Rhode Island § 47-15-11 § 47-15-11. Largest unit statement of quantity.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 47-15-11 — § 47-15-11. Largest unit statement of quantity.

Rhode Island § 47-15-11

Title 47Weights and measures

Ch. 47-15Containers

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 47-15-11 (2026).

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§ 47-15-11. Largest unit statement of quantity.
If the quantity of the commodity in the container equals or exceeds the smallest unit
            of weight or measure which is specified in § 47-15-10, the statement of quantity shall be expressed in the number of the largest of the
            units contained therein. Where the number is a whole number and a fraction, there
            may be substituted for the fraction its equivalent in smaller units. The stated number
            of any unit which is smaller than the largest unit specified in § 47-15-10, shall not equal or exceed the number of those smaller units in the next larger unit
            so specified.
         

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§ 47-15-11. Largest unit statement of quantity.

If the quantity of the commodity in the container equals or exceeds the smallest unit of weight or measure which is specified in § 47-15-10, the statement of quantity shall be expressed in the number of the largest of the units contained therein. Where the number is a whole number and a fraction, there may be substituted for the fraction its equivalent in smaller units. The stated number of any unit which is smaller than the largest unit specified in § 47-15-10, shall not equal or exceed the number of those smaller units in the next larger unit so specified.