NYC Rules of the City of New York

§ 3-21 — Display of Price by Quantity Required.

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Any commodity sold, exposed for sale or offered for sale at retail, shall be plainly marked by stamp, tag, label, or sign at the point of display as follows: (a) Any commodity, whether edible or inedible, sold by weight, standard measure, or numerical count, shall be marked so as to display its total selling price. (b

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§ 3-21 Display of Price by Quantity Required.

RCNY § 3-21

Any commodity sold, exposed for sale or offered for sale at retail, shall be plainly marked by stamp, tag, label, or sign at the point of display as follows: (a) Any commodity, whether edible or inedible, sold by weight, standard measure, or numerical count, shall be marked so as to display its total selling price.

(b)The following commodities, however packaged or contained when offered for retail sale, shall indicate the appropriate price per measure as well as the total selling price: (1) meat and fish (2) bread (3) cereals (4) cooking oils (5) carbonated soft drinks and beer (6) napkins, facial tissue and toilet tissue (c) The appropriate price per measure shall be defined as: (1) the price per pound for non-liquid items measured by weight (2) the price per quart for liquids (3) the price per fifty units for non-liquid products sold by numerical count.

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