Code 1946, Vol. I, Title X, Ch. 210-Standard Weights and Measures. Sec. 210.1. Standards established. The weights and measures which have been presented by the department [of agriculture] to the federal bureau of standards and approved, standardized, and certified by said bureau in accordance with the laws of the congress of the United States shall be the standard weights and measures throughout the state. [1851] Sec. 210.2. Yard; rod; pole; perch; mile. The unit or standard measure of length and surface from which all other measures of extension shall and Other Cheats Alteration of official marks; penalty False marking; penalty Fraudulently using marked container False advertising; penalty be derived and ascertained, whether they be line superficial, or solid, shall be the standard yard cured in accordance with the provisions of secti 210.1. It shall be divided into three equal pa called feet, and each foot into twelve equal pa called inches, and for the measure of cloth and oth commodities commonly sold by the yard it may divided into halves, quarters, eighths, and s teenths. The rod, pole, or perch shall contain fi and one-half such yards, and the mile, one thousa seven hundred sixty such yards. [1851] Sec. 210.3. Acre; square mile; chain. The acre for land measure shall be measured ho zontally and contain ten square chains and be equ alent in area to a rectangle sixteen rods in length and ten rods in breadth, six hundred and forty such acres being contained in a square mile. The chain for measuring land shall be twenty-two yards long, and be divided into one hundred equal parts, called links. [1873] Sec. 210.4. Pound; avoirdupois ounce; hundredweight; ton; troy ounce. The units or standards of weight from which all other weights shall be derived and ascertained shall be the standard avoirdupois and troy weights secured in accordance with the provisions of section 210.1. The avoirdupois pound, which bears to the troy pound the ratio of seven thousand to five thousand seven hundred sixty, shall be divided into sixteen equal parts called ounces; the hundredweight shall consist of one hundred avoirdupois pounds, and twenty hundredweight shall constitute a ton. The troy ounce shall be equal to the twelfth part of a troy pound. [1851] Sec. 210.5. Standard gallon and subdivisions; barrel; hogshead. The unit or standard measure of capacity for liquids from which all other measures of liquids shall be derived and ascertained shall be the standard gallon secured in accordance with the provisions of section 210.1. The gallon shall be divided by continual division by the number two so as to make half-gallons, quarts, pints, half-pints, and gills. The barrel shall consist of thirty-one and one-half gallons, and two barrels shall constitute a hogshead. [1873] Sec. 210.6. Standard half-bushel and subdivisions. The unit or standard measure of capacity for substances not liquids from which all other measures of such substances shall be derived and ascertained shall be the standard half-bushel secured in accordance with the provisions of section 210.1. The peck, half-peck, quarter-peck, quart, pint, and half-pint measures for measuring commodities which are not liquids, shall be derived from the half-bushel by successively dividing the cubic inch capacity of that measure by two. [1873] Sec. 210.7. Bottomless measures. Bottomless dry measures shall not be used unless they conform in shape to the United States standard dry measures. [1915] Sec. 210.8. Dry commodities to be sold by weight or numerical count. All dry commodities unless bought or sold in package or wrapped form shall be bought or sold only by the standard weight or measure herein established, or by numerical count, unless the parties otherwise agree in writing, except as provided in sections 210.9 to 210.12, inclusive. [1915] 888243-51-22 Blackberries, blueberries, cranberries, currants, gooseberries, raspberries, cherries, strawberries, and similar berries, also onion sets in quantities of one peck or less, may be sold by the quart, pint, or halfpint, dry measure. [1915] Sec. 210.12. Sale of fruits and vegetables in climax baskets. Grapes, other fruits, and vegetables may be sold in climax baskets; but when said commodities are sold in such manner and the containers are labeled with the net weight of the contents in accordance with the provisions of section 189.9,1 all the provisions of the chapter [Secs. 210.1-210.25] relative to labeling foods shall be demed to have been complied with. [1924] 1 See page 339. Sec. 210.13. Specifications for berry boxes and climax baskets. Berry boxes sold, used, or offered or exposed for sale shall have an interior capacity of one quart, pint, or half-pint dry measure. Climax baskets sold, used, or offered or exposed for sale shall be of the standard size fixed below: 1. Two-quart basket: length of bottom piece, nine and one-half inches; width of bottom piece, three and one-half inches; thickness of bottom piece, three-eighths of an inch; height of basket, three and seven-eighths inches, outside measurement; top of basket, length eleven inches, and width five inches, outside measurement; basket to have a cover five by eleven inches, when a cover is used. 2. Four-quart basket; length of bottom piece, twelve inches; width of bottom piece, four and onehalf inches; thickness of bottom piece, three-eighths of an inch; height of basket, four and eleven-sixteenths inches, outside measurement; top of basket, length fourteen inches, width six and one-fourth inches, outside measurement; basket to have cover six and one-fourth inches by fourteen inches, when cover is used. 3. Twelve quart basket: length of bottom piece, sixteen inches; width of bottom piece, six and onehalf inches; thickness of bottom