§ 8-16-103 — Flour to Be Sold in Packages of Five to 200 Pounds; Exceptions

Alabama § 8-16-103

• Jurisdiction: Alabama
• Title 8: Commercial Law and Consumer Protection
• Ch. 16: Weights and Measures
• Art. 4: Miscellaneous Regulations

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(a) No person shall sell, offer for sale, expose for sale, have in possession with intent to sell, pack or deliver in this state flour in packages of sizes other than five pounds, 10 pounds, 25 pounds, 50 pounds, 100 pounds and 200 pounds; provided, that any person may weigh and sell from bulk flour any number of pounds desired by a customer on order; and provided further, that any person may sell, offer for sale, expose for sale, have in possession with intent to sell, pack or deliver in this state flour in weight packages weighing less than five pounds.
(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the sale of flour to commercial bakers or blenders or for export in containers of more than 100 pounds.
(c) For the purpose of this section, the term “flour” shall include flours derived from cereals or other vegetable sources and mixtures of the same with or without added chemicals or other modifying agents.

Legislative History

(Ag. Code 1927, §§104, 105; Acts 1935, No. 13, p. 12; Code 1940, T. 2, §§301, 302; Acts 1945, No. 284, p. 471, §§3, 4.)