South Carolina § 39-9-170 - Situation in which package must show price per single unit of weight.
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§ 39-9-170. Situation in which package must show price per single unit of weight.
In addition to the declarations required by Section 39-9-160, a package being one of a lot containing random weights of the same commodity, when it is offered or exposed for sale at retail, must bear on the outside of the package a plain and conspicuous declaration of the price for each kilogram or pound and the total selling price of the package.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 66-164; 1971 (57) 241; 1994 Act No. 501, SECTION 2, eff August 25, 1994.
Effect of Amendment
The 1994 amendment rewrote this section.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 39-9-170 ("Situation in which package must show price per single unit of weight.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. 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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