(1) Whenever a commodity in package form is advertised in any manner and the retail price of the package is stated in the advertisement, there shall be closely and conspicuously associated with such statement of price a declaration of the quantity of contents of the package as is required to appear on the package.

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 618.226

  • advertisement: means any public notice or announcement of commodities for sale, services to be performed, equipment or facilities for hire, or any other thing offered to the public, via publishing or broadcasting media or by signs, banners, posters, handbills, labels or similar devices, for the purpose of inducing, directly or indirectly, the purchase or use of such commodities, services, equipment or facilities. See Oregon Statutes 618.010
  • Commodity: means any merchandise, product or substance produced or distributed for sale to, or use by, others. See Oregon Statutes 618.010

(2) If the applicable law requires a dual declaration of net quantity to appear on the package, only the declaration that sets forth the quantity in terms of the smaller unit of weight or measure need appear in the advertisement.

(3) There shall not be included as part of the declaration required under this section such qualifying terms as ‘when packed,’ ‘minimum,’ ‘not less than’ or any other terms of similar import, nor any term qualifying a unit of weight, measure or count such as ‘jumbo,’ ‘giant’ or ‘full’ that tends to exaggerate the amount of commodity in the package. [1973 c.293 § 25]

 

[Repealed by 1973 c.293 § 55]

 

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