{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-37-201.16","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 37-201.16","heading":"Substitutes for dry measure prohibited.","body":"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.","path":["Title 37. Weights, Measures, Markets, and Vending.","Chapter 2. Weights, Measures, and Markets Generally.","Subchapter I. Weights and Measures Generally."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/37-201.16","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"e50258bde4408e65425cb1a4c1e24561713bfe4a44687876f4a99cd10bf609e9","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-37-201.15","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-37-201.16a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}