2019 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 39 - Trade and Commerce
Chapter 9 - Weights And Measures
Section 39-9-160. Information which shall appear on packages.

Universal Citation: SC Code § 39-9-160 (2019)

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter or by regulations promulgated pursuant to it, a random or standard package kept for the purpose of sale or offered or exposed for sale must bear on the outside of the package a definite, plain, and conspicuous declaration of:

(1) identity of the commodity in the package, unless it easily may be identified through the wrapper or container;

(2) quantity of contents in terms of weight, measure, or count;

(3) name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor for a package kept, offered, or exposed for sale in a place other than on the premises where packed.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 66-163; 1971 (57) 241; 1994 Act No. 501, Section 2, eff August 25, 1994.

Effect of Amendment

The 1994 amendment substituted "a random or standard package" for "any package", changed designators (a)-(c) to (1)-(3), and made grammatical changes.

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