piece, seven-sixteenths of an inch, outside measurement; top of basket, length nineteen inches, height of basket, seven and one-sixteenth inches, width nine inches, outside measurement; basket to have cover nine inches by nineteen inches, when cover is used. [1915] Sec. 210.14. Specifications for hop boxes. The standard box used in packing hops shall be thirty-six inches long, eighteen inches wide, and twenty-three and one-fourth inches deep, inside measurement. [1873] Sec. 210.15. Milk bottles. The standard bottle used for the sale of milk and cream shall be of a capacity of one-half gallon, three pints, one quart, one pint, one half-pint, one gill, filled full to the bottom of the lip. [1913] Sec. 210.16 Standard weight of flour when sold in package form. The standard weights of flour when sold in package form shall be as follows: two (2), five (5), ten (10), twenty-five (25), fifty (50), or one hundred (100) pounds. [1949] Sec. 210.17. Perch. The perch of mason work or stone shall consist of twenty-five feet, cubic measure. [1851] Sec. 210.18. Method of sale of commodities; packaged commodities. All commodities bought or sold by weight or measure shall be bought or sold only by the standards established by this chapter [Secs. 210.1-210.25], unless the vendor and vendee otherwise agree. Sales by weight shall be by avoirdupois weight unless troy weight is agreed upon by the vendor and vendee. All commodities bought or sold in package form shall be labeled in compliance with the general provisions for labeling provided for in sections 189.9 to 189.16,1 inclusive, of the Code unless otherwise provided for in this Chapter [Secs. 210.1210.25]. [1915; last amended 1949.] 1 See pages 339 and 340. Sec. 210.19. Bread: Standard weights. The standard loaf of bread shall weigh one pound, avoirdupois weight. All bread manufactured, procured, made or kept for the purpose of sale, offered or exposed for sale, or sold in the form of loaves, shall be one of the following standard weights and no other, namely: three-quarters pound, one pound, one and one-quarter pound, one and one-half pound, or multiples of one pound, avoirdupois weight; and provided further, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to biscuits, buns, crackers, rolls or to what is commonly known as "stale" bread and sold as such, in case the seller shall, at the time of sale, expressly state to the buyer that the bread so sold is "stale" bread. In case of twin or multiple loaves, the weights specified in this section shall apply to the combined weight of the two units. [1927] Sec. 210.20. Same: Marking requirements. There shall be printed upon the wrapper of each loaf of bread in plain conspicuous type, the name and address of the manufacturer and the weight of the loaf in terms of one of the standard weights herein specified. [1927] Sec. 210.21. Same: Penalty. It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, procure, or keep for the purpose of sale, offer or expose for sale, or sell bread in the form of loaves which are not of one of the weights specified in section 210.19, or violate the rules of the secretary of agriculture pertaining thereto. Any person who, by himself or by his servant, or agent, or as the servant or agent of another, shall violate any of the provisions of sections 210.19 to 210.25, inclusive, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than one hundred dollars upon conviction in any court of competent jurisdiction, or by imprisonment for not more than thirty days, in the discretion of the court. Sec. 210.22. Same: Person defined. [1927] The word "person" as used in section 210.21 shall be construed to import both the plural and the singular, as the case demands, and shall include corporations, companies, societies and associations. [1927] Sec. 210.23. Same: Exemption. Any woman engaged in home baking is exempt from the provisions of sections 210.19 to 210.22, inclusive. [1927] Sec. 210.24. Same: Enforcement; rules and regulations. The secretary of agriculture shall enforce the provisions of sections 210.19 to 210.25, inclusive. He shall make rules and regulations for the enforcement of the provisions of said sections not inconsistent therewith, and such rules and regulations. Sec. 210.25. Same: Inspection by weighing. Bread when weighed for inspection shall be weighed in the manufacturer's plant when said. bread is wrapped ready for delivery, and bread coming into the state from an adjoining state when weighed for inspection shall be weighed in the packages, containers, vehicles or trucks of the manufacturer at the time when said bread crosses the state line, or at the first point of stop for sale or delivery of said bread after crossing the Iowa state line, and the weight shall be determined by averaging the weight of not less than fifteen loaves picked at random from any given lot. [1935] Code 1946, Vol. I, Title X, Ch. 212-Sales of Certain Commodities From Bulk. Sec. 212.1. Sale of coal, charcoal, and coke. No person shall sell, offer or expose for sale any coal, charcoal, or coke in any other manner than by weight, or represent any of said commodities as being the product of any county, state, or territory, except that in which mined or produced, or represent that said commodities contain more British thermal units than are present therein. [1913] Sec. 212.2. Same: Delivery tickets. No person shall deliver any bulk commodities, other than liquids, by vehicle, unless otherwise provided for without each such delivery being accompanied by duplicate delivery tickets, on each of which shall be written in ink or other indelible substance the actual weight distinctly expressed in pounds, the gross weight of the load, the tare of the delivery vehicle, and the net amount in weight