacked by the retailer and upon which is plainly and conspicuously marked the net quantity of the contents thereof in terms of weight, measure or numerical count.
(c) This section shall not apply to the sale by the bunch of fresh beets, onions, turnips, carrots and other similar vegetables usually and customarily sold by the bunch.