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Code · U.S. Code · Title 39 - POSTAL SERVICE · CHAPTER 36— POSTAL RATES, CLASSES, AND SERVICES · SUBCHAPTER VI— GENERAL · § 3682

§ 3682. Size and weight limits

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The Postal Service may establish size and weight limitations for mail matter in the market-dominant category of mail consistent with regulations the Postal Regulatory Commission may prescribe under section 3622. The Postal Service may establish size and weight limitations for mail matter in the competitive category of mail consistent with its authority under section 3632.
(Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 765; Pub. L. 96–70, title I, § 1331(e)(4), Sept. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 482; Pub. L. 97–242, § 1(a), Aug. 24, 1982, 96 Stat. 300; Pub. L. 109–435, title X, § 1010(b), Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 3261.)
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  • Pub. L. 91–375
  • 84 Stat. 765
  • Pub. L. 96–70, title I, § 1331(e)(4)
  • 93 Stat. 482
  • Pub. L. 97–242, § 1(a)
  • 96 Stat. 300
  • Pub. L. 109–435, title X, § 1010(b)
  • 120 Stat. 3261
  • Pub. L. 109–435
  • Pub. L. 97–242
  • section 4554 of this title
  • Pub. L. 96–70
  • Pub. L. 97–242, § 1(b)
  • section 3304 of Pub. L. 96–70
  • section 15(a) of Pub. L. 91–375
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§ 3682
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 91–375
Stat.84 Stat. 765
Pub. L.Pub. L. 96–70, title I, § 1331(e)(4)
Stat.93 Stat. 482
Pub. L.Pub. L. 97–242, § 1(a)
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