81A-27. Information required on packages.
Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter or by regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, any package kept for the purpose of sale or offered or exposed for sale shall bear on the outside of the package a definite, plain, and conspicuous declaration of:
(1) The identity of the commodity in the package, unless the same can easily be identified through the wrapper or container,
(2) The quantity of contents in terms of weight, measure, or count, and
(3) The name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor, in the case of any package kept, offered, or exposed for sale, or sold in any place other than on the premises where packed. (1927, c. 261, s. 16; 1945, c. 280, s. 1; 1975, c. 544.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975
§ 81A-22 - Misrepresentation of quantity.
§ 81A-23 - Misrepresentation of pricing.
§ 81A-24 - Commodities to be sold by weight, measure or numerical count.
§ 81A-25 - Unlawful for package to mislead purchaser.
§ 81A-27 - Information required on packages.
§ 81A-28 - Declarations of unit price on random packages.