P-

relating to

cherefor; providing for the onforcument thereof; defining offensM.'

",".ao, providing penalties for violations; and repealing ordinan.

41014 and 71087 and all ordinances or Parns thereof in conflict

therewith,..,

shall not

Xchang

c Lic

th on" n" A A =3-"

P".1

boo I a CUM

U011

TITLE AND 0"."`

ated as the 'Uhighns and Measures Code,"

is yeferred to herein as "this cade.::~

WANING OF

arson shall mean both the plural ana

d shall include individuals, partnerships,

C 1e M,

M

ad aav =!J

or wave

A ~

r S

d e v 0,':

The words "weight(s) and/or measure(s)"

ind measures of every kind,

Q-and water meter~'~*'

hereby specifically excluded from the purview A this W,

svisions of this Code shAl be construed to apply to SuA

MeQrs or to any appliances or accessories associatod Wernwich,

(3) The words "Sol!" and "Sale" shall include barter and

10 W

Known anQ Qe

cited as such, and

as the case demand

tions, companinE

y sealer" and "deputy seal

commerce ox

PA.,

up or pac

f t h e

state COARM

ry of a commodicy is made within the State, the delivery

on&

Ter wholesale or rea--,

in any manner Q advance A sale in units wuQaW,-.::

en&O,~~

% naw~

&am

p; n I ~C~

astute cc

the purchasar or to a common carrier i

package form" P"all, a

P&I

-0

torm, tho

SM

jut,

Wel bewevers of an nuxiU'

defined in this sectio

or moasuze, shall be to be a

lsuaer

t ton ividuals or use by individuaLs fm

ance

nnectivn with personal possessi,.-,

varml

none

for wholesale dist

We:

or package of nonconsumer commodity'',

DEFINITION OF

)n only.

then a consumer package,

ely for indu5trial or institi

TIES. For the purpose

Me all auWal flesh* carca

include fish, shellUsh, game, poultry,,

oducts of every kind and character, whether fresh,,

h as but not

molluscs which is prepared, processed, sold or

sale

m

p

M any c

ic Ulm r

se

ked, cured, drie

(2)

4, processed, sold

(3) "Fish" shall u

r~-30' when used in con

"Ton" shaj

"Cord" when used

nkled or processed.

1 mean all fowl,

of 1000 pound

Conn

SITMAL UNITS

clam, crab or other

tended or offered for

Kup

Aing animal, includi

fermented liquor

a with wo

purposes shall mean the amount of wood that is co

pose of this Code:

a ,, i

W cubic feet, when the wood is ranked and we

domestic oi 1d, Whic

ended or offered-for sale,,

ended fo

For the

Lned in a space

owed,,,

on

nc

stem of weignts and

onk or both of these

m in the City of Seat-

Qd measurz, the tables of weighu and m~-

eas"res equival!

to ures

zeu

shed by the MUMtate of Washington, a

and

Al.

on 6.

and m

hav

shall, when A-.,

o f th

shall "o

Seattle.

lent M

The MUMstandar

Section 7.

.3. The S'

in conforlir~"~

obtaiaed

I C U S L Uma

and for

the S

ana

United States and the

measures are jointly reec6nized, and

of basic uaiws of

Such

phited

for use as city standaM

approved by the

n&H'

yp~~

Madan,,

alto: Cho

b ~~'e

At& A

ulture of

ake and SAM'.

tat

and measure, The city

designated by the

-d

ealer except for repairs or for certification, and they shall be

once every live years to the Director of the Depart

Sed

gtoa for tes,

in t~~ of f

10fic purpos

ND WORKING SIANDAM',,

ovided for 0-..

there shall be supplied by the city such Mel

ions of this Code. The V

MaL receipt and at

comparison with the official city stanW

c tion 8

C R V do r uulli~-

LERS lere shal]

in use in the City.

his Code for

7Y SEAM

SUCL necess

aecassary to carry out the provi-

rds shall be verified apon their

er by direct

red to in this Code as the city

C t

Servi WA

ts and Kea

re snaLL Do

and clerical personnel, as the CLQ,~--

authorize who shall be appointed by

ho Mi & KMnj

ary deputy sealers and tec

,.-aay

y comptrol

d regulations and who shall col

AV subj ec t

11caj-

KNERAL MWERS AND DUTIES OF' SEALER

sealor shall have the custody of the City standards of

of the a ther standards and eqir~pa.-~-vt, pro-vi

CoA and shall keep accurate records of the same. The city sea]

orce We provisions of this Cod,-~ ai----~d Stat~,-

upervislon OVer LM

.May

and Measures Act (RCW Chapter 19.90). He shall

1 offered foran

at

is

S to"'

era

0 The city

said

Wanne -4

y e? Ty -"~

AFORM

offered,, or

log

az by the National Bureau of Standards and pub1i,,--,,

Mns to a1L su

other apporat

n

enforcement of this Code the speci;

fox Lai weighing and mensur,,`

'in NULiOnal. Standards Handbook 44 third edition (G.F. 25453;

For the purpose oi this Code, apparatus shall be deemed to be "correc.

