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 11-204.4 – 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 […]
Section 11-205 – Testing Standards Used by Servicemen or Service Agencies
The Secretary shall test the standards of weights and measures and other appropriate equipment possessed and used by any serviceman and any service agency engaged in the maintenance and repair of weighing and measuring devices. He shall charge reasonable testing fees.
Section 11-206 – Investigations; Recognized Sampling Procedures; Prima Facie Evidence
(a) The Secretary may investigate any complaint of any violation of this title. Upon his own initiative, the Secretary also may conduct any investigation he deems appropriate and advisable to develop information on prevailing procedures in commercial quantity determinations and on possible violations of the provisions of this title, and to promote accuracy in the determination […]
Section 11-207 – Approval and Sealing of Correct Weights and Measures; Disposition of Incorrect Weights and Measures
(a) The Secretary shall approve for use and seal or mark with the appropriate device any weight and measure that he finds to be “correct” as defined in § 11-203(d) but sealing or marking of weights and measures exempted under § 11-203 is not required. (b) The Secretary shall reject and mark or tag as “condemned for […]