District of Columbia · Through 2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)

D.C. Code § 37-201.16: Substitutes for dry measure prohibited.

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Title 37. Weights, Measures, Markets, and Vending.
Chapter 2. Weights, Measures, and Markets Generally.
Subchapter I. Weights and Measures Generally.

Nothing in this subchapter contained shall be construed as permitting the use as a dry measure or substituting for a dry measure any of the following containers: barrels, boxes, lug boxes, crates, hampers, baskets, or climax baskets; and the use of any such container as a measure is hereby expressly prohibited, and the user shall be fined or imprisoned as herein provided for other violations of this subchapter.

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