1 ':

law, the

posed Or sale. It shall be the duty of the city sealer to inspect

used as often as necessary to secure cmpliance with f,-A-,is

and 00OL2 to ascertain if they are correct, all weights and mea

OFFI GUIDE WR

her

lar shall i

erwi

i:

,:1

have the power to Wspact and test. to ascor-

This shall but not be limited to commercial use (1) in

asurement, or count of or things

edCPO

Mputing

CITY SEAL!

a bw sis,

cr whex

That with respect to s: devices, that is, devices designed

ially only once and to be then discarded, and with

ons,

on the basis of

A E W)

o f

basic charge or fui~, 6~xvices

or measure. or 0) in dater,

me de t

INCORRE

a AV VA fn

adividual

INSFE?

the general o 3 C tive

ation of quantity

easure and inspect

eNposod for

ther the

o'k--vi

quirnme

S-Prod,

and tbe larger lots of which such sample lots are repre-

11 be held

shall investi

Orrect or inc;

by means of a mold or

equired and the

ion will be

entative so,

uponV basis

on such sample lo

tion 12. AVESTIGATIONS. The

him concerning v:

upon his own LAMM% conduct

appropriate and advisable te do

Mums

AM

the provisions

nne

isy be kept, offered, or exposed for sale, on salQ

show them to be

this Code, and sha

Stigations a deeam

nformation on prevailing proce-

-e-,.e., aia tiuna and an possible viola

Ourmination

nsacKons.

suzh packages or amounts of caamodities

d or are found to be

Id in viulation of low, the

In carrying out the provisions

y mark or stamp them in a

of this section, the city senler

dux-,'~~ which the campLiance

on the basis of Ge

offer, or expose for sale aay package or am.":'Un of

been ordered off sale as provided in section ~'-nlo_s~

vackaye ar,amaunt of commuditv has been brought

with legal requirements

~d_ '--y th"'%'z 'n, S i

in to compliance with it

"Pecilic appr'' Ver.

Section 14. STOWUSEA STO& U&MRS. The

city sealer shall have the power to issue scop-use orders, stcp-ruw=1~

Graerq and xemoval ordecA with respect to weights and measure beinG

susceptible of bein, lly used, and 'a issuL stop-removal

uVers and removal orders with respect to packagas or amounts A connudi,

ad, or exposed for sale, cold, or in process of delivery~,

whenever in che course of his of the provisions oZ this QA~

he deems K necessary or expedieac to issue such orders. No person

siiall -,7, sel$ RUM 01 PreMMUS specified, or fail to remove frani

the premises specMed, any """a 0, ow package or amount of

connodiq contrary to We terms of a stop-use order,, oraer

The city sealer shall approve for use aud sea! or mark US appr

Section 15. DISpOSITION OF CORRECT AND INCORRECT ATPARj

or removal order issued under the authority of this se=L

devices such w

may employ recvgaized sampling proce-

of a given lot of packages will be

N ained an a sample selected

ad representative Of 00ch lot* No person shall (1) sell, or keep,

that has

Dose 01 M

A M

iquirements, jR any a&nner excepL With the

asures as lie finds upon inspe,

41

rec

pproprlar%

susceptible of

been rejected m

not C

or disnosed of

orroc

rac Lica

isfac

ark or tag as Nejected" such weights aud measures as he

nds, upon inspectioa or Lest, to bw Ancorrect" as defined in

MOO 10 Of LUS GOdes but which in his best judgment axe Susie-

ble of satisfaccory repair: Proyllgd, That the scaling or mark-,

anu measures as nav

Uu-.

A "be Qcoxrect A

virements of this section shall not be require,

y sealer an the basis that such scaling or marklmg would be

or to the apparaws in ques

aler ohall condema, and may seize and may destrr-,

r8ua 11

4 ph yon

tionot the

Pect to

t in his best judgme"t are not

lights and neasures that have

ny be destroyed by the city

Section 16 of this Code or if

quiraments of Section 16 of

A A 111:;

S "'.1 T." Q, s

defined

ed as renuired

hove Ann

MA 10

MOM

been

tina authori

red

s and measures shal

or such longer period

-Ka

nis SE

use ti

S M8V

10D~'

ro n h

position

6 low il

Section 1K DUTY OF OWNERS OF

the authori-~.'

Code, and shall,

ay dispose of the sanq,

nner as is specifically autharized by the reie

to be made correct

1H

use(

Dund t orrec L Mc. norint'a Permission for Z;

use is issued bv the re"acting authnrip,3

Section 17. POLICE WERS; EIGHT OF ENTRY. Wi

Cho enforcement of this Code and any other law dealing with weig-i

" "Y se2ler is aurwrized with the consenc of one occup=',

or packagm-, or~ used, retained, or

or sold in "violation of law. Upon presentacion of proper crw,-Ji

authorized to arrest any violator Q We said Coda and to seize for

use as evidence incorrect or unsealed weights and measures or amount:

is hereby vested with the powers c',k

measures that he is, or may be empowered to enforce, the city sealer

ursuant to a lawiullv issued warrant at reasonable times du-~

ormal business hours of the person using the weights and meas

used or kept Wr cunnex i §

4V& f

exomine

M"

Lhev have been o1fic

urDo,'~i-,s tor rne ~ s:-P.'- "D S e

na mEosurns

iiap,,.~sed upon him by chis Code,

Section 18. MWERS AND DUTIES 01:" The powers

and duties given to and ijaposed upon the city sealer by sections 10,~,

11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 17 of this Code are hereby given to aud imposec

u'pon the deputy sealers also, when the instructior

enter into or upon aq,,.o or promises where weiahts0

nts anu measures

counercially unL

anaI

9W

sold ~

the a ~~

sectic

0 W

a torm so

methods sive accurat

e identific

identity of the commn:,

such U-

provlQea

only by

ded. That

s 0

rorwat--''

L515

ght,

rn&~

I G 1 Ono mll~

0

ME-'

crushed stone, and the like, when, sold by chbic measu

the quantity of cowm<,

P I-

GENERAL,

A apply (1) to commodities wW.',~ L,~, consumption on

Uses where sold, (2) to vegetables whe--,

he, j,, in

AM by a low of the State or by Federal Law, (4) to cammodities Da

mixtmres. ond loose solid materials such as earth. soil, gran-,

hall bear on the out

unions the same car,

Luagw"

y b e

Y counc only i

save other manner, (5) to concrete aggregates, concrl..--

Section 20. SANE, PACKAGES: (Ak" ",C*UV","*~"-- ""Y

ORIGIN. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, any nammm-',

-'odu or deLivered for int'-':"n~' J

kept for the purpose of sale, or Offered

Wall

ckage form when there exists a genera.~1. usage to express the

uaprocessed vegetable and animal fertilizer when sold by cubic measura.

inn S=3

rherwQ

e sold

count: Ergy!

ties not

L9, WAKODITIES;

and conn.-

comwou'l.

