Section 47-15-16. – Penalty.
§ 47-15-16. Penalty. The violation of any provision of this chapter is a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment for not exceeding six (6) months, or by both. History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 165, § 1.
Section 47-16-1. – Forbidding use of metering devices.
§ 47-16-1. Forbidding use of metering devices. Any town or city sealer of weights, measures, and balances shall have authority to condemn and forbid the use of any metering device for the sale of electricity, water, or natural gas in his or her respective town or city, or until the device has been duly tried […]
Section 47-15-11. – Largest unit statement of quantity.
§ 47-15-11. Largest unit statement of quantity. If the quantity of the commodity in the container equals or exceeds the smallest unit of weight or measure which is specified in § 47-15-10, the statement of quantity shall be expressed in the number of the largest of the units contained therein. Where the number is a […]
Section 47-15-12. – Designation to be minimum without tolerance below.
§ 47-15-12. Designation to be minimum without tolerance below. The quantity of the contents may be stated in terms of minimum weight, minimum measure, or minimum count, but in those cases, the actual quantity shall in no instance exceed the stated minimum by more than ten percent (10%), and there shall be no tolerance below […]
Section 47-15-13. – Violations.
§ 47-15-13. Violations. It is unlawful to pack, ship, or sell for resale at retail, any commodity in a container which does not conform to all the specifications of this chapter; or which is not conspicuously marked, branded, or otherwise labeled as required by this chapter; or on which any word, statement, or other information […]
Section 47-15-14. – Federal laws and regulations.
§ 47-15-14. Federal laws and regulations. The sale of any commodity packaged in a container, wherein both the container and the contents thereof comply with any act of congress or rules or regulations promulgated thereunder, appertaining to weight, measure, or count, does not violate the provisions of this chapter; nor does the sale of alcoholic […]
Section 47-15-15. – Permissible discrepancies.
§ 47-15-15. Permissible discrepancies. When a commodity in a container is sold, and there is a discrepancy between the actual quantity of the commodities in the container and the net quantity of the contents thereof indicated on the container or between the fill of the commodity in the container and the capacity of the container, […]
Section 47-15-10. – Statements of weight and measure.
§ 47-15-10. Statements of weight and measure. (a) A statement of weight shall be in terms of the avoirdupois pound and ounce. A statement of liquid measure shall be in terms of the United States gallon of 231 cubic inches, quart, pint, and fluid ounce, and, with the exception of liquid petroleum products, shall express […]
Section 47-15-6. – False construction.
§ 47-15-6. False construction. (a) No container wherein commodities are packed shall have a false bottom, false side walls, false lid or covering, or be otherwise so constructed or filled, wholly or partially, as to facilitate the perpetration of deception or fraud. (b) Any sealer may seize any container which facilitates the perpetration of deception […]
Section 47-15-7. – Net quantity labels.
§ 47-15-7. Net quantity labels. (a) Whenever any commodities are sold in containers, the net quantity of the contents of the container shall be plainly and conspicuously marked, branded, or otherwise indicated on the principal display panel of the container or on a label or tag attached thereto; provided, that containers, circular in cross-sectional area, […]