§ 47-15-11. Largest unit statement of quantity.
If the quantity of the commodity in the container equals or exceeds the smallest unit of weight or measure which is specified in § 47-15-10, the statement of quantity shall be expressed in the number of the largest of the units contained therein. Where the number is a whole number and a fraction, there may be substituted for the fraction its equivalent in smaller units. The stated number of any unit which is smaller than the largest unit specified in § 47-15-10, shall not equal or exceed the number of those smaller units in the next larger unit so specified.
History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 165, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 47 - Weights and Measures
Section 47-15-2. - Applicability.
Section 47-15-3. - Exemptions.
Section 47-15-4. - “Container” defined.
Section 47-15-5. - “Lidded container” and “closed container” defined.
Section 47-15-6. - False construction.
Section 47-15-7. - Net quantity labels.
Section 47-15-8. - Designation to be net — Non-rigid containers.
Section 47-15-9. - Solids and fluids — Trade custom.
Section 47-15-10. - Statements of weight and measure.
Section 47-15-11. - Largest unit statement of quantity.
Section 47-15-12. - Designation to be minimum without tolerance below.
Section 47-15-13. - Violations.
Section 47-15-14. - Federal laws and regulations.