A " -C&Se 01 MY pW"CK%v-QW KnQUI., V-Mreuk, or exvosea tar SaAW2 or Sold,

business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor: RjqyjAQ, That

in connection with the declaration required under clause (2), neither

the quol-&-yin"g w"~nn "when packed" or any words vf s0milywr 1K."wort, nor

place othor than on the ~,Yhere the same and place of

cerm quallying a Unit 01 weight, measure, or count (zor examp1q,

Hot" "giant," "full," and the like) that tends to exaggeraLe tK-:~

amount of in a package, shall be u5ed.I

Uon 21. SAME: DECLARATIONS

Kali weights."

e totaL selli-.r

ge term,

,shall bear an the outnjul

)ackaga a plain &nd conspicuous declaration of the p

!RiL of weigbt, measure, or cuuut'

la addition to the declarations reQuired bv section 20 of Lhis Goc

SAME; MISLEADING PACK in pa-c",

form shall be so urapped, nor shall it be in a container so made,,,

coaten P C Me package,

Lion 23. P, TIS INC PACRAGES FOR SALE. Whenever a

price of the package is stated in thy advertisement, there sha

associated w0b such statement of pU

declaration of the basic quantity o

the package being one of a IuL centaini

unts of t&- and be

go a,,

That Wheye the law

nalry W apie,

M the Ou0nol

way LEIM

app:

wchaEa n tha

ses on the package) need appear in Me wavervisament:

there shall not be included as part of We decla,,~-

Med under this section such ~,.-.erms an "when packed,"

not less than or any other tena~

UNK2 a unit of WeiSt. Wwasure, Or

L~iat Lenda LO exaggerate M,

amount of commodity in the packagE

Section W. AFFLIGAT1W

commodities in package Eorm except those

A inner wrappings not intended to be A

WOWUMQA~

containers not

o1a to on

a Ao

-'J. smalier unit ot wei= or Measu-,,

ation requi

U." and rhe "'J

pear an tho packvg~

ge, only the denlaraniva that S'.

rea to appear iirsc ans wiunuu~,

0 ,~

1 Wr

narma in Qonzormauc

cc tioa

tai

Wq ually

LM

S 14,11.1,

individual

irements of thi

used

is notthe OT aine

tact and intende

d at the

e

intended to be so:

,p in variable weights

either w

here no packa

;e the method o

W 1,

A V

strlt=w."

GL,--The term 'jackage" shall be conscrued to

auy conLainer or wrapper in, QW:~ is enclosed

the delivery or display for I,= does not incl.

shipping convaia= ur wrappers used solely Nor ME trAnSpOrt.-A"On of

rIv indic

ORM

any written, printed, or graphic matter Me,,

Dnstrued to mean a oacka

ges of the 5awe cummod!

dial packages intended to b;I

rriers and transparent wrappers

ainers when the wrauners or carriers A not

y such commodity in -,,n ~*-,-_,':~-:~ntityto Manuzacturer;

- The A

Owes of

0 1 J.

. Mc

yo~"

rm Ya nd c

tnac is one 01 a to

3ame con6uuer casmodity with no fixed pattern

ovin '00

ontainix two or

in the same quar

he

I"

ago" shall be con.-

Iment, or delivery

IM

UO 11.~

rrA,

iadividu"i.

with the

Pac

roce'S'

A %."

but capable of being indiv

of this Code,,

_---The term "label" shall be const;ued to mean any

written, printed, or graphic matter affixed to, applied to, attached

d into, embossed on, or UPOTIOwn into, 9

roximity to the (

ac

"I I~IS%IMC'J- -.-- -~'M'$' ~' --MOMS for purposes of hran%:

R ters -Drl"O'

panel or panels" shall be construed to mean

likely to be displayed, presented, shown, or examined under normal

and cumanary conditions of display and

diaplay panel appears more than once on a package, all requlremenU

pertaining to the "Principal display panel" LO ali s:.

those ~Partsv of a label that isk or are, so designed as to be most

shall appear generally parallel to the baso an which the package resn~~-~

"rinalpa" aimp

01 0

rRig'.

U C)", -A declaration of identiov sha'Ji..

spear on the principai Olspiav panel a~-

jey i n e p a c k a b y 0 ~.'I -OK, U S Ud i aam 0

generic term, or the like,,

expo

Any Pacuaw mept, ovi

ned for sales or SOUP at any Place other than on the P.~

where packed shall specify consptcuously, 0-;-i., of the

I'a

informaKoa

name and address A t

a0v

Mr. or distributor.

~urate nane, or, Won not incorpo'

W name under which the

esigned to be displaved,

n u

MaJ.1niny ainiv

sect to the or to the content

T-h

directory

street address way be omiUed if this is snown in a current 6~

Hatuxed by the persou. whose name appenry on the label, the name shall

telephone directory. The requirement for inclusioa

been devel

r July 1, 1968m

,,rson manujactures, pecks, or

WhOr than his principal place of business, the lahel may

I

such statement would be misleading, Where the commodity is n~

UK street address$ city, sta

"I Q

the principal place of business in lieu of the actual place whore tk~

connodity was manufactured or packed or is to be distributed, unlpy~

by a phrase that reveals the connection such person 1

1. t

;-... MA YS 'MMYMMUMU Wr = PaCK-,

0 f~i

stributed H or Vay other

chat expresles, the fay~.

it, declaration be in terms ol the largc

SAIII with respect to a particular rpas

Organ whole Unit of weight or measure, wiry

QU e r W 0 "."

