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 47-15-1. – Purpose.
§ 47-15-1. Purpose. This chapter is designed to protect purchasers of any commodity within its provisions against deception or misrepresentation as to the quantity or amount of the commodity purchased, and, as against the seller, shall be strictly construed with a view to effect its object. History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 165, § 1.
Section 47-15-2. – Applicability.
§ 47-15-2. Applicability. Except as provided in the following section, the provisions of this chapter apply to any commodity when sold, offered, or exposed for sale in containers. History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 165, § 1.
Section 47-15-3. – Exemptions.
§ 47-15-3. Exemptions. The provisions of this chapter do not apply: (1) To a sale of a commodity when the sale is made from bulk and the quantity is weighed, measured, or counted for the immediate purpose of the sale; (2) To the sale of a commodity in any container of a net weight of […]
Section 47-15-4. – “Container” defined.
§ 47-15-4. “Container” defined. “Container” as used in this chapter means any receptacle or carton, whether lidded or unlidded, into which a commodity is packed or placed, or any wrappings with or into which any commodity is wrapped or put for sale. History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 47-15-4; P.L. 1966, ch. 165, § 1.
Section 47-15-5. – “Lidded container” and “closed container” defined.
§ 47-15-5. “Lidded container” and “closed container” defined. As used in this chapter, “lidded container” and “closed container” are synonymous and, unless otherwise specifically defined in this chapter, mean any container of which forty percent (40%) or more of the opening is covered by any material in the form of a lid, cover, or wrapping […]
Section 47-12-6. – Standard charcoal basket.
§ 47-12-6. Standard charcoal basket. Every basket used in measuring charcoal brought into any town for sale shall be of the following dimensions: nineteen inches (19″) in breadth in every part thereof, and seventeen and one-half inches (171/2”) deep, measuring from the highest part of the bottom of the basket perpendicularly to a level with […]
Section 47-12-7. – Sealing of charcoal baskets.
§ 47-12-7. Sealing of charcoal baskets. Every basket shall be sealed by the sealer of weights and measures of the town where the person so using the basket shall usually reside, or of the town where the coal shall be so measured for sale, and shall also be well heaped. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. […]
Section 47-12-8. – Sale of charcoal in unsealed or nonstandard basket.
§ 47-12-8. Sale of charcoal in unsealed or nonstandard basket. Every person who shall measure charcoal offered for sale in any basket of other dimensions than as aforesaid, or not sealed as aforesaid, shall be fined one hundred dollars ($100). History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 149, § 6; G.L. 1909, ch. 175, § 6; G.L. […]