As used in this subchapter: (1) “Weights and measures” means weights and measures of any kind, instruments and devices for weighing and measuring, and any appliances and accessories associated with any or all such instruments and devices, except that the term shall not be construed to include meters for the measurement of electricity or water […]
The system of weights and measures in customary use in the United States and the metric system of weights and measures are jointly recognized and one or the other of these systems shall be used for all commercial purposes in the United States Virgin Islands. The definitions of basic units of weights and measure, the […]
Weights and measures in conformity with the standards of the United States as have been supplied to the Government of the United States Virgin Islands by the federal government or otherwise obtained by the Director for use as territorial standards, when the same have been certified as being satisfactory for use as such by the […]
In addition to the territorial standards provided for in the preceding section of the subchapter, there shall be at least one complete set of copies of these standards to be kept in the office or laboratory of the Consumer Services Administration to be known as office standards, and also such field standards and such equipment […]
The Director of the Consumer Services Administration by virtue of his office shall be the Director of Weights and Measures during his term of office. Subject to the provisions of chapter 25 of Title 3 of this Code, the Director shall appoint a deputy director of weights and measures and such inspectors and sealers of […]
The Director shall have the custody of the territorial standards of weights and measures and of the other standards and equipment provided for by this subchapter, and shall keep accurate records of the same. The director shall enforce the provisions of this subchapter. He shall have general supervision over the weights and measures offered for […]
The Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs may determine the prices and quantities at which all petroleum derivatives, including gasoline, any article of food, and general supplies may be sold by wholesalers, retailers, producers, or manufacturers. These measures include gross profit measures or any other measure necessary to accomplish the purpose and objective of the […]
(a) The Director may issue from time to time reasonable rules and regulations necessary to administer and for the enforcement of this subchapter, which regulations shall have the force and effect of law after filing and publication in accordance with the provisions of chapter 35 of Title 3 of this Code. These regulations may include: […]
The Director may inspect, and test to ascertain if they are correct, all weights and measures kept, offered or exposed for sale. He shall inspect, and test to ascertain if they are correct, all weights and measures commercially used in: (1) determining the weight, measurement or count of commodities or things sold or offered or […]
The Director shall investigate complaints made to him concerning violations of the provisions of this subchapter, and shall, upon his own initiative, conduct such investigations as he deems advisable to develop information on prevailing procedures in commercial quantity determination and on possible violations of the provisions of this subchapter and to promote the general objective […]
The Director, as often as he deems advisable, shall weigh, measure or inspect packages or amounts of commodities offered or exposed for sale, sold, or in the process of delivery, to determine whether they contain the amounts represented and whether they be offered or exposed for sale, or sold in accordance with law. When such […]
The Director may issue stop-use orders, stop-removal orders with respect to weights and measures being or susceptible of being commercially used. He may issue stop-removal orders or removal orders with respect to packages or amounts of commodities kept, offered or exposed for sale, sold, or in the process of delivery, whenever in the course of […]
The Director shall approve for use and seal or mark with appropriate devices such weights and measures as he finds upon inspection or test to be “correct” as defined in section 156 of this title. He shall reject or condemn in seal or mark as “rejected” or “condemned” such weights and measures as he finds […]
(a) Upon previous notice and an opportunity for a fair hearing, the Director may impose administrative fines of not less than $25 or more than $100 for each violation of the provisions of this subchapter or regulations issued pursuant to this subchapter. To accomplish the purposes of this subsection, the Director may issue a summons […]
Weights and measures that have been rejected or condemned and ordered corrected or disposed of under the authority of the Director shall remain subject to his control until such time as suitable repair or disposition thereof has been made pursuant to this section. The owners of such rejected or condemned weights and measures shall cause […]
Commodities in liquid form shall be sold only by liquid measure or by weight, and commodities not in liquid form shall be sold only by weight, measure, or by count, and shall be sold and marked in terms of the largest unit. However, liquid commodities may be sold by weight and nonliquid commodities may be […]
When commodities are packaged on the premises of a store, shop, or other establishment selling foodstuffs and when such commodities are offered for sale by weight, a scale or other weighing device that shows the weight shall be placed within plain view and conveniently near the display, counter, or case containing said commodities, which scale […]
Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, any commodity in package form kept for the purpose of sale or offered or exposed for sale, shall bear on the outside of the package such definite, plain, legible and conspicuous declarations of: (1) the identity of the commodity in the package unless the same can easily be […]
In addition to the declarations required by the preceding section of this subchapter, any commodity in package form, which package is one of a lot containing random weights, measures or counts of the same commodity and bears the total selling price of the package, shall bear on the outside of the package a plain and […]
Any commodity in package form shall not be so wrapped, nor shall it be in a container so made, formed or filled as to mislead the purchaser as to the quantity of the contents of the package.