INI

r t -~-,,

remainder ir.-- ',*-,;~,':~,'~As of cammon or decimal fractions of

the smallest Lmi'~,-. sent in the quantity declaration.

on rEqULMS Ma

=015 UM

rema,Lnaer expregm,

Kage ICIUSK"; ad

net of

CM;

other material packed A& suci~

That the declaration of quantity on an aey%~

he unincival di

shall bear a declaration of the net quaw.

W; cd

propellant) that WUL he expelled when the instructions for use as

Ti-t theshown on the container axe

,,,,,eigh& shall be used when stating the net quantiy uf con-

tents in ter S A WeWnt: And Urovides kurther. That a QuantitV

declaraLion nay appear on more than one line of print or type~,

LI j "T' The declarM''J:~' J

quanKy of a particular conmodity shall be expressed in saw

tents of weight, measure, or count, or a of count and

weight, measure, or sive, as have been fimnly escablished in genera-i

and trade custur and as give accurate and adequat---.'~

nf~.-_ as to the quantitv of the

chere exists no firmly established

custom with, respect to thc', used in

the -anoodity is liquid, or in terms of weight U the COMMO',,-,

of quantity, the declaration shall be in terms of liquid

se-m.isoll,d, viscous, or a in,

,Kurther., Tha

ontainer, the declaration shall. of 1,

0SW,

! the cmxandity2 unless the declaration of w~_i

Vully intormative to Such declucavion snail aunsm

prb.-i

Mac

decial

'~a~'

-ty, J'.n EMUS 0

the weight, measure

individual in ol- 'L"'e

r oa the outside of the package a declaration of

le nUM

totai out

Q ST T_"

tlc~

no 1G lu

pear on the principal wispla

ati

Ouns shall

r size of ON.

or measurE ~.)

WL nO

rentUeLical qu,antit

aunt or size of the individual uni-s~

rma t iv %

?P

ented by a declaratio

Pa ~-,

and

inement of a dual

ge containing more t

) the total quantity of the contents Q the multi-UN.

package: krgyMpA, That the requiremens tor a Oeclara-

tioa of the total quantity of Contemn of a mUILVUnV_-

ge shall be effective With Lespe= to those lahmt~

revised after Janvory 1, 1910. Any such decluratlun af

b ~-*

=M~

=Y

panel, the individual UAU~

be separately sold

units of

shall bear on the label A thi;-,

unit.

Pac

U 1", ~:~ M,

ge containing individ

loncity declaration for

aits ov reasonably similar commodities (such as, for

At; packages, variety packages Of cereal) shall bear an the label

'~?0- -,~n tl-he pawka&@ a declaration of the total quant.u~

le case or cvLinuvicei or

nearly cylindrical containers, information required to appear on

in units of weight, shall be in terms of the avoirdupo-I.,

Kpal display panel shall appear within that 40 percent of the

is most likely to be displayed, presented, shown,

or examine,--i C-;.-~'stomary COWAN= of display for retail",

Wts of shall be in tenm~

United States nallon of

uid-ouuce subdivision;,,-

and shall MW

he case of 'du

Wo in the case of cha t Is normally

consuned. while frozen, for which the declare-

tion shall express

shall express the volu~~ .::t 60* F (15.60 Q~~

MIME at thE XroWn LVMPC~i'.

the declar V

-~ the case of a commoUL

the refrigerated state,

AN! express the volau~:-

WUNC il

in units of linear measure, shall be in terms

YOL" 1 AVU4. U1 M-1

~unIts of area measure, shall be in terms r-

'Dr

in uaits of dry measure, shall be in terms A

140 A? n"NAO 4qnbo~

in UK U

d dry-pian subdivisions of the A

AS Measux~--.~

cz%'.11.-~.ic cubic fook or cubic inch-

Fravi&% That in the case ot drugs, in Lieu W to the

contrary, the declaration of quantity may be in terms

metric system ort"d

That in A,",

case of a for eNpart shipment, the declaration of:

be in terms of a system of weight or measure in conuoi-,

use in the country to which such shipment is to be exported; Aq,

That when packages of fluid dairy products aad'

packages of ice crea-,~-a frozen desserts are put up for

in quantities of 8, 16, 32, or 60 fluid ounces, the quantity declaratU,

may be expressed as "1/2 pint," "I pint," "I quart," "I/

the abbreviations, and

ent of a commodity or

exam

eni

Abreviation is "oz" for both

in

ion Sha

P'I

PUIMI.J.

q Ua r

Square

The ~,-%f sh~'-,

on&

ay be

4 ounces

nQ

cubic centi-

meter

kilogram kg

microgram Meg1~'.I

milliliter M1

plural forms, of,

y the use of

:ed when, by ass

Sume of less

Me case ox area weasuxe on less

e case of ,

ound one pW

tic

or Mid measi

W&C

;Qr meaning

n 1 ;Ig

6 q U;.-I

of less

0p s.

s

-Ovided.

An the cas

may be aspressed 1

unit, the fraction

(a) leng

Tha

luid measure of

decla

one gallon or more,,

iAntlty declaration appearing on a randc

U-r

I out t o t 1111 Wo dec:

Eour feet or more,,

measure of four s

than two

packages containing cne pound or more

one pint or mor bu le

express,,,

car',

containing one foot or mv

be expre

parentheses by a

d, in a d,

than A,

of decimal fractions of the largest appropria'.

