§ 47-26-906. State Sealer of Weights and Measures — Supervision of Local Sealers
The commissioner shall be the state sealer of weights and measures and shall have the custody of the primary standards of weights and measures and of the other standards and equipment provided for in this part. The commissioner has the general supervision over city sealers of weights and measures, county sealers of weights and measures, […]
§ 47-26-907. Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices, Packaging and Labeling, Method of Sale of Commodities, and Type Evaluation
The specifications, tolerances, and other technical requirements for commercial, law enforcement, data gathering, and other weighing and measuring devices as adopted by the National Conference on Weights and Measures and published in National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 44, “Specifications, Tolerances, and other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices,” and supplements thereto or […]
§ 47-26-908. State Weights and Measures Agency
There shall be a weights and measures agency located for administrative purposes within the department of agriculture. This agency is charged with, but not limited to, performing the following functions on behalf of the citizens of the state: Assuring that weights and measures in commercial service within the state are suitable for their intended use, […]
§ 47-26-909. Powers and Duties of the Commissioner
The commissioner shall: Maintain traceability of the state standards to the national standards in the possession of the National Institute of Standards and Technology; Enforce this part; Issue reasonable regulations for the enforcement of this part, which regulations shall have the force and effect of law; Establish labeling requirements, establish standards of weight, measure, or […]
§ 47-26-910. Special Powers
When necessary for the enforcement of this part or regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, the commissioner is: Authorized to enter any commercial premises during different times of the day, including nights and weekends, except that in the event such premises are not open to the public, the commissioner shall first present the commissioner’s credentials and obtain […]
§ 47-26-911. Powers and Duties of Local Officials
The respective cities and counties of this state are authorized to appoint necessary weights and measures officials, including, but not limited to, a sealer of weights and measures and such deputy sealers as may be required. Such sealer, deputy sealers and other weights and measures officials shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure […]
§ 47-26-912. Misrepresentation of Quantity
No person shall: Sell, or expose for sale less than the quantity represented; Take more than the represented quantity when, as buyer, such person furnishes the weight or measure by means of which the quantity is determined; or Represent the quantity in any manner calculated or tending to mislead or in any way deceive another […]
§ 47-26-913. Misrepresentation of Pricing
No person shall misrepresent the price of any commodity or service sold, offered, exposed, or advertised for sale by weight, measure, or count, nor represent the price in any manner calculated or tending to mislead or in any way deceive a person.
§ 47-26-903. Systems of Weights and Measures
The system of weights and measures in customary use in the United States and the International System of Units (SI), the modernized metric system of weights and measures, are jointly recognized and either one or both of these systems shall be used for all commercial purposes in the state. The definitions of basic units of […]
§ 47-26-808. Oath of Weigher — Compensation — Signature and Seal
Each certified public weigher shall, before entering upon such duties, make oath to execute faithfully such duties and file the oath with the commissioner. The issuance of a license as a certified public weigher shall not oblige the state to pay the licensee any compensation for services as a certified public weigher. Each certified public […]