Section 21a-75-5 - Price per measure(a) The price shall be designated as per pound or as per ounce, whichever offers the most meaningful basis of comparison for the consumer, on all commodities whose net quantity is customarily expressed in units of pounds or ounces or both, provided that the same unit of measure is used for the same commodity in all sizes sold in such retail establishment.(b) The price shall be designated as per pint, quart or gallon or ounce or liter for commodities whose net quantity is expressed in units of pints, quarts, gallons or fluid ounces or ounces or liters, or a combination thereof, provided, that the same unit of measure is used for the same commodity in all sizes sold in such retail establishment.(c) The price shall be designated as per 50 feet or per 100 square feet, or per 100 feet as appropriate, for commodities and items whose net quantity is customarily expressed in units of feet, inches, square feet or square yards, or per product measurement or whose net quantities are expressed in units of area or length provided, that the same unit of measure is used for the same commodity in all sizes sold in such retail establishment.(d) The price shall be designated as per 1 unit or 50 units or 100 units of commodities, whose net quantity is expressed by a numerical count provided, that the same unit of measure is used for the same commodity in all sizes sold in such retail establishment. Required Units of Measure for Unit Price Designation
The following list of products indicates the corresponding unit of measure which is required to be used in the designation of the unit price of such products by all retail food establishments subject to the unit price regulations. As a general rule, all dry bulk products are unit priced by the pound; all products sold in aerosol cans are unit priced by the pound; and the majority of the liquid products are unit priced by pints, quarts or gallons. There are several products on this list which may be unit priced by different units of measure, provided that the same unit of measure is used for the same commodity in all sizes sold in a single retail food establishment.
Conn. Agencies Regs. § 21a-75-5
Effective July 27, 1984; Amended September 26, 1996; Amended February 2, 2007