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[78 STAT. 697]
PUBLIC LAW 88-000—MMMM. DD, 1964
[78 STAT. 697]

78

STAT.]

PUBLIC LAW 88-516~AUG. 30, 1964

697

Public Law 88-516 AN ACT To amend the Act of Mny 21, 19*28, relating to standards of containers for fruits and vegetables, to permit the use of additional standard containers.

August 30, 1964 [H. R. 9334]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of RepresentatheH of the United States of Ainerlca m Congress msemblea^ That (a) the firet Fruu^and vegeseiitence of the first section of the Act entitled "An Act to fix standards ^st^ndards." °'^** for hampers, round stave baskets, and splint baskets for fruits and vegetables, and for other purposes", approved May 21, 1928 (15 U.S.C. 257), is amended— ^^ Stat. ess. (1) by striking out "One-eighth bushel and inserting in lieu thereof "One-sixteenth bushel, one-eighth bushel"; (2) by inserting "seven-eighths bushel," immediately after "three-fourths bushel,"; and (3) by inserting "one-and-one-eighth bushels," immediately after "one bushel,". (b) The first section of such Act of May 21, 1928 (15 U.S.C. 257), is further amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (a) as paragraph (aa) and by inserting immediately preceding such paragraph the following new paragraph: " (a) The standard one-sixteenth bushel hamper or round stave basket shall contain one hundred and thirty-four and four-tenths cubic inches."; (2) by inserting immediately after paragraph (d) the following new paragraph: " ( d o) The standard seven-eighths bushel hamper or round stave basket shall contain one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one and sixty-two one-hundredths cubic inches."; and (3) by inserting immediately after paragraph (e) the following new paragraph: " ( e e j The standard one-and-one-eighth bushel hamper or round stave basket shall contain two thousand four hundred and nineteen and twenty-two one-hundredths cubic inches." SEC. 2. (a) The first sentence of section 2 of such Act of May 21. 1928 (15 U.S.C. 257a), is amended by inserting "eleven-quart basket," immediately after "eight-quart basket," and by inserting "fourteenquart basket," immediately after "twelve-quart basket,". (b) Section 2 of such Act of May 21, 1928 (15 U.S.C. 257a), is further amended by inserting immediately after paragraph (b) the following new paragraph: "(bb) The eleven-quart splint basket shall contain seven hundred and thirty-nine and two-tenths cubic inches." (c) Section 2 of such Act of May 21, 1928 (15 U.S.C. 257a), is further amended by inserting immediately after paragraph (c) the following new paragraph: " (cc) The fourteen-quart splint basket shall contain nine hundred and forty and eight-tenths cubic inches." SEC. 3. That so much of the first sentence of section 5 of such Act of May 21, 1928 (15 U.S.C. 257d), which precedes the word ^s Stat. 686. '•'Provided'"' be amended to read as follows: "That it shall be unlawful to manufacture for sale or shipment, to offer for sale, to sell, to offer for shipment, or to ship, hampers, round stave baskets, or splint baskets for fruits or vegetables, either filled or unfilled that do not have the capacity in bushels or quarts clearly stamped or marked thereon and do not otherwise comply with this Act, or parts of such hampers, round stave baskets, or splint baskets that do not comply with this Act: " Approved August 3(J, 1964.