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2011 North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 66 Commerce and Business.
Article 2 - Manufacture and Sale of Matches and Lighters.
66-15. Shipping containers regulated.

Universal Citation:
NC Gen Stat § 66-15
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66‑15. Shipping containers regulated.

All match boxes or packages shall be packed in strong shipping containers or cases; maximum number of match boxes or packages contained in any one shipping container or case shall not exceed the following number:

Nominal Number

Number of Boxes of Matches per Box

l/2 gross 700

1 gross 500

2 gross 400

3 gross 300

5 gross 200

12 gross 100

20 gross over 50 and under 100

25 gross under 50

No shipping container or case constructed of fiber board, corrugated fiber board, or wood, nailed or wirebound, shall exceed a weight, including its contents, of 75 pounds; and no lock‑cornered wooden case containing matches shall have a weight, including its contents, exceeding 85 pounds; nor shall any other article or commodity be packed with matches in any such container or case; and all such containers and cases in which matches are packed shall have plainly marked on the outside of the container or case the words "Strike‑Anywhere Matches" or "Strike‑on‑the‑Box Matches." (1915, c. 109, s. 12, III; C.S., s. 5116.)

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