Carrie

I

than one gallon

That tne declaratio

be expresseA in terms of pounds and decimal frac

in inc he s

aore, and

Dur pounds or more

places,

be expressed in terms of the largest

Wal placew

dj in addi

ing on a randar package

sha

ressed in terms of the lav,nvL le

tity declaration appearing an a randoMAPA Th A, the doJM

the declaration

package

I be

be followed by a decl,

the largest who

package may be expressed in terns of feet and decimal fractions 0

foot carried out to not more thin two decimal places.

the declar

Sha foll sond in terms

lara tion

ocima

of square feet

o decimal p

no t m v','

type commodities) the quantity declaration shall be

A 01.,

,moos

dtPension of less than ~

a

four inches width or

inches within the parenthetical, and

OtF units

(b)

shall

jw'.~

AC

ches and

ess than

essed in squore inches and, in additio

qua re

ill

terms

linear inches;

hut less thx.."

of square inchsquare

theses by a dec. both the

xMS of the la:width, eac''

it roll-

a square inch declaration i

usable units

agi D.6 -4

I " .-

owed iiaa

;th and

hole unit:

A

ce

declaration of unit area but not a declaration

a of all such un

pupodities with indivi

rforationsh

a;

followe-Ai,

and width in te

That

(1) no declar

I

bidimensional co

lesf

ension :

in sqtyre

~Ss et may be stated in

!a the parenthetical, and

feet is required for caamo-

dities for w

Rre terms of end use (such as tablecl

D.6.7.

units of one or more cuspouents

to complying with

remeats is sect:

usable unit

Roll-type commoSAW

usable

however, such

tot

(b) nt

count

tuez

: h,

length and width measurem

:h cammodities clearly present the

Uvidually usable

ty declarati

pplicable quantity declaration

when perforated

a demued to be made up

smodities &tall be labeled in terms of

weaourement and

P

e units, and

le

feet is required fo

Rith a width of four inches

(d) dimensions of a single usable unit

common fractiv-~

tem:;'.

the

-."Frac tions employed L

-Q,

tablished veaer,-~

the reduction of

Mon may be made in a

L to three places.

auawity declaration ma

gnt, measur(-,,~, or

rjacipal display

intents shall not

W " 0

a ar decimal ans . A

to its lowes

out to more than two Vlaces:

h usage and cum

decimal iraction may be ca:

d by

such os declatatior

nel,

lude any terms qualifyi,

aggeraL

ticular camaodity

~~o I.,ractions, as s

1 contrary

th above,

3west teymn, the declarvi

more dec larations

app;.-.~

antD,

ent of the

regarded

and a statement of quantity in terms of

-,~-&ayalso appear on the principalweight or

display panel or on other pa

2 5 ~;-4

cc

e sc~.

ant

VIC

least ec

definite,

the

color of backaround

lette--~

one Me

ny package shall be permitted, even thv~

case sn

tion of quantity be 'oy the of Ule words

'then packed" "hinimm" or "not less than? or any words of similar

nPort, shall any unit of weight, Measurup or count be qualified by

quancl

WIt

p,

to

n a const

ckage shall appear thexeon in the English. language and

nd shall be congpicuous as to M,.-,

olor of In--ter's; and in co~

required informatiou that is either in ham

e entirely clear and em,

vnz"'~

contents ot a pacKal

MC,

subparagraph

and C

panw~,

-The declaration

qua-

amo

Provm,

-,

to

ay panel

e shal'i

CYLINDRICAL CONTAINERS,

"20

xalge quantity

and no unreasosable shortage

rations

i the WUWerwis

be style of type or letLering

~_-'ag

ozented with respect to other

type, letWrlag, or graphic material on ti

declaraLioa

n TM;

-The declar;-,

the

perce

container

Y.1.4.

Sna

ting color if no

norasAnz color.

printed

11 b~

height of the ALWAS iu

(b) to the left and right7 by

width of the 1,

used in the doe ra Lion ~

packag on

a gla

except

onnation is blown,

juired label information is

to at least the

the declaration, and

now

A

"Pan "16pnvy i,

aLniuer, one entire side

considered to be the prinelpa

the height t%j

Arica! or near

the prod

the circumfere,

W27-

qual to twice thhe

Cyl on-

the

chees

f any other shap& cOntainerx 40 percent

0 top a

XQ H -'~

.A""Pon ~.~

I display panel

iangular or circular packAge

of polish), the area

shall exclude aps, bo

shoulders and necks & bottles

1U9RDeQ'_"

ad lemers

5 square inches and less. 1/16 inch

MOW tha..':

inches and not grwwte-,~_-

than 25 square inches,

ater man z; squareinches and not grwa"~"

ban 100

Creater than 100 squareinches and not greater

j, are inches~

than 4,0',D

contaL-

ats an obvious pri

top o:

The he

ation AM b

square-inch a-.

01

or molded into

surface ofcontainer

ON

consumer cousioa

uunly dacl=

clout We

OQ tenus ot the large;

W,

ed:

odity

ativ

W unit,

appe

-A randan packaga bearing a label ca~-,

C,

Eno LOWL DZIC

ividual

me

free area requirements of this regulation, In the ca5e A U raW

package of food packed at oaa ploes for subsequent sale on anou&'

neither the price per unIt of weight nor the tocal selling price need

appear an the package, Drovided the package label Mcludes buth such

prices at the time it Ls offered or exposed for sale Ot ret

Wrapp

5 sl

_N

;1 :

so

101 acclarOCIOT

OncalM

en individualiv Wranned Mews Of?

na t

labeling requirwyencs of this sk.~~1"L indivi

exempt fra-."i requirements,

-serving-size PackagesF.4. .01 L J_'JI SERANO

fOO00 containing less than 1/2 ouncE or less than 1/2 fluid ounce

use W institutions, and passenger carriers, and not

intended for sale aL Mail, shall be excapt from the mquired decla

Man !Q ounm~.

conform to the

pieces shall be

on r

-~,nc, IV -

J, form toor in ~-nt,,

S, p"~of this section, sueb. .I.i:; cut

of tobac,.-~c~~ cigars be 1--raati sucb~ requixer

sect-i~-,,-, sha

,ve dathe

au" -~aeas~ e-containersue.b. as milk bottles-ii

h standards are. ....,,2,fications are set forth

TBureati oil, 44 01,11 11 ~.

1,

~j~...- ... ........ -I.-

. . . . . . . . . .

bc,

OF andp~-,~.,

Ve.,.~,

p

prescr,,

be "Erom the

'.-.: q

e e el Ell

ph D.

k AND

jt~

.

