§ 47-12-6. Standard charcoal basket.
Every basket used in measuring charcoal brought into any town for sale shall be of the following dimensions: nineteen inches (19") in breadth in every part thereof, and seventeen and one-half inches (171/2”) deep, measuring from the highest part of the bottom of the basket perpendicularly to a level with the top of the basket.
History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 149, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 175, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 206, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 411, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 47-12-6.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 47 - Weights and Measures
Chapter 47-12 - Firewood and Charcoal
Section 47-12-1. - Standard cord.
Section 47-12-2. - Cording fees.
Section 47-12-3. - Sale of firewood.
Section 47-12-3.1. - Repealed.
Section 47-12-4. - Fraudulent sale of firewood.
Section 47-12-6. - Standard charcoal basket.
Section 47-12-7. - Sealing of charcoal baskets.
Section 47-12-8. - Sale of charcoal in unsealed or nonstandard basket.
Section 47-12-9. - Seizure of nonstandard charcoal baskets — Prosecution of violations.
Section 47-12-10. - Seizure of nonstandard baskets by town sealer — Prosecution of violations.