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

SECTION 47-4-1

   § 47-4-1  Dimensions of bushel and halfbushel boxes – Marking. – (a) Dimensions. A box which shall measure on the inside thereofseventeen and one-half inches (17 1/2") by seventeen and one-half inches (171/2") in length and width, and which on the inside thereof shall measure sevenand one-sixteenth inches (7 1/16") in depth, measured from the highest part ofthe bottom thereof, is hereby declared to be a legal bushel box for the sale offarm produce. A box which shall measure on the inside thereof thirteen bythirteen inches (13"  s 13") in length and width and which on the insidethereof shall measure six and one-sixteenth inches (6 1/16") in depth, measuredfrom the highest part of the bottom thereof, is hereby declared to be a legalhalf bushel box for the sale of farm produce.

   (b) Marking. All bushel boxes of the dimensionsspecified by this section shall be marked in letters not less than one inch inheight with the words "standard bushel for farm produce" . All half bushelboxes of the dimensions specified by this section shall be marked in lettersnot less than one inch in height with the words "standard half bushel for farmproduce" .