It shall be unlawful to keep for the purpose of sale or to offer or expose for sale, or sell, any commodity in package form unless the net quantity of the contents is plainly and conspicuously marked on the outside of the package, in terms of weight, measure, or numerical count; provided, however, that reasonable variations or tolerances shall be permitted, and that these reasonable variations or tolerances and exemptions shall be those established by rules and regulations made and promulgated by the Director of Agriculture of the State of Illinois; and provided, further, that this Section shall not be construed to apply to those commodities in package form the manner of sale of which is specifically regulated by other provisions of this Code.
The words "in package form" as used in this Section shall be construed to include a commodity in a package, carton, case, can, box, barrel, bottle, phial, or other receptacle, or in coverings or wrappings of any kind, put up by the manufacturer, or when put up prior to the order of the commodity, by the vendor, which may be labeled, branded, or stenciled, or otherwise marked, or which may be suitable for labeling, branding, or stenciling, or marking otherwise, making one complete package of the commodity. The words "in package form" shall be construed to include both the wholesale and the retail package. "Package" as used in this Section, does not include any container in which are packed or contained packages of a smaller size of a commodity, but this Section applies only to the container directly enclosing the commodity.