Pennsylvania § 4127 Method of sale of commodities

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 4127 — Method of sale of commodities

Pennsylvania § 4127

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 3AGRICULTURE

PartPART VI

Ch. 41WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

Subch.WEIGHTS AND MEASURES GENERALLY

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3 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 4127 (2026).

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(a)Liquid commodities.--General commodities in liquid form shall be sold only by liquid measure or by weight, and, except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, commodities not in liquid form shall be sold only by weight, measure of length or area or by count. Liquid commodities may be sold by weight, and commodities not in liquid form may be sold by count only if such methods give accurate information as to the quantity of commodity sold.

(b)Applicability.--The provisions of this section shall not apply to:

(1)commodities when sold for immediate consumption on the premises where sold;

(2)vegetables when sold by the head or bunch;

(3)commodities in containers standardized by Federal or State law;

(4)commodities in package form when there exists a general consumer usage to exp

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(a) Liquid commodities.--General commodities in liquid form shall be sold only by liquid measure or by weight, and, except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, commodities not in liquid form shall be sold only by weight, measure of length or area or by count. Liquid commodities may be sold by weight, and commodities not in liquid form may be sold by count only if such methods give accurate information as to the quantity of commodity sold.

(b) Applicability.--The provisions of this section shall not apply to:

(1) commodities when sold for immediate consumption on the premises where sold;

(2) vegetables when sold by the head or bunch;

(3) commodities in containers standardized by Federal or State law;

(4) commodities in package form when there exists a general consumer usage to express the quantity in some other manner;

(5) concrete aggregates, concrete mixtures and loose solid materials such as earth, soil, gravel, crushed stone and the like when sold by cubic measure; or

(6) unprocessed vegetable and animal fertilizer when sold by cubic measure.

(c) Regulations.--The department may issue such reasonable regulations as are necessary to assure that amounts of commodity sold are determined in accordance with good commercial practice and are so determined and represented as to be accurate and informative to all parties at interest. In issuing these regulations, the department shall recognize the method of sale of commodities as stated in the National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 130, except as otherwise modified, amended or rejected by regulation.