§ 47-26-916. Information Required on Packages
Except as otherwise provided in this part or by regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, any package, whether a random package or a standard package, kept for the purpose of sale, or offered or exposed for sale shall bear on the outside of the package a definite, plain, and conspicuous declaration of: The identity of the commodity […]
§ 47-26-917. Declaration of Unit Price on Random Weight Packages
In addition to the declarations required by § 47-26-916, any package being one of a lot containing random weights of the same commodity, at the time it is offered or exposed for sale at retail, shall bear on the outside of the package a plain and conspicuous declaration of the price per kilogram or pound […]
§ 47-26-918. Misleading Packaging Prohibited — Standard of Fill
No commodity in package form shall 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 and the contents of a container shall not fall below such reasonable standard of fill as may have been […]
§ 47-26-919. Advertising
Whenever a packaged commodity is advertised in any manner with the retail price stated, there shall be closely and conspicuously associated with the retail price a declaration of quantity as is required by law or regulation to appear on the package. There shall not be included as part of the declaration required under this section […]
§ 47-26-920. Meat, Poultry, Seafood
All meat, meat products, poultry, fish and seafood offered or exposed for sale or sold as food, shall be offered or exposed for sale and sold by weight unless otherwise designated by regulation.
§ 47-26-921. Prohibited Acts
Any person who, personally or by a servant or agent, or as the servant or agent of another person, performs any of the acts enumerated in this section commits a Class C misdemeanor. No person shall: Use or have in possession for use in commerce any incorrect weight or measure; Sell or offer for sale […]
§ 47-26-922. Restraining Orders and Injunctions
The commissioner is authorized to apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for a restraining order, or a temporary or permanent injunction, restraining any person from violating any provisions of this part.
§ 47-26-923. Warning in Lieu of Criminal or Civil Penalties
Nothing in this part shall be construed as requiring the commissioner to report for the institution of proceedings under this part, minor violations of this part, whenever the commissioner believes that the public interest will be adequately served in the circumstances by a suitable oral or written notice or warning.
§ 47-26-904. Primary Standards
Weights and measures that are traceable to the United States prototype standards supplied by the federal government, or approved as being satisfactory by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), shall be the state primary standards of weights and measures, and shall be maintained in such calibration as prescribed by the NIST. The primary […]
§ 47-26-905. Secondary and Field Standards
The commissioner may acquire by purchase at least one set of copies of the primary standards to be kept in a place designated by the commissioner and to be known as secondary standards, and also such field standards and other equipment as may be found necessary to carry out this part. The secondary standards and […]