An Act to amend the act approved March 3, 1921, as amended, establishing standard weights and measures for the District of Columbia, and for other purposes
PL 88-405 (H.R.6413), enacted 08/07/1964

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PUBLIC LAW 88-405-AUG. 7, 1964 
[78 STAT. 
Public Law 88-405 
August 7, 1964 
[H. R. 6413] 
D.C. 
Dairy products, 
packaging units. 
59 Stat. 98. 
AN ACT 
Container 
labeling. 
Repeal. 
To amend the Act approved March 3. 1921, as amended, establishing standard 
weights and measures for the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. 
Be H enacted by the Senate (ind Houne of Representatives 
of the ' 
Vnited States of America in Congress assembled. Tluit section 14 of 
the Act approved March 8, 1921 (41 Stat. 1221), as amended (sec. 
10-114, D.C. Code, 1961 edition), is amended to read as follows: 
"'SEC. 14. (a) All fluid and frozen dairy products, including but not 
limited to whole milk, skimmed milk, cultured milk, sweet cream, sour 
cream, buttermilk, chocolate milk, chocolate drink, ice cream, and 
frozen custard, and frozen dairy desserts such as sherbet, water ice, 
and ice milk, shall, when sold or offered for sale in package form, be 
packaged only in units of gallons, one and one-half gallons, two and 
one-half gallons, integral multiples of the gallon, or binary-submulti-
ples of the gallon of not less than one fluid ounce. 
Packages of less 
than one fluid ounce shall be permitted if the net contents of each such 
package are clearly and permanently marked thereon and if the 
labeling of the package conforms with the requirements of this Act or 
such package be one of a number of identical packages in an outside 
container the total contents and labeling of which conform with the 
requirements of this Act. 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, frozen 
dairy products and frozen dairy desserts may be sold or offered for 
sale in individually packaged or wrapped portions each containing 
four or more but less than sixteen fluid ounces, in integral multiples of 
one ounce, or, if less than four ounces, in multiples of one-half ounce. 
The package or wrapper of each individual portion of any such frozen 
dairy product or frozen dairy dessert shall be clearly labeled to show 
the net contents in fluid ounces. When two or more such individual 
portions of a frozen dairy product or frozen dairy dessert are sold or 
offered for sale in an outside container, the exterior of such container 
shall be clearly labeled to show the number of individual portions 
contained therein and the total net contents of such container, in 
fluid ounces. 
"(b) Bottles or containers used for the retail sale of milk, butter-
milk, chocolate milk, chocolate drink, or cream shall have clearly 
blown or otherwise perjnanently marked in the side of each bottle or 
container, or printed on the cap or stopple thereof, the name and 
address of the person, firm, or corporation who or which bottled such 
milk, buttermilk, chocolate milk, chocolate drink, or cream and the 
capacity of such bottle or container, except that a package containing 
less than one fluid ounce need not be labeled as to quantity if such 
package be one of a number of identical packages in an outside con-
tainer the total contents and labeling of which conform with the 
requirements of this Act." 
SEC. 2. Section 18a of such Act approved March 3, 1921, as added 
by the Act approved July 7,1932 (47 Stat. 609; sec. 10-119, D.C. Code, 
1961 edition, second paragraph), is hereby repealed. 
Approved August 7, 1964.