Addendum: Add to my section on Pennsylvania Act 1996-155 below to look at section 4105. On the face of it, it would seem to allow the use of only metric units, but there must be a glitch somewhere....
Jim On Saturday 2004 January 03 15:57, James Frysinger wrote: > On Saturday 2004 January 03 15:07, Nat Hager III wrote: > > Sure would like to know what's going on in my embarrassingly purple > > state. I've searched Pennsylvania and UPLR and all I get is a lot of > > references to the University of Pittsburgh Law Review. > > > > Nat > > Nat, > > Pennsylvania code on weights and measures is at > http://www.pacode.com/secure/data/070/070toc.html > The labeling section is at > http://www.pacode.com/secure/data/070/partIItoc.html > and it indexes four files.These will probably serve only to tell you what > the current code says but in writing to legislators it helps often to cite > specifics. If you show that you are up on the law citations, you are more > likely to be taken seriously, I think. The pertinent section is Title 70, > Part II, Chapter 23, Subchapter 23a, section � 23.15a. > > [quote; > http://www.pacode.com/secure/data/070/chapter23/chap23toc.html#23.15a.] > � 23.15a. Metric system declarations: > A separate statement of the net quantity of contents in terms of the metric > system is not regarded as a supplemental statement, and a statement of > quantity in terms of the metric system of weight or measure may also appear > on the principal display panel or other panels. > > Source > > The provisions of this � 23.15a adopted March 11, 1977, effective March > 12, 1977, 7 Pa.B. 706. > [end quote] > > You will also want to be conversant with Act 1996-155, found at > > http://www.agriculture.state.pa.us/weights/cwp/view.asp?A=3&QUESTION_ID=114 >299 especially sections 4127 and 4128. Sections 4135 and 4136 set required > sizes for packages of butter/oleo and of dairy products, respectively; > section 4138 similarly sets package sizes for potatoes. Section 4137 is > interesting in that this is where Pennsylvania requires flour, grits, > cornmeal, etc. to be sold in only certain sizes of packages unless they are > over 100 lb or under 3 lb. This section seems to be a pet of a certain > Pennsy statesman (I don't know who) but I think it is the one NIST refered > to in declaring it the reason that PA is "wedged". So this act would also > have to be revised! > > Interestingly, Act 1996-155, section 4136 says that dairy products may be > sold in any sized package less than one gill or in metric or metric > equivalent packages of 125 milliliters, 250 milliliters, 500 milliliters, 1 > liter or multiples of 1 liter. > > A section not involved with labeling per se but implementing the use of the > metric system in PA is at > http://www.pacode.com/secure/data/001/chapter13/s13.39.html > > The points of contact at the PA W&MO are: > Charles Bruckner, Director > Bureau of Ride and Measurement Standards > Department of Agriculture > 2301 North Cameron Street > Harrisburg, PA 17110-9408 > 717-787-9089 > 717-787-6772 > Fax: 717-783-4158 > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Web site: www.pda.state.pa.us > > Well, this is enough to get you started. Enjoy the googling! > > Jim -- James R. Frysinger Lifetime Certified Advanced Metrication Specialist Senior Member, IEEE http://www.cofc.edu/~frysingj [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Office: Physics Lab Manager, Lecturer Dept. of Physics and Astronomy University/College of Charleston 66 George Street Charleston, SC 29424 843.953.7644 (phone) 843.953.4824 (FAX) Home: 10 Captiva Row Charleston, SC 29407 843.225.0805
