Every cask of pickled codfish offered for sale or for exportation from the state shall also be branded “No. 1,” or “No. 2,” or “No. 3,” to denote the quality of the fish.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-15-6
Branding of codfish casks as to quality
G.L. 1896, ch. 134, § 6; G.L. 1909, ch. 160, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 190, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 380, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 21-15-6.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.