P.R. Laws tit. 23, § 919

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§ 919. Bread

Every loaf of bread sold, offered, or displayed for sale in Puerto Rico shall be wrapped and shall bear on its wrapping a clear and legible label stating the name and address of the manufacturer and the weight of each loaf of bread. Each loaf of bread which is sold, offered, exhibited or displayed for sale shall weigh one-quarter (¼) pound, half (½) a pound, one pound and a half (1 ½) or a multiple of one (1) pound “avoirdupois” weight; provided, that this provision, inasmuch as weight per unit is referred, shall not apply to rolls for bocadillos, hotdogs, hamburgers to be used as rations in hotels, restaurants, inns or luncheonettes. The Administrator shall, by regulation, establish the tolerances or variations permissible for those rolls which are sold, exhibited, offered or displayed for sale in Puerto Rico.

History —June 27, 1968, No. 145, p. 420, § 19, eff. 90 days after June 27, 1968.