let us remind that metric is used in every state.
On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 10:38 AM, John M. Steele <jmsteele9...@sbcglobal.net > wrote: > Connecticut: http://www.nist.gov/pml/wmd/metric/upload/CT-2011.pdf > Very similar to Mass. Again ONLY Customary measure allowed. Since metric > is FORBIDDEN, that seems to explain why it isn't used more. UoM starts > around page 13 of the pdf. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* "mechtly, eugene a" <mech...@illinois.edu> > *To:* John M. Steele <jmsteele9...@sbcglobal.net> > *Cc:* U.S. Metric Association <usma@colostate.edu>; Kenneth Butcher < > kenneth.butc...@nist.gov>; "dsef...@nist.gov" <dsef...@nist.gov> > *Sent:* Wednesday, April 23, 2014 12:55 PM > *Subject:* Re: [USMA:53748] 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 <jmsteele9...@sbcglobal.net> > 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" < > mech...@illinois.edu> 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 > > > > > > > -- ----------------- Ronald L Stone ---------------------------- on Facebook at www.facebook.com/photonron on Google+ at plus.google.com/u/0/+RonStonephotonron on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/enhanceability/ on Twitter (at) photonron --------------------------------------------------------- disclaimers or other restrictions may apply to this message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
