Section 02.02.14.171 - DECLARATION OF QUANTITY - CONSUMER PACKAGES01.Largest Whole Unit. Where this rule requires that the quantity declaration be in terms of the largest whole unit, the declaration must, with respect to a particular package, be in terms of the largest whole unit of weight or measure, with any remainder expressed in:a. Common or decimal fractions of such largest whole unit; orb. The next smaller whole unit, or units, with any further remainder in terms of common or decimal fractions of the smallest unit present in the quantity declaration.02.Net Quantity. A declaration of net quantity of the commodity in the package, exclusive of wrappers and any other material packed with such commodity, must appear on the principal display panel of a consumer package and, unless otherwise specified in this rule (see Subsections 171.06 through 171.08) must be in terms of the largest whole unit.03.Use of "Net Weight." The term "net weight" must be used in conjunction with the declaration of quantity in terms of weight; the term may either precede or follow the declaration of weight.04.Lines of Print or Type. A declaration of quantity may appear on one (1) or more lines of print or type.05.Terms -- Weight, Liquid Measures, or Count. The declaration of the quantity of a particular commodity must be expressed in terms of liquid measure if the commodity is liquid, or in terms of weight if the commodity is solid, semisolid, viscous, or a mixture of solid and liquid, or in terms of numerical count. However, if there exists a firmly established general consumer usage and trade custom with respect to the terms used in expressing a declaration of quantity of a particular commodity, such declaration of quantity may be expressed in its traditional terms, if such traditional declaration gives accurate and adequate information as to the quantity of the commodity.06.Combination Declaration.a. A declaration of quantity in terms of weight must be combined with appropriate declarations of the measure, count, and size of the individual units unless a declaration of weight alone is fully informative.b. A declaration of quantity in terms of measure must be combined with appropriate declarations of the weight, count, and size of the individual units unless a declaration of measure alone is fully informative.c. A declaration of quantity in terms of count must be combined with appropriate declarations of the weight, measure, and size of the individual units unless a declaration of count alone is fully informative.07.Units -- Weight, Measure. A declaration of quantity must be as follows, however provided that in the case of a commodity packed for export shipment, the declaration of quantity may be in terms of the metric system of weight or measure. a. In units of weight will be in terms of the avoirdupois pound or ounce;b. In units of liquid measure will be in terms of the United States gallon of two hundred thirty-one (231) cubic inches or liquid-quart, liquid-pint, or fluid-ounce subdivisions of the gallon, and shall express the volume at sixty-eight degrees (68 Degrees F), twenty degrees (20 Degrees C), except in the case of petroleum products, for which the declaration must express the volume at sixty degrees (60 Degrees F), fifteen point six degrees (15.6 Degrees C), and except also in the case of a commodity that is normally sold and consumed while frozen, for which the declaration must express the volume at the frozen temperature, and except also in the case of a commodity that is normally sold in the refrigerated state, for which the declaration must express the volume at forty degrees (40 Degrees F), four degrees (4 Degrees C);c. In units of linear measure must be in terms of the yard, foot, or inch;d. In units of area measure, must be in terms of the square yard, square foot, or square inch;e. In units of dry measure must be in terms of the United States bushel of two thousand one hundred fifty point forty-two (2,150.42) cubic inches, or peck, dry-quart, and dry-pint subdivisions of the bushel;f. In units of cubic measure must be in terms of the cubic yard, cubic foot, or cubic inch.08.Abbreviations. Any of the following abbreviations, and none other, may be employed in the quantity statement on a package of commodity. (There normally are no periods following, nor plural forms of, these abbreviations. For example, "oz" is the abbreviation for both "ounce" and "ounces.") avoirdupois | - avdp |
cubic | - cu |
feet or foot | - ft |
fluid | - fl |
gallon | - gal |
inch | - in |
liquid | - liq |
ounce | - oz |
pint | - pt |
pound | - lb |
quart | - qt |
square | - sq |
weight | - wt |
yard | - yd |
cubic centimeter | - cc |
gram | - g |
kilogram | - kg |
microgram | - mcg |
milligram | - mg |
milliliter | - ml |
09.Units with Two or More Meanings. When the term "ounce" is employed in a declaration of liquid quantity, the declaration must identify the particular meaning of the term by the use of the term "fluid"; however, such distinction may be omitted when, by association of terms (for example, as in "one (1) pint four (4) ounces"), the proper meaning is obvious. Whenever the declaration of quantity is in terms of the dry pint or dry quart, the declaration must include the word "dry."Idaho Admin. Code r. 02.02.14.171