Standards for wooden barrels.

(a)The following are identification codes for wooden barrels:#

(1)2C1 for a bung type wooden barrel; and#

(2)2C2 for a slack type (removable head) wooden barrel.#

(b)Construction requirements for wooden barrels are as follows:#

(1)The wood used must be of good quality, straight-grained, well-seasoned and free from knots, bark, rotten wood, sapwood or other defects likely to lessen the effectiveness of the barrel for the purpose intended.#

(2)The body and heads must be of a design appropriate to the capacity and intended use of the barrel.#

(3)Staves and heads must be sawn or cleft with the grain so that no annual ring extends over more than half the thickness of a stave or head.#

(4)Barrel hoops must be of steel or iron of good quality. The hoops of 2C2 barrels may be of a suitable hardwood.#

(5)For wooden barrels 2C1, the diameter of the bung-hole may not exceed half the width of the stave in which it is placed.#

(6)For wooden barrels 2C2, heads must fit tightly into crozes.#

(7)Maximum capacity of barrel: 250 L (66 gallons).#

(8)Maximum net mass: 400 kg (882 pounds).#