Section 11-209 – Off-Sale, Stop-Use, Stop-Removal, and Removal Orders
(a) If the Secretary finds that any package or amount of any commodity is possessed, offered, or exposed for sale in violation of law, the Secretary may order them off-sale and may mark or tag them to show they are illegal. (b) Whenever the Secretary finds that any violation of this subtitle or any rule or regulation […]
Section 11-210 – Police Powers, Right of Entry, Seizure and Arrest
To enforce this title, the Secretary has special police powers, may arrest any violator of this title, and seize for use as evidence, without formal warrant, incorrect or unsealed weights and measures or amounts or packages of any commodity found to be used, retailed, offered or exposed for sale, or sold in violation of law. […]
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 11-204.1 – Testing for Conformity With National Conference on Weights and Measures Requirements
(a) The Secretary may establish a program to test any weight and measure to determine if it conforms to the requirements of the National Conference on Weights and Measures. (b) The Secretary may: (1) Issue a certificate of approval to any person for a weight and measure that meets the requirements of this section; (2) Deny or revoke a […]
Section 11-204.2 – Registration Required
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, unless registered with the Secretary under § 11-204.3 or § 11-204.4 of this subtitle, a weight and measure may not be used or possessed for current use for: (1) Buying or selling any commodity or object; (2) Hire or award; (3) Computing any charge or payment for services rendered […]
Section 11-204.3 – Application for Registration
An applicant for a registration shall: (1) Submit to the Secretary an application on the form that the Secretary provides; and (2) Pay to the Secretary the appropriate registration fee established in § 11-204.7 of this subtitle.
Section 11-204.4 – Term and Renewal of Registration; Display; Transfer
(a) Unless a registration for a weight and measure is renewed for a 1-year term, the license expires 1 year from the effective date of the registration. (b) Before a registration for a weight and measure expires, the registration may be renewed for an additional 1-year term, if the applicant: (1) Is the owner or possessor of a […]
Section 11-204.5 – Denial, Suspension or Revocation of Registration
Subject to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, the Secretary may deny, suspend, or revoke the registration for a weight and measure if: (1) The weight and measure does not meet the requirements of this title; or (2) An owner or possessor uses the weight and measure in violation of this title or in violation of […]
Section 11-204.6 – Weights and Measures Fund
(a) (1) There is a “Weights and Measures Fund”. (2) All fees collected under §§ 11–204.3, 11–204.4, and 11–204.7 of this subtitle shall be credited to the Fund. (3) The Fund shall be used to defray the expenses of administering this title. (b) (1) The Fund shall be used for the purposes stated in this title. (2) At the end of a […]
Section 11-204.7 – Fees for Registration
The fees for registering each weight and measure used for commercial purposes under this subtitle are as follows: (1) Scales with a capacity of up to 100 pounds (maximum fee per business location: $375) $20 for each scale, plus $50 for each business location; (2) Scales with a capacity of more than 100 pounds, up to 2,000 […]