Iowa § 210.4 Weight

Iowa Statutes

§ 210.4 — Weight

Iowa § 210.4

Title VAGRICULTURE

Ch. 210STANDARD WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

This text of Iowa § 210.4 (Weight) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Iowa primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Iowa Code § 210.4 (2026).

Text

The units or standards of weight from which all other weights shall be derived and
ascertained shall be the standard avoirdupois and troy weights secured in accordance with
the provisions of section 210.1. The avoirdupois pound, which bears to the troy pound the
ratio of seven thousand to five thousand seven hundred sixty, shall be divided into sixteen
equal parts called ounces; the hundred-weight shall consist of one hundred avoirdupois

pounds, and twenty hundred-weight shall constitute a ton. The troy ounce shall be equal to
the twelfth part of a troy pound.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

The units or standards of weight from which all other weights shall be derived and
ascertained shall be the standard avoirdupois and troy weights secured in accordance with
the provisions of section 210.1. The avoirdupois pound, which bears to the troy pound the
ratio of seven thousand to five thousand seven hundred sixty, shall be divided into sixteen
equal parts called ounces; the hundred-weight shall consist of one hundred avoirdupois

pounds, and twenty hundred-weight shall constitute a ton. The troy ounce shall be equal to
the twelfth part of a troy pound.

Legislative History

[C51, §938; R60, §1776; C73, §2042, 2043; C97, §3012; S13, §3009-e; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3230; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §210.4]