§ 21-15-5. Inspection and branding of casks.
Every cask before being packed or repacked for exportation shall first be searched, examined, and approved by a packer; and shall, when packed or repacked for exportation, be branded legibly on one head with the kind of fish it contains and the weight of the fish or the capacity of the cask with the first letter of the first name and the whole of the surname of the packer, the name of the town, and the words Rhode Island, in letters not less than three-fourths of an inch (¾") long, to denote that the cask is merchantable and in good order for exportation.
History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 134, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 160, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 190, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 380, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 21-15-5.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Section 21-15-1. - Duties of packers.
Section 21-15-2. - Packer’s bond.
Section 21-15-3. - One kind of fish in cask.
Section 21-15-4. - Construction, size, and packing of casks.
Section 21-15-5. - Inspection and branding of casks.
Section 21-15-6. - Branding of codfish casks as to quality.
Section 21-15-7. - Grading of mackerel — Bloaters.
Section 21-15-8. - Number one mackerel.
Section 21-15-9. - Number two mackerel.
Section 21-15-10. - Number three mackerel.
Section 21-15-11. - Number four mackerel.
Section 21-15-12. - Stamping as to quality of mackerel.
Section 21-15-13. - Sales and shipments by fishermen unaffected.
Section 21-15-14. - Sale or export of pickled fish not approved and branded.
Section 21-15-15. - Transfer of fish from branded casks — Misbranding.