Code of Alabama - Title 8: Commercial Law and Consumer Protection - Section 8-16-96 - Milk and cream bottles and containers - Penalty for selling or using noncomplying containers

Section 8-16-96 - Milk and cream bottles and containers - Penalty for selling or using noncomplying containers.

(a) Any manufacturer or dealer who sells, or offers to sell, milk or cream bottles or containers to be used in the state that do not comply as to size and marking with the provisions of this article shall suffer a penalty of $500, to be recovered by the Attorney General in an action against the offender's bondsman, to be brought in the name of the state in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, Alabama.

(b) Any dealer who offers for sale, or who uses for the purpose of selling, milk or cream jars, bottles or containers that do not comply with the requirements of this article as to markings and capacity shall be guilty of offering for sale or using a false or insufficient measure.

(Ag. Code 1927, §249; Acts 1935, No. 13, p. 12; Code 1940, T. 2, §607.)

Last modified: May 3, 2021