District of Columbia Code
Subchapter I - Weights and Measures Generally
§ 37–201.13. Sale of bread

(a) The word “bread” when used in the name of the food means the unit weighs 8 ounces or more after cooling, and any bread exposed for sale or sold in the District of Columbia shall have the net weight of the contents indicated by printing or marking the net weight on the label, wrapper, or container.
(b) Nothing herein shall apply to crackers, pretzels, buns, rolls, scones, or loaves of fancy bread weighing less than one-fourth pound avoirdupois, or what is commonly known as stale bread, provided the seller shall, at the time the sale is made, expressly state to the buyer that the bread sold is stale bread.
(c) Any loaf of bread weighing within 10 per centum in excess or within 4 per centum less than standard weight shall be deemed of legal weight.
(Mar. 3, 1921, 41 Stat. 1220, ch. 118, § 13; Aug. 24, 1921, 42 Stat. 201, ch. 92; Oct. 8, 1983, D.C. Law 5-33, § 2, 30 DCR 4022.)
1981 Ed., § 10-114.
1973 Ed., § 10-113.

Structure District of Columbia Code

District of Columbia Code

Title 37 - Weights, Measures, Markets, and Vending

Chapter 2 - Weights, Measures, and Markets Generally

Subchapter I - Weights and Measures Generally

§ 37–201.01. Department of Weights, Measures, and Markets created; appointment of Director, assistants and employees

§ 37–201.02. Director to give bond and take oath

§ 37–201.03. Exclusive powers of Director; examination of measuring devices; condemnation; charges by Mayor

§ 37–201.04. Inspection required after repair; alteration of condemnation tag prohibited

§ 37–201.05. Obstruction of inspection prohibited

§ 37–201.06. Record of inspections

§ 37–201.07. False measure prohibited; sale of commodities

§ 37–201.08. Commodities sold by weight; “ton” defined

§ 37–201.09. Vending machines

§ 37–201.10. Sales tickets

§ 37–201.11. Sale of coal, charcoal, or coke

§ 37–201.12. Sale of ice

§ 37–201.13. Sale of bread

§ 37–201.14. Sale of frozen and fluid dairy products

§ 37–201.15. Standard containers for sale of fruits, vegetables, and other dry commodities; no sales except in standard containers or by weight or count

§ 37–201.16. Substitutes for dry measure prohibited

§ 37–201.16a. Quantity markings required for packages; exemption

§ 37–201.17. Sale of wood

§ 37–201.18. Standard liquid measures; automatic gasoline pumps

§ 37–201.18a. Gasoline and fuel pump octane measurement

§ 37–201.19. Sale of shucked oysters, fish, meat, butter, and cheese

§ 37–201.20. Automatic measuring pumps

§ 37–201.21. Sale of pro rata quantity

§ 37–201.22. Inspection of commodities by Director

§ 37–201.22a. Sale of food by false advertising

§ 37–201.23. Sale of measuring devices by Director prohibited

§ 37–201.24. Police power conferred upon Director; inspections without warrants

§ 37–201.25. Council may establish tolerances and specifications

§ 37–201.26. Weighmasters; public scales; fees. [Repealed]

§ 37–201.27. Powers and duties of Director conferred on assistants and inspectors

§ 37–201.28. Supervision of markets; investigations and reports

§ 37–201.29. “Mayor” and “Director” defined

§ 37–201.30. “Person” defined; meaning of singular words

§ 37–201.31. Severability

§ 37–201.32. Penalties; conduct of prosecutions

§ 37–201.33. Registration and inspection fees for weighing and measuring devices