Section 239.44 — Misdemeanor Violation.
239.44 MISDEMEANOR VIOLATION. Whoever in selling gives a lower number or, in buying, takes a greater number of pounds or cubic feet to the bushel, barrel, ton, or cord, as the case may be, than is allowed and provided in sections 239.32 and 239.33, or in selling, gives a lower number, is guilty of a […]
Section 239.46 — Fines Credited To School Funds.
239.46 FINES CREDITED TO SCHOOL FUNDS. All fines collected under sections 239.32, 239.33, and 239.38 shall be paid to the county treasurer for the benefit of the school fund of the county where the action is brought. History: (7035) RL s 2732; 1976 c 239 s 76; 2014 c 222 art 1 s 52; art […]
Section 239.32 — Standard Weight Of Bushel.
239.32 STANDARD WEIGHT OF BUSHEL. In contracts for the sale of any of the following articles, the term “bushel” shall mean the number of pounds avoirdupois herein stated: corn, in ear, 70; beans (except lima beans, scarlet runner pole beans, white runner pole beans and broad windsor beans), smooth peas, wheat, clover seed, Irish potatoes […]
Section 239.33 — Standard Measurements Of Wood.
239.33 STANDARD MEASUREMENTS OF WOOD. In all contracts for sale of wood the term “cord” shall mean 128 cubic feet of wood, bark, and air, if cut in four-foot lengths; and if the sale is of “sawed wood,” a cord shall mean 110 cubic feet when ranked, or 160 cubic feet when thrown irregularly or […]
Section 239.34 — Standard Weight Of Coal And Charcoal.
239.34 STANDARD WEIGHT OF COAL AND CHARCOAL. In all contracts for the sale of coal, charcoal, and ice, the term “ton” shall mean 2,000 pounds. A sale of coal and charcoal, except by weight, is hereby prohibited. History: (7027) 1913 c 560 s 6; 1973 c 89 s 1
Section 239.38 — Sealing; Misdemeanor.
239.38 SEALING; MISDEMEANOR. Every person who shall buy, sell, or dispose of any goods or commodities by an unsealed weight, measure, or scale kept by the person, or shall knowingly use any such weight, measure, or scale which has been sealed, but is incorrect, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; but no contract of sale […]