Section 180. Declaration Of Quantity -- Non-Consumer Packages

01. Location. Non-consumer packages must bear on the outside a declaration of the net quantity o f contents. Such declaration must be in terms of the largest whole unit (see Subsection 171.01 Largest Whole Unit). (3-15-22) 02. Terms -- Weight, Liquid Measure, or Count. The declaration of the quantity of a particula r commodity must be expressed in terms of liquid measure if the commodity is liquid, or in terms of weight if th e commodity is solid, semisolid, viscous, or a mixture of solid and liquid, or in terms of numerical count. However, i f there exists a firmly established general consumer usage and trade custom with respect to the terms used in expressing a declaration of quantity of a particular commodity, such declaration of quantity may be expressed in it s traditional terms, if such traditional declaration gives accurate and adequate information as to the quantity of th e commodity. (3-15-22) 03. Units -- Weight, Measure. A declaration of quantity: (3-15-22) a. In units of weight must be in terms of the avoirdupois pound or ounce; (3-15-22) b. In units of liquid measure must be in terms of the United States gallon of two hundred thirty-on e (231) cubic inches or liquid-quart, liquid-pint, or fluid-ounce subdivisions of the gallon, and must express the volum e at sixty-eight (68) degrees F, twenty (20) degrees C, except in the case of petroleum products, for which th e declaration must express the volume at sixty (60) degrees F, fifteen point six (15.6) degrees C, and except also in th e case of a commodity that is normally sold and consumed while frozen for which the declaration must express th e volume at the frozen temperature, and except also in the case of a commodity that is normally sold in the refrigerated state, for which the declaration must express the volume at forty (40) degrees F, four (4) degrees C; (3-15-22) c. In units of linear measure must be in terms of the yard, foot, or inch; (3-15-22) d ormally sold and consumed while frozen for which the declaration must express th e volume at the frozen temperature, and except also in the case of a commodity that is normally sold in the refrigerated state, for which the declaration must express the volume at forty (40) degrees F, four (4) degrees C; (3-15-22) c. In units of linear measure must be in terms of the yard, foot, or inch; (3-15-22) d. In units of area measure, must be in terms of the square yard, square foot, or square inch;(3-15-22) e. In units of dry measure shall be in terms of the United States bushel of two thousand one hundre d fifty and forty-two one hundredths (2,150.42) cubic inches, or peck, dry-quart and dry-pint subdivisions of th e bushel; (3-15-22) f. In units of cubic measure must be in terms of the cubic yard, cubic foot, or cubic inch, provided tha t nothing in this subsection prohibits the labeling of non-consumer packages in terms of units on the metric system. (3-15-22) 04. Abbreviations. Any generally accepted abbreviation of a unit name may be employed in the quantity statement on a non-consumer package of commodity. (For commonly accepted abbreviations, se e Subsection 171.08, Abbreviations.) (3-15-22) 05. Character of Declaration -- Average. The average quantity of contents in the non-consume r package of a particular lot, shipment, or delivery must at least equal the declared quantity, and no unreasonabl e shortage in any package is permitted, even though overages in other packages in the same shipment, delivery, or lo t compensate for such shortage. (3-15-22) 181. -- 199. (RESERVED)