~

-,-~

:.~

-foducts are

t to Federal I

viding cons~=e

a.,-, se;- "wc-th in pa:~:a-.M;' k, I

.ners

ow reasonably sound principles of-

the A

A= ,

1 -:"

-Mus sac

cream and similar frozen dessert

e state of Washington, such package

......va

causea UY unavoluaolc

tents of individual packages that occur in good packagi-~

but such variations aball not be permimed to

average of the quantities in the packages of a

Asinn either a whivuent or other deliverv of

G.1.2,,

U11UNS TO BE A-L

U11

sectinn tor

(subparagraph E.31,

111"Ady

ions in

ev t, a f f

ORU i

Stomary exposure to coi".~d'IA..--i.Qus

I

UDID",

.-roaut:Ls anu PU(11

sh(

set

PA

Sh..'

f o-.

Ur in.,

age~~

-at tilar h exte

articul

to C OQA'~

-Varlat

ermitted when caused by

a declare

aux...

standardized by law or

shall be,exanpt from the

age in any pa

--,ackages in the sam,.;,

VAriations

C a..-"atroduced into int-

shall be consLrued to tine LW"--.

t aad, deliv,,, f , ,,k,,e

irectly to the puxchaser or to his agent, or

a for to the pu-rch,,-.~ser

paragraph shall be construod as

iat the Phra;

hi,~

at

ade within the Scate, the Wit-

t Led under paragrap'~-

tr

& YI

rounins

le pack

package into

ria Kons

shall, in the case of any shipment

ermin& by the facts in the individual case,

Section 25.

this Code in COMneCtiOn. WILh any commoT

any connodAy is sold on the W

A.<.

of. co,~=,odity shall be employed, and all contracto

AILIQ

thats 6a 0% as a shipment, deliv

WacKaIGS Ox a ~-

yossession c~r t'h,,-,~ c

the paxson who introduces

state exposure

a ~

-32-

ger

aau

Qe

or nervi is Otte;

shall the prime be represented in any manner calculated or teadj

mislead of deceive an actual or pro spee Whenever an

advertised, posted, on labeled price per unit of weight, measure, oi

count includes a fraction of a cents all elanents

be prominently displayed and

= T 1 CKUr 1.11- nevs ny cemmodIty

posed, or advercised for s,:7

shall not he misreprasewx.-

mpre

fraction Wanly ad'Jacent to, of the same general desig

nd

roq

via as. and at least vae-half

onting the whole car,

Section 27. MEAT, POULTRY, AND SEAFOOD, ENCe r Media

cousuunrion on Lhe premises where sold or as one of several

Xe2dy-to-eat meal sold, as a for cons elso

whera than on the pranises whera sold, all meat, meat products, pou

(whole or party), and all seafood including shellfish, offered or

Kposed for sale Dr sold as food, shall he offered or

dinviactive food Droduct or a food cowbinaticllli~' product or

Wen A 0 1

W.'

501 BE

ox associated with sake other oK elements to form either

tion 5hall be offered or ex1posed for sale and cold by w.-i.

Secrina 28, BREAD, No persoa sh.-:~13' for

Kpose for sol-La. any brand except in the following wo

which shall be the net weight at less

I andard all loaf," which she'.

an seventeen ounces; %ta"

a-hali ounce6; or muk.

07LII

e loaf," which

ces and not move than

ve nours syoEr i.-~

the foregoing weights

10ef" and Manda&l

han variations at the rate of one ounce over and one ouace under the

egaing, per "Standard, al-aall or one one,half over

or under the foregoing, per "standard large loaf," or any multiple of

the foregoing variations per each multiple Me Kaf, in the above

specified unit weights are permitted in individual loaves, but the

weight of not less than twelve loaves of any kind of loaf shall

not be Less Man the

Qi-L

2AL or exT

of a loaf

~'.71` T!

ya uni:

01110MARGARI

el I shall be unlawful

h form that it

R N"

mergarine, and margarian shall be Afered and exposed for sale and so

by weight, and only in units of 1/4 pound, J'_/. 2 or Mul

P e S avoirdupois weight.,,

Section 30. FLUID DAIRY PRODUCTS. All fluid dairy products.,

including but not limited to whole ed will, cultured milk,,,

WW"

CK onlv in units

~'YQISI tons,

nd bul

Uid pint, 10 fluid ounc

re ta

0~'t

eksges in units of less than 1 gill shall be permitted,,

- r- M MINY GRITS. When in

package form, and when packed, kept, offered, or exposed for sale or

solds wheat flour, whole wheat flour, graham flour, self-rising whOat

Mur, phosphased brauamd flour, enriched flour, enriched

~'ar,, nriched corn floux, corn meal, an,.,e

miny grime shall be J~n units of 2, 5, 10, 25~1~ 50, or 100

pouaus 2avoll,

2 or were than 100 shall be

rmilky shall be p~

purchaser a

weight units, the C

ticket with the followi.:.,. t ion clearly stab

LIVERED BY

Lai

yress

ection

a the purchase

way his puxch','i~

urchasa

e

unds;

or

ME C

K 1

Whon a.vehicle delivers to an indivic

a

name

saj

ons of gross and tar

be stated in. terms of pounds. one

by the vendor, and the othe-,--

of delbery oZ the

ellver~

gross and tz

nd address of

d (3) the net

net weight is derived

so tA.,

livered to the purchaser at tb

or Hall be surrendered, an demand.,

L'I'Ll

S'h~,n"'L 1.ss-,ue a weight slip in lieu thereof for delivery

! the PuxChasEr, Amself, carrLe

shall be required Aly to give to the

sha'l.

puranasei

-

OULIOU

sold by liquid measure or by net

isions of section 19 of this Code,,

1 not in packag

the casw of sal

bh

deliver~

ator

pounds in the

either

of sale by N th

of WIN

W35-

of

deliva

or by

ity, eqwil to

(2) the name

delivery

erm!

of ea

amount

Usure or 100

dered to

(b) within a period

utually agreed upon in wrKinq or othei

(3) identity of

unit price (that.

