S.C. Code Regs. § 5-500

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 07, July 26, 2024

Section 5-500 - Standard Weights of Commodities

The following shall be the legal and uniform standard weights and measures in South Carolina for the sale and purchase of the following named products of the farm, orchard, or garden and articles of merchandise:

COMMODITY POUNDS	PER BUSHEL
Apples, dried ......................	24
Apples, green ......................	45
Barley .............................	48
Beans, dried .......................	60
Beans, green, in pods ..............	28
Beets ..............................	50
Bell pepper, small .................	30
Bell pepper, large .................	26
Blackberries .......................	48
Cane Seed ..........................	50
Carrots ............................	50
Clover seed, red and white .........	60
Corn, green, with shucks ...........	100
Corn, in ear, shucked ..............	70
Corn, in ear, with shucks ..........	74
Corn, shelled ......................	56
Cornmeal ...........................	48
Cottonseed .........................	30
Cucumbers, large ...................	40
Cucumbers, small ...................	50
Currants ...........................	40
Eggplant ...........................	50
Flaxseed ...........................	56
Grapes, with stems .................	48
Grapes, without stems ..............	60
Kaffir corn ........................	56
Melon, cantaloupe ..................	50
Millet, seed .......................	50
Oats, seed .........................	32
Okra, small ........................	40
Okra, medium .......................	30
Onions, button sets ................	32
Onions, matured ....................	56
Onions, top buttons ................	28
Orchard grass ......................	14
Parsnips ...........................	50
Peaches, dried .....................	25
Peaches, matured ...................	50
Peanuts, dry .......................	22
Peanuts, Spanish, dried ............	30
Pears, dried .......................	26
Pears, matured .....................	36
Peas, dried ........................	60
Peas, green, in hull ...............	28
Plums ..............................	64
Potatoes, Irish ....................	60
Potatoes, Sweet ....................	50
Raspberries ........................	48
Rutabagas ..........................	60
Rye Grass, Italian, seed ...........	20
Rye seed ...........................	56
Salads, mustard, spinach ...........	16
Salads, turnips, kale ..............	16
Sorghum seed .......................	50
Soybeans, ungraded .................	60
Strawberries .......................	48
Tomatoes, red or ripe ..............	56
Tomatoes, green or pink ............	48
Turnips ............................	50
Wheat ..............................	60

Any article of produce from garden or farm not mentioned in the above shall be the same standard per bushel or per gallon as adopted and approved by the United States Government.

S.C. Code Regs. 5-500

Amended by State Register Volume 32, Issue No. 5, eff May 23, 2008.