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US Code · Through Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)

15 U.S.C. § 231: Standard barrel for apples; steel barrels

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  1. Title 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE
  2. CHAPTER 6—WEIGHTS AND MEASURES AND STANDARD TIME

The standard barrel for apples shall be of the following dimensions when measured without distention of its parts: Length of stave, twenty-eight and one-half inches; diameter of head, seventeen and one-eighth inches; distance between heads, twenty-six inches; circumference of bulge, sixty-four inches outside measurement, representing as nearly as possible seven thousand and fifty-six cubic inches: Provided, That steel barrels containing the interior dimensions provided for in this section shall be construed as a compliance therewith.

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