§ 165a. Scale for customers’ use
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 […]
§ 166. Packaged commodities
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 […]
§ 167. Random weights
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 […]
§ 168. Misleading wrappers
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.
§ 169. Advertisements
Whenever a commodity in package form is advertised in any manner and the retail price of the package is stated in the advertisement, there shall be closely and conspicuously associated with such statement of price a declaration of the basic quantity of contents of the package as it is required by law or regulation to […]
§ 170. Meat, poultry and seafood
Except for immediate consumption on the premises where sold, or as one of several elements comprising a ready-to-eat meal sold as a unit for consumption elsewhere that on the premises where sold, all meat, meat-products, poultry, whole or parts, and all seafood except shellfish, offered or exposed for sale or sold, as food shall be […]
§ 171. Misrepresentations; display of price
(a) Whenever any commodity or service is sold, or is offered, exposed or advertised for sale, by weight, measure or count, the price shall not be misrepresented, nor shall the price be represented in any manner calculated or tending to mislead or deceive an actual or prospective purchaser. Whenever an advertised, posted or labeled price […]
§ 171a. Meters required on trucks transporting and dispensing liquids
All tank trucks used in the transportation and sale of water, petroleum products or any other liquids to United States Virgin Islands’ consumers shall be equipped with meters to accurately measure the number of gallons or other appropriate liquid measure being dispensed to the consumer. Each purchaser of water, petroleum products or other liquid dispensed […]
§ 172. Instruction of enforcement officers
Any person who shall hinder or obstruct in any way the Director, deputy directors or any inspector in the performance of his official duties shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
§ 159. Investigation of complaints
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 […]