of the commodity, with the names of the purchaser and the dealer from whom purchased. [1949] Sec. 212.3. Same: Disposition of delivery tickets. One of said duplicate tickets shall be delivered to the vendee and the other one shall be returned to the vendor. Upon demand of the department [of agriculture] the person in charge of the load shall surrender one of said duplicate tickets to the person making such demand. If said ticket is retained an official weight slip shall be delivered by said department to the vendee or his agent. Sec. 212.4. Same: Sales without delivery. [1913] When the vendee carries away the commodity purchased, a delivery ticket, showing the actual number of pounds received by him, shall be issued to him by the vendor. [1913] Sec. 212.5. Sale of baled hay or straw. No person shall sell, offer or expose for sale any bales of hay or straw without first attaching thereto a plain and conspicuous statement of the minimum net weight contained in such bales; but nothing in Code 1946, Vol. I, Title X, Ch. 212-Sales of Certain Commodities From Bulk-Continued. this section shall be construed to require a statement of weight on each bale where hay or straw is sold by the ton and a ticket showing the gross, tare, and net weight accompanies the delivery. [1924] Sec. 212.6. Weighing of loaded vehicles. The department [of agriculture] may stop any wagon, auto truck, or other vehicle loaded with any commodity being bought, offered or exposed for sale, or sold, and compel the person having charge of the same to bring the load to a scale designated by said department and weighed for the purpose of determining the true net weight of the commodity. [1913] Code 1946, Vol. I, Title X, Ch. 213-State and City Sealers. Sec. 213.1. State sealer. The department [of agriculture] shall designate one of its assistants to act as State sealer of weights and measures. All weights and measures sealed by him shall be impressed with the word "Iowa". [1873] Sec. 213.2. Custody and certification of standards. The department [of agriculture] shall maintain the state standards in good order, shall take all necessary precautions for their safekeeping, and shall submit them once in ten years to the national bureau of standards for certification. [1873] Sec. 213.3. Testing of weights and measures upon request. Upon written request of any citizen, firm, or corporation, city, town, or county, or educational institution of the state made to the department [of agriculture], a test or calibration of any weights, measures, weighing or measuring devices, and instruments or apparatus to be used as standards shall be made. [1913] Sec. 213.4. Inspection of milk bottles. The state sealer shall not be required to seal bottles for milk or cream, but they shall be inspected from time to time in order to ascertain whether they are standard. [1913] Sec. 213.5. Appointment of city or town sealers. A sealer of weights and measures may be appointed in any city or town by the council, who shall hold his office during its pleasure, and may obtain from the department [of agriculture] such standard weights and measures as the council may deem necessary. [1873] Sec. 213.6. Duties of city or town sealers. Each sealer in cities and towns shall take charge of and provide for the safekeeping of the town or city standards, and see that the weights, measures, and all apparatus used for determining the quantity of commodities used throughout the town or city, agree with the standards in his possession. [1873] Sec. 213.7. Expenses regarding standards. All expenses directly incurred in furnishing the several cities and towns with standards, or in comparing those that may be in their possession, shall be borne by said cities and towns. [1873] Code 1946, Vol. I, Title X, Ch. 214-Public Scales and Gasoline Pumps. Sec. 214.1. Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter [Secs. 214.1214.8]: 1. "Public scale" shall mean any scale or weighing device for the use of which a charge is made or compensation is derived. 2. "Gasoline pump" shall mean any pump, meter, or similar measuring device used for measuring gasoline. [1873] Sec. 214.2. Licenses. Every person who shall use or display for use any public scale, pump or meter used in measuring the quantity of gasoline or fuel oil sold to consumer customers shall secure a license for said scale, pump, or meter from the department. [1915; last amended 1949.] Sec. 214.3. License fees. The license for a public scale shall expire on December thirty-first (31st) of each year, and for a gasoline pump or meter on June thirtieth (30th) of each year. A fee for each said license shall be three dollars ($3.00) per annum provided, however, that the fee for gasoline pumps and meters shall be one dollar and fifty cents (1.50) per annum if paid within one (1) month from the date said license is due. A license fee on every gasoline pump and meter is due the day any such pump or meter is placed in operation. [1915; last amended 1949.] Sec. 214.4. Form of license. The license shall be in the form of a label bearing the words "Licensed by the State of Iowa, No. .... Each label shall be numbered consecutively and bear the year for which the license is granted. [1915; last amended 1943.] Sec. 214.5. Display of license; removal. The license plate shall be displayed prominently on the front of the scale or pump, and the defacing or wrongful removal of such plate shall be punished as provided in chapter 189.1 Absence of license plate shall be prima facie evidence that the weighing or measuring device is being operated contrary to law. [1915] 1 See Sec. 189.19, page 340. Sec. 214.6. Oath of weighmasters. All persons keeping public scales, before entering upon their duties as weighmasters, shall be sworn |