Section 239.10 — Annual Inspection.
239.10 ANNUAL INSPECTION. Subdivision 1. Light capacity scales; retail establishments. The director shall inspect light capacity scales in retail establishments such as grocery stores, other retail food establishments, or hardware stores, not more often than once every 36 months except when (1) the owner requests an inspection, (2) when the scale is inspected as part […]
Section 239.101 — Inspection Fees.
239.101 INSPECTION FEES. Subdivision 1. Fee setting and cost recovery. The department shall recover the amount appropriated to the weights and measures program through revenue from two separate fee systems under subdivisions 2 and 3, and according to the fee-setting and cost-recovery requirements in subdivisions 4, 5, and 6. Subd. 2. Weights and measures fees. […]
Section 239.23 — Offenses; Misdemeanor.
239.23 OFFENSES; MISDEMEANOR. Any person who shall offer or expose for sale, sell or use, or possess a false scale, weight or measure, or weighing or measuring device, or any weight or measure or weighing or measuring device which has not been sealed as provided by sections 239.01 to 239.10, or use the same in […]
Section 239.24 — Hindering Official; Misdemeanor.
239.24 HINDERING OFFICIAL; MISDEMEANOR. Any person hindering, impeding, or restricting in any way any employee of the division while in the performance of official duty shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History: (5279) 1911 c 156 s 7; 1971 c 25 s 44; 1971 c 74 s 13; 1977 c 364 s 18; 1986 c […]
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 […]
Section 239.092 — Sale From Bulk.
239.092 SALE FROM BULK. (a) Bulk sales of commodities, when the buyer and seller are not both present to witness the measurement, must be accompanied by a delivery ticket containing the following information: (1) the name and address of the person who weighed or measured the commodity; (2) the date delivered; (3) the quantity delivered; […]
Section 239.01 — Weights And Measures Division; Jurisdiction.
239.01 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES DIVISION; JURISDICTION. The Weights and Measures Division, referred to in this chapter as the division, is created under the jurisdiction of the Department of Commerce. The division has supervision and control over all weights, weighing devices, and measures in the state. History: (5270) 1911 c 156 s 1; 1971 c 25 […]