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15 U.S.C. § 1461 — Effect upon State law
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It is hereby declared that it is the express intent of Congress to supersede any and all laws of the States or political subdivisions thereof insofar as they may now or hereafter provide for the labeling of the net quantity of contents of the package of any consumer commodity covered by this chapter which are less stringent than or require information different from the requirements of [section 1453 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section1453&num=0&edition=prelim) or regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.
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It is hereby declared that it is the express intent of Congress to supersede any and all laws of the States or political subdivisions thereof insofar as they may now or hereafter provide for the labeling of the net quantity of contents of the package of any consumer commodity covered by this chapter which are less stringent than or require information different from the requirements of [section 1453 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section1453&num=0&edition=prelim) or regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.
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**(a) Contents of label** No person subject to the prohibition contained in [section 1452 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section1452&num=0&edition=prelim) shall distribute or cause to be distributed in commerce any packaged consumer commodity unless in conformity with regulations which shall be established by the promulgating authority pursuant to [section 1455 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section1455&num=0&edition=prelim) which shall provide that—
(1) The commodity shall bear a label specifying the identity of the commodity and the name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor;
(2) The net quantity of contents (in terms of weight or mass, measure, or numerical count) shall be separately and accurately stated in a uniform location upon the principal display panel of that label, using the most appropriate units of both the customary inch/pound system of measure, as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, and, except as provided in paragraph (3)(A)(ii) or paragraph (6) of this subsection, the SI metric system;
(3) The separate label statement of net quantity of contents appearing upon or affixed to any package—
(A)
(i) if on a package labeled in terms of weight, shall be expressed in pounds, with any remainder in terms of ounces or common or decimal fractions of the pound; or in the case of liquid measure, in the largest whole unit (quarts, quarts and pints, or pints, as appropriate) with any remainder in terms of fluid ounces or common or decimal fractions of the pint or quart;
(ii) if on a random package, may be expressed in terms of pounds and decimal fractions of the pound carried out to not more than three decimal
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TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE
§ 1461
chapter 2 of this title. For complete classification of
this Act to the Code, see section 58 of this title and Ta-
bles.
The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, referred
to in text, is act June 25, 1938, ch. 675, 52 Stat. 1040,
which is classified generally to chapter 9 (§ 301 et seq.)
of Title 21, Food and Drugs, For complete classification
of this Act to the Code, see section 301 of Title 21 and
Tables.
The Federal Hazardous Substances Labeling Act, re-
ferred to in text, is Pub. L. 86–613, July 12, 1960, 74 Stat.
372, which is classified generally to chapter 30 (§ 1261 et
seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this
Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under sec-
tion 1261 of this title and Tables.
§ 1461. Effect upon State law
It is hereby declared that it is the express in-
tent of Congress to supersede any and all laws of
the States or political subdivisions thereof inso-
far as they may now or hereafter provide for the
labeling of the net quantity of contents of the
package of any consumer commodity covered by
this chapter which are less stringent than or re-
quire information different from the require-
ments of section 1453 of this title or regulations
promulgated pursuant thereto.
(Pub. L. 89–755, § 12, Nov. 3, 1966, 80 Stat. 1302.)
CHAPTER
39A—SPECIAL
PACKAGING
OF
HOUSEHOLD SUBSTANCES FOR PROTEC-
TION OF CHILDREN
Sec.
1471.
Definitions.
1472.
Special packaging standards.
1472a.
Special packaging for liquid nicotine con-
tainers.
1473.
Conventional packages, marketing.
1474.
Regulations for special packaging standards.
1475.
Repealed.
1476.
Preemption of Federal standards.
1477.
Enforcement by State Attorneys General.
§ 1471. Definitions
For the purpos
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