Louisiana § RS 51:643 - Shipping containers; restrictions; marking
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 51:643 — Shipping containers; restrictions; marking, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 51:643. Shipping containers; restrictions; marking
All match boxes or packages shall be packed in strong shipping containers or cases. The number of match boxes or packages contained in any one shipping container or case shall not exceed the amount below:
Number Number
of boxes of matches
1/2 gross. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .700
1 " . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500
2 " . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
3 " . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
5 " . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
12 " . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
20 " over 50 and under. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
25 " under . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
No shipping container or case constructed of fibreboard, corrugated fibreboard, or wood nailed or wire bound, shall exceed, including its contents, seventy-five pounds, and no lock-cornered wood case containing matches shall exceed, including its contents, eighty-five pounds. No other articles or commodities shall be packed in the same container or case. On the outside of all containers and cases in which are packed strike-anywhere matches, the words "Strike-Anywhere Matches" shall be plainly marked.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Louisiana Civil Code § RS 51:643 cover?
Section RS 51:643 ("Shipping containers; restrictions; marking") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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