When used in sections 260.820 to 260.826, the following words and phrases mean:

(1) “Package”, a container providing a means of marketing, protecting or handling a product including a unit package, an intermediate package, a shipping container as defined in American Society for Testing Materials D996, tinplated steel as defined in American Society for Testing Materials specification A-623, and unsealed receptacles including carrying cases, crates, cups, pails, rigid foil and other trays, wrappers and wrapping films, bags and tubs, when used for packaging purposes;

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 260.820

  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020

(2) “Packaging component”, any individual assembled part of a package, including without limitation, any interior or exterior strapping, bracing, cushioning, weatherproofing, coating, closure, label, dye, pigment, adhesive, stabilizer, or other additive, or ink. Tinplated steel that meets the American Society for Testing and Material specification A-623 shall be considered as a single package component.