Years ago, I lived in Mass. for a decade so I started there. Their law kicks to regulations from their Division of Standards. Link to the regulations: http://www.lawlib.state.ma.us/source/mass/cmr/cmrtext/202CMR5.pdf
The allowed units of measure are ONLY the Customary units from the H130 list, no metric units allowed. For some commodities, a particular unit is mandated, eg for aluminum foil, the unit of "per 100 sq ft" is mandated. I find the forbidding of metric quite disappointing. I'll see what else I can find. ________________________________ From: "mechtly, eugene a" <[email protected]> To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]> Cc: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]>; Kenneth Butcher <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2014 12:55 PM Subject: [USMA:53750] Re: What do they Mandate? John, I already have a hard (printed) copy of HB 130 and know the voluntary users of the UUPR. However, I do not yet know the wording of the ten mandatory laws or regulations *requiring* Unit Pricing. The actual wording of those ten laws or regulations are the focus of my search! Can you help? I know that you have great skill in searching the Internet. Eugene. On Apr 23, 2014, at 10:21 AM, John M. Steele <[email protected]> wrote: Eugene, > > >May I suggest an alternate approach? Many States also allow/encourage it on a >voluntary basis. In any State in which it is commonly used, it would be nice >to know if the standard is that of the UUPR (Uniform Unit Pricing Regulation) >contained in Handbook 130, or the State has established exceptions either >tighter or looser than H130. Cutting and Pasting applicable sections of UUPR >from 2014 H130: >Section 2. Terms for Unit Pricing >The declaration of the unit price of a particular commodity in all package >sizes offered for sale in a retail establishment shall be uniformly and >consistently expressed in terms of: >(a) Price per kilogram or 100 g, or price per pound or ounce, if the net >quantity of contents of the commodity is in terms of weight. >(b) Price per liter or 100 mL, or price per dry quart or dry pint, if the net >quantity of contents of the commodity is in terms of dry measure or volume. >(c) Price per liter or 100 mL, or price per gallon, quart, pint, or fluid >ounce, if the net quantity of contents of the commodity is in terms of liquid >volume. >(d) Price per individual unit or multiple units if the net quantity of >contents of the commodity is in terms of count. >(e) Price per square meter, square decimeter, or square centimeter, or price >per square yard, square foot, or square inch, if the net quantity of contents >of the commodity is in terms of area. > > >Section 4. Pricing >(a) The unit price shall be to the nearest cent when a dollar or more. >(b) If the unit price is under a dollar, it shall be listed: >(1) to the tenth of a cent; or >(2) to the whole cent. >The retail establishment shall have the option of using (b)(1) or (b)(2), but >shall not implement both >methods. >The retail establishment shall accurately and consistently use the same method >of rounding up or down to compute the price to the whole cent. >Section 6. Uniformity >(a) If different brands or package sizes of the same consumer commodity are >expressed in more than one unit of measure (e.g., soft drinks are offered for >sale in 2 L bottles and 12 fl oz cans), the retail establishment shall unit >price the items consistently. >(b) When metric units appear on the consumer commodity in addition to other >units of measure, the retail establishment may include both units of measure >on any stamps, tags, labels, signs, or lists. >On Wednesday, April 23, 2014 10:33 AM, "mechtly, eugene a" ><[email protected]> wrote: > >Unit Pricing is mandated in nine States (+DC). > >If "Unit Price" is defined as Dollars (or cents) per unit of measurement, in >retail marketplaces, > >what are the units of measurement prescribed, or limited to, or allowed, if >any, in each of these ten jurisdictions, respectively? > >Answers to that question requires the searching of various laws and >regulations. > >Who is willing to help search any of these ten jurisdictions? > >Eugene Mechtly > > > >
