Rhode Island § 47-4-1 § 47-4-1. Dimensions of bushel and half bushel boxes — Marking.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 47-4-1 — § 47-4-1. Dimensions of bushel and half bushel boxes — Marking.

Rhode Island § 47-4-1

Title 47Weights and measures

Ch. 47-4Standard Measures

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 47-4-1 (2026).

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§ 47-4-1. Dimensions of bushel and half bushel boxes — Marking.
(a) Dimensions. A box which shall measure on the inside thereof seventeen and one-half inches (17Â½â€³)
            by seventeen and one-half inches (17Â½â€³) in length and width, and which on the inside
            thereof shall measure seven and one-sixteenth inches (71/16â€³) in depth, measured from the highest part of the bottom thereof, is hereby declared
            to be a legal bushel box for the sale of farm produce. A box which shall measure on
            the inside thereof thirteen by thirteen inches (13â€³ x 13â€³) in length and width and
            which on the inside thereof shall measure six and one-sixteenth in

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§ 47-4-1. Dimensions of bushel and half bushel boxes — Marking.

(a) Dimensions. A box which shall measure on the inside thereof seventeen and one-half inches (17Â½â€³) by seventeen and one-half inches (17Â½â€³) in length and width, and which on the inside thereof shall measure seven and one-sixteenth inches (7¹/₁₆â€³) in depth, measured from the highest part of the bottom thereof, is hereby declared to be a legal bushel box for the sale of farm produce. A box which shall measure on the inside thereof thirteen by thirteen inches (13â€³ x 13â€³) in length and width and which on the inside thereof shall measure six and one-sixteenth inches (6¹/₁₆â€³) in depth, measured from the highest part of the bottom thereof, is hereby declared to be a legal half bushel box for the sale of farm produce.

(b) Marking. All bushel boxes of the dimensions specified by this section shall be marked in letters not less than one inch in height with the words "standard bushel for farm produceâ€�. All half bushel boxes of the dimensions specified by this section shall be marked in letters not less than one inch in height with the words "standard half bushel for farm produceâ€�.

Legislative History

G.L. 1909, ch. 194, § 27; P.L. 1916, ch. 1387, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 221, § 27; G.L. 1938, ch. 407, § 24; G.L. 1956, § 47-4-1; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 66.