MMGUM~

shall

h

sailon and its

ment on which, in

n the vendor and

and, in clar

ss or' the ptrcchaser,,

per p und, as

the

of sale by liquid

ryp tosether with any meter

been computed, espressed

decimal subdivisions, and (6)

of the delivery, together

A such in

assed in terms of tons or pounds av

Mon 34. FRUITS, Be

adelibla marking equi,

ype of fuel compris

price per gAllon

delivered, (5) in the

4 'y

and SM

the marking provisions

LICENSED CITY Of SEA TTIL-,L'- ii'~..';..--`%

~'It

to be

ei

ypoxatio% to WcGael act a

,der of a va

ymaster

ting license

ity

j

per

complies wit!

f

by the N

anaua 1

ards Handbook 44, may make applicaMa to the

tions, tolerances, and 0

ig a scale

0, technical

ith amendmeats ther

ds and published in

1 a Men&

for

CA shall

or

shall expire at midnight April 30th

renewed fram year to year by the city sealer

the

oauh'.a-'

ne fee.

ense shall author!

soalur for appointmen

nployees or Che offiwev''~'

aler

ler Hads Wgh and use the

so appoint,

ace Sha], or to is Ue

gh-

nd all such

but may be

f the annual

04 license

ed weight

ceruji1wates at the locatiou designated in the license in conin

th LN--:, standards of weigbts and measurv-,-~ authorized and establ

this Code. The license shall expire at midnight

the applicatio

tion po

Ora,-,

apply in

r"ain

e provp,,~

tens

avee

grossf tare

iZhs, the'A

y

C th

W37-

ighe'we~Y, sha 11 a -,u

~~' ---,

-~

--

e' ~ "~ "-- '.- A,

-ed Cit-v to ates of weights

Lon

-m,ay be renewed 0

nd shall

nor

an the

such -scale

T~"~'.17,

`V -~ry 0

the con$ II.-

d bbe ,.-nn. y the Uce,~sedon a

the I.; C, s ter 'o the effect that U

and shall also bear all

of a Seal

E-

~:'~ Ul~

,.,-r or any

n hp -Iall w~d SI.

L

3",

his shall

R S ";~ ~-`

he

~-I-' actual

.,--~ter shall by

1-01. inspection

The!

-all be forfeited and retur -61, '- -1, -ap

sea

VIL.J-Lication sha-1,3- be the

eaier or deputy seale~:

or to again V:

Suen co,=100M

to ce,My the weights

eights; and it she!! be unlawful for such driver to refuse so to do,

n event the weights vertified by such. Licensed City Weigher obvil be

deRI

dalk,7

10 corr"",

hat who

and weighs

ON

delivery ticket,

approvau

Lice-,

ificats of V

occurs

Cit

thereol an a

Saler or aepusy sem

Lubwent of any such

as DV-,-

ats of this Code

such

y

then scale and tu a

C"'Yr,I-,

,.:he ce

alar is d

the article

master is the buyer

liver to the 9

an a form approved by the

39-,

Myra Ut

or c

c, r ha s

unvoacl= Were

officially weig

Purtion of

c Led Q the I

ip or de?

o-

c

ovate of any kind on which in whole or in part

ou in any ma

rtment

MWI

nix

reques

UAI

uxer sn

Ann, office or officer

Lyon revocnUon of City s ter

City Weigher'6 licenses issued und

Lcense, shall be surrendered to the city

ter, upon terminwuiun A employment of any Licensed

Agher, or upon nevocaLion of any City Weigher's license,,

rrender such license to the city sealem,

Usec I

r m ostwe

Code

OSPECTION SERVICI

: t

Seattle

x emnA~

SUM servi

prayer

ng PaYM

~40-

vary or

Wity commonly sc

ed upon the

sured, by a,!

snodity, excep

iver

sue or deliver any weight

er said Cit

shall denote all

or to alter

A K

g

.ill not be

r"s

plac

over 300 call,

n tion 37. CONSTRUCTION OF CONIMACTS.

like

Med or definedvn,-~

i6 Codel aaid ail contra,,~L.,

Wall be construed in

-41-

Vehicle (beam Lype),

Vehicle Wam Lype'.

VehicleVehicle (autamavi",

Dorwaan (beam typ-.,,-

~.,utamn Lic- Mica tin

OHB (overhead butcher's bews) 600

Q *,

Nuppe'l

Grawe-

S C a 1w,

Loading Rack Hater:.-;

Linear Measures Win xWe ter

id Test Measu w3

0 i On Ench,

isoline punpz~ak Truck KeLers

wo-stw

incl,~

1600#

Above20001

Eacha C th

Will

.,.ckh

to 30 Tuas

Above 30 Rus5 to 30 Tons

less

10 0 0

-,1

:1z

on less

1100Aless

or less

r 1w.

r V,

10 00

~0

2.50.00

5, ~,i

2 X0SS 25 NOess 25,00

100.00

2, 00

2~

MOO

414 -W, A ,

D,,"Q11Qk4,

ScWer Dr W~

P e r S~"'

unlawful ior a

suc

cclon it

1 C.,

id anyone convicted of a violatiop of thj

mat less than $20.00 or more

ment for not more than thret,~ ~-aorths, or by both suc;

all SAX 10011

ton shal

n $200.00,

PENN]

ny wa,

a f f i-:

ection 39. IMPERSONATION OF OFFICER; PENALTIES. It is

person On in any way the city sealer or deputy

y the use of his Eval or a counterfeit of his sea!, or in any

ther manners and 2nyone convicted of a violation of this sGwian sha

10 i'-~

pr

OFFENSES KND ITNALTIES, It is unlawful for any

ov by his servant or agent, or as 1

MOD

pan

HINDERING OR OBSTRUCTINC OFFICER;

usen to hindez or obstruct

sealer in the performance of hi

Afe XPO

have in. possessio Ul'

ed in section 11 of

ire. or hava in poss

orpose of gelling or hiring, an Acorrm.,

ession for the

cod to VIA

out ~ Q%":

'or any

np te d

-0

us

on 15 hereo

P1

Ave Q044

spiciijed in sec

pl,

rovisions of Evid section 11;

such weight or measure has been

thing, or service when, an buyer, he furnishes We weight or vQwsura

so

an.

