# 15 C.F.R. § 241.2 (2026): Legal standard barrels

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T15_P241_S241_2

## Section

- **Citation:** 15 C.F.R. § 241.2 (2026)
- **Heading:** Legal standard barrels
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 15 CFR: Commerce and Foreign Trade / Chapter II: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / Part 241: BARRELS FOR FRUITS, VEGETABLES AND OTHER DRY COMMODITIES, AND FOR CRANBERRIES / § 241.2: § 241.2   Legal standard barrels.

## Text

(a) Any barrel having the dimensions specified for a standard barrel for fruits, vegetables, and other dry commodities, other than cranberries, in section 1 of the standard-barrel law, or any barrel or a subdivision thereof having the contents specified in section 1 of the standard-barrel law and in § 241.1(a) regardless of its form or dimensions, is a legal standard barrel for fruits, vegetables, or other dry commodities other than cranberries, or a legal subdivision thereof. No other barrel or subdivision in barrel form is a legal container for fruits, vegetables, or other dry commodities other than cranberries.
(b) Any barrel having the dimensions specified for a standard barrel for cranberries in section 1 of the standard-barrel law, or any subdivision thereof having the contents specified in § 241.1(b), regardless of its form or dimensions, is a legal standard barrel for cranberries or a legal subdivision thereof. No other barrel or subdivision in barrel form is a legal container for cranberries.
(Sec. 1, 38 Stat. 1186; 15 U.S.C. 234)

## Nearby sections

- [15 C.F.R. § 241.1 (2026) § 241.1   Capacities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T15_P241_S241_1.md)
- [15 C.F.R. § 241.2 (2026) § 241.2   Legal standard barrels.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T15_P241_S241_2.md)
- [15 C.F.R. § 241.3 (2026) § 241.3   Application of tolerance for “distance between heads.”](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T15_P241_S241_3.md)
- [15 C.F.R. § 241.4 (2026) § 241.4   Application of tolerance for “diameter of head.”](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T15_P241_S241_4.md)
- [15 C.F.R. § 241.5 (2026) § 241.5   Standard dimensions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T15_P241_S241_5.md)
- [15 C.F.R. § 241.6 (2026) § 241.6   Classes of barrels for tolerance application.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T15_P241_S241_6.md)
- [15 C.F.R. § 241.7 (2026) § 241.7   Tolerances to be allowed.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T15_P241_S241_7.md)

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