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06/04/63 (4) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the following textile products when sold at wholesale in bulk by net weight: cordage, agriculture bag sewing threads. twines, yams that are to be industrially converted into end use products. 618.410 Berries and Small Fruits. Berries and small fruits shall be offered and exposed for sale and sold by weight, or by measure, in open containers having capacities of one-half dry pint, one dry pint, or one dry quart; provided, that the marking provisions of Section 618.300 shall not apply to such containers. 618.420 Testing of Weights Used by Scale Repair Men and Scale Companies. All weights used by scale repair men and scale companies used in the County for the purpose of repairing and calibrating scales, shall be brought to the office of Weights and Measures at lease once each year for the purpose of determining if they are within prescribed tolerances, as required. Such weights that are not within the prescribed tolerances shall not be used until each weight has been made to come within such prescribed tolerance. 618.430 Language of Declaration. ALL information required by or under authority of this Chapter to appear on the label or labeling of a commodity shall appear thereon in the English language. 618.440 Expression of Quantity of Commodity Sold. Weight or measure statements of the quantity of the commodity sold, offered for sale or advertised for sale, shall express the number of the largest of such units as contained in such commodity (for example -- a liquid commodity of one quart shall be "one quart liquid", and not "two pints, liquid" or "32 fluid ounces"). Where such number is a whole number and a fraction, there may be substituted for the fraction its equivalent in smaller units (for example, 1% quarts liquid may be expressed as "one quart, 1 ~ pints liquid" or "one qtm,rt, one pint, 8 fluid ounces" one and one fourth pounds may be expressed as "one lb., 4 ounces"). The stated number of any unit that is smaller than the larger unit contained in such commodity shall not equal or exceed the number of such smaller units in the next larger unit (for example, instead of"one quart, 16 fluid ounces", the statement shall be "1 ~A quar~, liquid" or "one quart, one pint liquid"; instead of "24 ounces avoirdupois" the statement shall be "1 V2 lbs." or "1 lb. 8 ounces"). 618.450 Weighmaster, Generally. Before any person shall be authorized to do any public weighing or issue any certificates of weighing, the owner or operator of the scales must apply to the Supervisor of Weights and Measures for the appointment of a bonded weighmaster, who must be some competent regular employee of the scale owner or operator. The Supervisor of Weights and Measures shall have the right to revoke the appointment of a bonded weighmaster because of incompetency or unsuitability to discharge his duties. Before entering upon their duties, weighmasters must file with the Supervisor of Weights and Measures a surety bond in the amount of $1,000.00 conditioned for the faith_f-ul and honest performance of their duties. The bond shall be given for the benefit of St. Louis County, and anyone who may suffer loss by reason of a default in the condition of such bond. WTAO-12