(4)

Ormln-".~

for sale, or sell, any conaodivy, thing, or service in a condition or

trom any weight or measure. contrarV Ca Law. a,,

at mark placed thereon by the appropriate authority;

(5) Sell$ or offer or enpase for sale, less than the qu

(6) Toke move than the quanApy he represems of any commA

(9)

Aa

which Lie annunt of the commodity, thing, ou servhc

Keep for the

viola

e of anv Mac

caual

etail

pies

A,

ZlDea'

ed or condem,-,'

trade; except in the preparatic

0 r S e r W?,

put up in advance A sale and of medical prescriptioni

measuxo that is not so posMoned that its indicati

read and the weighing or measuring operation Merv

which may reasonably be assuned,

Code f aj

vertisup or offer or ex,

cKnge

ght qr

be accurately

some poAtion

LXW"'

Subseouen

ir COM

1

Viet

-P

M

reof punishab,

or by SpAsonme

and QprisunRent

alL ne pun

ine 0

violatio

more Wan §500.00, or

MO.,

not

and upon a

Gle by a

ament

a and i2pnisonment.

S than

e than three

:and

10 r

Code. vroof

WaS

which or from. which it is shown that buying or

00

on 4L.

the absence

proof of the

asuring device

about any building, encl

NCE. For the purposes of this

ght or measurre or a weig'ling or

vehiana. a

1ina is cumm-,-;

ire or

ns and of such use

MCA

ction 42, SEPARABILITY,

nstitutione

c,i: is held invalid, the constitutionalAy i

do and the applicability ther,

t be

or the

Pr-I

oi

therso!

the

iance shall be cumul;

~th

are

Secti

rEM&

and ordinance 71087

i:elating to weights and measures, establishistandards therefor, providing for the enforcement the-..---

roviding penalties for violation, andances or parts thereof in conMet tbarewiW''

A N ORDMANCE relating to emergency inspection of Sea

measuring devices and. commodities: Miny fees

creating two additinnal positio-,

and Standards, fixing the compensation Wnc=making an appropriation from the Emergancy 1

availwbV.:

3v

rdi=We 41014 entitled:

Ued'.

an

any pm

edz provided that such

and all other ordinances or parts of ordloances in conflic

f tj

nces shall

ny

Section 43.

~PWUX

affe

made

ad

conclusive evidence to

r use of such weight or mea

1 purpi

sUrr

prov:

Mility

C~-N*UJL~.TIVE. The provisions

or by virtue of any such ordina

W A

or YKNO

this Code

any peyson--

minder

rcira-

(To be used for A, Ordinances except Emerge-ricy.)

Section-4'

-)' ~

This ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty days from and after its passage, andl

approval, if approved by the Mayor; othervvise it shall take effect at the time it shall become a law under the

provisions ol the city charter.

Passed by the City Cauncil the ...... -V~ ............... day of........................................ )

I

and signed by me in open session in authe-ntication ofitsA~~§ago

twi, ....... ....... I .... day of,

,! '~~:

..... . ..... --i-I.-~ -

President .... ..................of the City Council.

Approved by me this ..... ...... .... day of................ ... ..... ....

Ap

1,"iled y -me this ........ ....... .. day of..... ... .. ........... ......... -

Pubhshed ...... ...................... ............ ..... ...........

Attest .......... ..... .. . ..........

City Compteoli~;-r apd City Clerk.

N .............

"epuEy ~.'Ierx.

-45CSS 8.i.v

I Ite City of Seattle-Legislative Department

MR. PRESIDENT:

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....................... - .... ..... ....................................

.......... .......... ------------ -- - ----- .............................. ... -- --- ..... - .... - ......

........ I ... - ----------- ...... ............ - .... ..... - ........... ... -- .................. I -.- I ....

Committee

Date Reported

and Adopted

.................................... ................... .... - ........ ............... Mairman

........................... I .................. - ....... I .... ................... ......... - ... - .... - .........

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.................................................................... ......... .. . .... ..... - .......

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...- ................ .... - ....................... ..................... ...... ........ ..... .-I....

T-',-~e -,,indei-signOd~ on oath states that he ~S in

Whorized repinsentatke of The DaRy Mung of Commerce,a daily newspaper, w-11-tich tiewspape-i is a legal. n.ew'spaper

of ge,-aeral (.-Irculation and it

is-, no,,v and ba,~~ beert for Vnere

than six months prior to tho oate of publicat-ion. hereir-ifter

-fe-r-rc-d to~ published in the Enghs,1-3- :aagu-ago continuously

,s a d m pap;--tr 1r) Seattle, 'K-iP'g co-unty'. wasbirqnnn~,a "J. y new s -

and it is now arzd dudng ald of said time ~vas -,printed an

chfice maintained at the plEtCe, Of -1)Ubl--Ca1'JO0.

this newspaper. Thc- -Dai",y Jo-amal of Commerce, was on. the

~2.1;h day of June, 19411, appro ed as a legal newspapf;'~r b

,he Superior Cuiart of Coll-nty,

The nO-R-.- ,m lhe exact form ~~:o.uexed, was published in

mgWar Imms of The My journal of Comyneive, AM Nvas

regudarly cWtAbuted to its subscribers during the beiow

MAW