531.53 – Regulations to Be Unaffected by Repeal of Prior Enabling Statute.
531.53 Regulations to be unaffected by repeal of prior enabling statute.—The enactment of this chapter or any of its provisions shall not affect any rule adopted pursuant to the authority of any earlier enabling statute unless inconsistent with this chapter or modified or revoked by rule of the department. History.—s. 1, ch. 72-101.
531.60 – Permit for Commercially Operated or Tested Weights or Measures Instrument or Devices.
1531.60 Permit for commercially operated or tested weights or measures instrument or devices.— (1) A weights and measures instrument or device may not operate or be used for commercial purposes, as defined by department rule, within this state without first being permitted through a valid commercial use permit issued by the department to the person who owns […]
531.61 – Exemptions From Permit Requirement.
1531.61 Exemptions from permit requirement.—Commercial weights or measures instruments or devices are exempt from the requirements of ss. 531.60-531.66 if: (1) The device is used exclusively for weighing railroad cars and is tested for accuracy and compliance with state standards by a private testing agency. (2) The device is used exclusively for measuring aviation fuel or petroleum products […]
531.62 – Permit Application and Renewal.
1531.62 Permit application and renewal.— (1) An application for a commercial use permit shall be submitted to the department on a form prescribed and furnished by the department and must contain such information as the department may require by rule. (2) The application must be accompanied by a fee in an amount determined by the number and types […]
531.42 – Special Police Powers.
531.42 Special police powers.—With respect to the enforcement of this chapter and rules pursuant thereto, the department is: (1) Empowered to seize, for use as evidence, without formal warrant, any incorrect or unapproved weight, measure, package, or commodity found to be used, retained, offered, or exposed for sale, or sold in violation of the provisions of this […]
531.421 – Powers and Duties of Local Officials.
531.421 Powers and duties of local officials.—Any weights and measures official appointed for a county or city may exercise, in cooperation with the state, the duties enumerated in s. 531.41(9)-(13) and the powers enumerated in s. 531.42. These powers and duties shall extend to their respective jurisdictions, except that the jurisdiction of a county official shall […]
531.43 – Misrepresentation of Quantity.
531.43 Misrepresentation of quantity.—No person shall sell or offer or expose for sale less than the quantity he or she represents, nor take any more than the quantity he or she represents, when, as buyer, the person furnishes the weight or measure by means of which the quantity is determined. History.—s. 1, ch. 72-101; s. 730, […]
531.44 – Misrepresentation of Pricing; Verification Procedures.
531.44 Misrepresentation of pricing; verification procedures.— (1) No person shall misrepresent the price of any commodity or service sold or 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. Whenever an advertised, posted, or labeled price […]
531.45 – Method of Sale.
531.45 Method of sale.—Except as otherwise provided by rule of the department, commodities in liquid form shall be sold by liquid measure or by weight, and commodities not in liquid form shall be sold only by weight, by area or volume measure, or by count, so long as the method of sale provides accurate quantity information. […]
531.46 – Bulk Sale.
531.46 Bulk sale.—Bulk sales in excess of $20 shall be accompanied by a delivery ticket containing the following information: (1) The name and address of the vendor and purchaser; (2) The date delivered; (3) The net quantity delivered and the net quantity upon which the price is based, if this differs from the delivered quantity; (4) The identity of commodity […]