Steve,
In most, if not all, states no plebeicite would be needed as a legal
matter. States control UPLR type regulations either by regulation (by a
state agency) or by legislation. Of course, those agency members and
legislators have to live in that state....
Some further details can be seen in my page
http://www.metricmethods.com/UPLR.html
Jim
Stephen Davis wrote:
>
> Thanks for the answers to my question, Gene. I would like to ask one more
> thing, if I may. You say that some products are not regulated by the FPLA,
> but the jurisdiction of the 50 states. Say one of those states wanted
> these products to read totally in SI units. Would they have to put it to
> the vote to the citizens of that particular state, or could they just impose
> it as they saw fit?
>
> Regards,
>
> Steve.
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gene Mechtly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 9:23 PM
> Subject: [USMA:15117] Re: Weights and measures legislation in US!!
>
> > Steve,
> >
> > The Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (FPLA) is the Federal law which
> > requires *both* metric (SI) units and inch-pound units (in either order)
> > on the labels of most consumer commodities offered for sale in the US.
> >
> > However, some products are *not* regulated by the FPLA, but are under
> > the independent jurisdictions of the 50 States. These products, for the
> > most part, are regulated by the Uniform Packaging and Labeling
> > Regulation (UPLR) which are rules and regulations adopted by the National
> > Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM), and subsequently, by most of
> > the 50 States.
> >
> > Many of us have been working in recent years for an amendment to the FPLA
> > to *permit* the labeling and sale of *all* consumer commodities in
> > metric-only units (without dual labeling) if packagers choose to do so.
> >
> > Persuading members of Congress to sponsor such an amendment is a problem.
> > Most would rather sponsor more popular causes.
> >
> > Gene Mechtly.
> > .............
> > On Tue, 4 Sep 2001, Stephen Davis wrote:
> >
> > > I'd like to make a query to our US friends!! In the different states up
> and
> > > down the US, do certain ones allow a mixture of weights and measures
> like
> > > pounds and ounces, grams and kilograms, miles and yards, metres and
> > > kilometres or do they all have one dominant unit?
> >
> > Yes. Mixtures are even *required* in some cases (as explained above).
> >
> > > Also, is weights and measures over there governed by legislation or can
> > > traders pick and choose whatever units they like as they see fit??
> >
> > Yes, in some cases, and no in other cases (as explained above).
> >
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