Sec. 42-115g. Sales of commodities in package form. Definitions.
Sec. 42-115g. Sales of commodities in package form. Definitions. As used in
sections 42-115g to 42-115q, inclusive, "commodity in package form" means a commodity put up or packaged in any manner in advance of sale in units suitable for either
wholesale or retail sale, exclusive of an auxiliary shipping container enclosing packages
which individually conform to the requirements of said sections. An individual item or
lot of any commodity not in package form but on which there is marked a selling price
based on an established price per unit of weight or measure shall be construed to be a
commodity in package form; "weight" means net weight; "commissioner" means the
Commissioner of Consumer Protection; "consumer package" or "package of consumer
commodity" means a commodity in package form, that is customarily produced or distributed for sale through retail sale agencies or instrumentalities for consumption or
use by individuals for the purposes of personal care or in the performance of services
ordinarily rendered in or about the household or in connection with personal possessions,
and which usually is consumed or expended in the course of such consumption or use;
"nonconsumer package" or "package of nonconsumer commodity" means any commodity in package form other than consumer package, and particularly a package designed solely for industrial or institutional use or for wholesale distribution only; "intrastate commerce" means any and all commerce or trade, begun, carried on and wholly
completed within the limits of the state and "introduced into intrastate commerce" shall
be construed to define the time and place at which the first sale and delivery of a commodity is made within the state, the delivery being made either directly to the purchaser or
to a common carrier for shipment to the purchaser.
(1967, P.A. 804, S. 1; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)
History: June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Consumer Protection with Commissioner of Agriculture
and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby
reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004.
Cited. 158 C. 543.