# 15 CFR § 240.3: Permissible sizes

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-240.3

## Section

- **Citation:** 15 CFR § 240.3
- **Heading:** Permissible sizes
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 15—Commerce and Foreign Trade > Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Commerce and Foreign Trade > CHAPTER II—NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE > SUBCHAPTER D—STANDARDS FOR BARRELS > PART 240—BARRELS AND OTHER CONTAINERS FOR LIME

## Text

Lime in barrels shall be packed only in barrels containing 280 pounds or 180 pounds, net weight. For the purposes of this section the word “barrel” is defined as a cylindrical or approximately cylindrical vessel, cask or drum.
(Sec. 2, 39 Stat. 530; 15 U.S.C. 238)

## Nearby sections

- [15 CFR § 240.1 § 240.1 Title of act.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-240.1.md)
- [15 CFR § 240.2 § 240.2 Application.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-240.2.md)
- [15 CFR § 240.3 § 240.3 Permissible sizes.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-240.3.md)
- [15 CFR § 240.4 § 240.4 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-240.4.md)
- [15 CFR § 240.5 § 240.5 Required marking.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-240.5.md)
- [15 CFR § 240.6 § 240.6 Tolerances.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-240.6.md)
- [15 CFR § 241.1 § 241.1 Capacities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-241.1.md)
- [15 CFR § 241.2 § 241.2 Legal standard barrels.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-241.2.md)
- [15 CFR § 241.3 § 241.3 Application of tolerance for “distance between heads.”](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-241.3.md)
- [15 CFR § 241.4 § 241.4 Application of tolerance for “diameter of head.”](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-241.4.md)
- [15 CFR § 241.5 § 241.5 Standard dimensions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-241.5.md)
- [15 CFR § 241.6 § 241.6 Classes of barrels for tolerance application.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-241.6.md)
- [15 CFR § 241.7 § 241.7 Tolerances to be allowed.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-241.7.md)

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