Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 08, 2026

Title 15 - Commerce and Foreign Trade last revised: Feb 04, 2026
§ 240.3 - Permissible sizes.

Lime in barrels shall be packed only in barrels containing 280 pounds or 180 pounds, net weight. For the purposes of this section the word “barrel” is defined as a cylindrical or approximately cylindrical vessel, cask or drum.

(Sec. 2, 39 Stat. 530; 15 U.S.C. 238)
authority: Sec. 4, 39 Stat. 531; 15 U.S.C. 240.
source: 13 FR 8372, Dec. 28, 1948, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 15 CFR 240.3