Section 11-315 – Liquid Fuels
(a) All liquid fuel shall be sold by liquid measure or by net weight in accordance with the provisions of § 11–304 of this subtitle. Price lists of liquid fuel shall be posted or otherwise made available upon request. (b) Upon delivery of liquid fuel not in package form and in an amount greater than ten gallons […]
Section 11-211 – Injunctions
The Secretary may seek an injunction to restrain a person from using any weight and measure, weighing or measuring, packaging, labeling, or otherwise operating in violation of this title or the rules and regulations adopted under it and to prevent any further and continuing violation of this title or any rule or regulation.
Section 11-401 – Definitions
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Calibrate” means to determine the value of, to mark correctly, and, when appropriate, to correct elements of an indicating system or other device on a milk tank. (c) “Cooperative” means a corporation or association as defined in the Corporations and Associations Article. A cooperative is a […]
Section 11-301 – Recognized Systems of Weights and Measures; Definitions of Units of Weight and Measure; Fractional Parts of Units; Constructionof Contracts for Sale of Commodities
(a) The system of weights and measures in customary use in the United States and the metric system of weights and measures are jointly recognized. Either one or both of these systems shall be used for all commercial purposes in the State. The definitions of the basic units of weight and measure, the tables of weight […]
Section 11-402 – Rules and Regulations
The Secretary may adopt rules and regulations necessary to regulate receiving, weighing, measuring, sampling, and testing of milk or other fluid dairy products when the results may be used as a basis for payment for these products.
Section 11-302 – State Primary Standards
(a) Any weight and measure conforming with the standards of the United States for primary standards or otherwise obtained by the State for use as primary standards shall be the State primary standards of weights and measures if approved by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. (b) The State primary standards shall be maintained in a […]
Section 11-303 – State Secondary Standards and Equipment
In addition to the State primary standards, the State shall supply secondary standards and equipment necessary to carry out the provisions of this title. The Secretary shall verify the secondary standards upon their initial receipt and afterwards, as often as necessary by comparison with the State primary standards.
Section 11-304 – Method of Sale of Commodities
(a) A commodity in liquid form shall be sold only by liquid measure or by weight, except as otherwise provided in this title. A commodity not in liquid form may be sold only by weight, dry measure, length, area, or count. However, a liquid commodity may be sold by weight and a commodity not in liquid […]
Section 11-305 – Declarations on Packages; Packages on Which Declaration of Unit Price Required
(a) Unless otherwise provided, any commodity in a package form shall bear on the outside of the package a definite, plain, and conspicuous declaration of: (1) The identity of the commodity in the package unless the commodity can be identified easily through the wrapper or container; (2) The net quantity of the contents in terms of weight, measure, […]
Section 11-306 – Misleading Packages; Advertising Price of Packaged Commodity; Prohibited Qualifying Terms
(a) A commodity in package form may not be wrapped deceptively or be in a container made, formed, or filled in a manner that misleads the purchaser in determining the quantity of the contents of the package. The contents of a container may not fall below any reasonable standard of fill the Secretary prescribes for the […]