§ 3-06 Correct Marking in Units of Weight or Measure.
RCNY § 3-06
(a)Prescribed units. A declaration of quantity shall be expressed in terms of the largest whole unit of weight or measure (for example, 1 quart liquid shall be expressed as "1 quart liquid" and not as "2 pints liquid" or "32 fluid ounces"). However, when this results in a whole number and a fraction, the fraction may be expressed in its equivalent in the next smaller whole unit (for example, 1 3/4 quarts liquid may be expressed as "1 quart 1 1/2 pints liquid" or "1 quart 1 pint 8 fluid ounces," but not as "1 quart 24 fluid ounces" 1 1/4 pounds may be expressed as "1 pound 4 ounces").
(b)When the commodity is liquid, the markings shall be in terms of liquid measure: when the commodity is solid, semi-solid, viscous, or a mixture of solid and liquid, the markings shall be in terms of weight, (except where otherwise provided by the Commissioner), provided that if the commodity is packaged in an aerosol container, the declaration shall be in terms of net weight (including the propellant).
(c)Where packaged food or food products are sold or offered for sale with quantity representations in decimals, an adequate equivalent weight chart shall be posted at or near the items so sold or offered for sale.
(d)When a food product is packaged in a liquid preservative or is enclosed along with a packing substance, the net quantity of such food product shall be expressed in terms of the drained net weight of the food product when removed from the container, exclusive of the liquid preservative or the packing substance.
