An Act to amend the act of May 21, 1928, relating to standards of containers for fruits and vegetables, to permit the use of additional standard containers
PL 88-516 (H.R.9334), enacted 08/30/1964

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PUBLIC LAW 88-516~AUG. 30, 1964 
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Public Law 88-516 
AN ACT 
August 30, 1964 
To amend the Act of Mny 21, 19*28, relating to standards of containers for fruits 
[H. R. 9334] 
and vegetables, to permit the use of additional standard containers. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of RepresentatheH 
of the 
United States of Ainerlca m Congress msemhlea^ Tliat (a) the firet Fruu^and vege-
seiitence of tlie first section of the Act entitled "An Act to fix standards ^st^ndards." °'^** 
for hampers, round stave baskets, and splint baskets for fruits and veg-
etables, and for other purposes", approved May 21, 1928 (15 U.S.C. 
257), is amended— 
^^ stat. ess. 
(1) by striking out "One-eighth bushel'' and inserting in lieu 
thereof "One-sixteenth bushel, one-eighth bushel"; 
(2) by inserting "seven-eighths bushel," immediately after 
"three-fourths bushel,"; and 
(3) by inserting "one-and-one-eighth busliels," immediately 
after "one bushel,". 
(b) The first section of such Act of May 21, 1928 (15 U.S.C. 257), 
is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (a) as paragraph (aa) and 
by inserting immediately preceding such paragraph the follow-
ing new paragraph: 
"(a) The standard one-sixteenth bushel hamper or round stave 
basket shall contain one hundred and thirty-four and four-tenths 
cubic inches."; 
(2) by inserting immediately after paragraph (d) the follow-
ing new paragraph: 
"(do) The standard seven-eighths bushel hamper or round stave 
basket shall contain one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one and 
sixty-two one-hundredths cubic inches."; and 
(3) by inserting immediately after paragraph (e) the follow-
ing new paragraph: 
"(eej The standard one-and-one-eighth bushel hamper or round 
stave basket shall contain two thousand four hundred and nineteen 
and twenty-two one-hundredths cubic inches." 
SEC. 2. (a) The first sentence of section 2 of such Act of May 21. 
1928 (15 U.S.C. 257a), is amended by inserting "eleven-quart basket," 
immediately after "eight-quart basket," and bv inserting "fourteen-
quart basket," immediately after "twelve-quart basket,". 
(b) Section 2 of such Act of May 21, 1928 (15 U.S.C. 257a), is 
further amended by inserting immediately after paragraph (b) the 
following new paragraph: 
"(bb) The eleven-quart splint basket shall contain seven hundred 
and thirty-nine and two-tenths cubic inches." 
(c) Section 2 of such Act of May 21, 1928 (15 U.S.C. 257a), is 
further amended by inserting immediately after paragraph (c) the 
following new paragraph: 
" (cc) The fourteen-quart sj)lint basket shall contain nine hundred 
and forty and eight-tenths cubic inches." 
SEC. 3. That so much of the first sentence of section 5 of such Act 
of May 21, 1928 (15 U.S.C. 257d), which precedes the word 
^s stat. 686. 
'•'^Provided'"' be amended to read as follows: 
"That it shall be unlawful to manufacture for sale or shipment, 
to offer for sale, to sell, to offer for shipment, or to ship, hampers, 
round stave baskets, or splint baskets for fruits or vegetables, either 
filled or unfilled that do not have the capacity in bushels or quarts 
clearly stamped or marked thereon and do not otherwise comply with 
this Act, or parts of such hampers, round stave baskets, or splint 
baskets that do not comply with this Act:" 
Approved August 3(J, 1964.