GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

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HOUSE BILL 411

Short Title:  Redefine Standard "Loaf". 	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Hasty; Locks, Bowman, and Wood.
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Referred to:  Commerce.
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March 1, 1989

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO CHANGE THE DEFINITION OF A STANDARD LOAF OF BREAD.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 81A-41 reads as rewritten:
"§ 81A-41. Establishment of standard loaves of bread; ‘loaf' defined. 
When loaves of bread are offered for sale or sold in this State, each loaf shall be one of the following weights and lengths and no other, to wit: three-fourths of a pound, nine inches maximum length, five inches maximum width at bottom;  one pound, 11 1/2 inches maximum length, five inches maximum width at bottom; one and one-half pounds, 13 1/2 inches maximum length, five inches maximum width at bottom; two pounds, 15 inches maximum length, five inches maximum width at bottom; two and one-half pounds, 16 1/2 inches maximum length, five inches maximum width at bottom. The term ‘loaf' as used in this section shall be construed to mean a loaf which is baked in a pan of rectangular shape, either with straight-up or flared side, either with or without cover, and shall be known hereafter as the standard loaf.”
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.