2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 618 - Weights and Measures
Section 618.096 - Prohibited acts involving commercial weights and measures.


(1) Use, or have in the possession of the person for the purpose of using for any commercial purpose specified in ORS 618.056, sell, offer or expose for sale or hire, or have in the possession of the person for the purpose of selling or hiring, an incorrect weight or measure or any device or instrument used or intended for use to falsify any weight or measure.
(2) Use, or have in the possession of the person for the purpose of current use for any commercial purpose specified in ORS 618.056, a weight or measure that does not bear a seal or mark such as is specified in ORS 618.076 unless such weight or measure has been exempted from testing by ORS 618.056 or by a rule of the State Department of Agriculture or unless the device has been placed in service as provided by rule of the department.
(3) Dispose of any rejected or condemned weight or measure in a manner contrary to ORS 618.010 to 618.246 or rules promulgated pursuant thereto.
(4) Remove, alter or deface any security seal, tag, seal or mark placed on any weight or measure by the department.
(5) Sell, offer or expose for sale, less than the quantity the person represents of any commodity, thing or service.
(6) Take more than the quantity the person represents of any commodity, thing or service when, as buyer, the person furnishes the weight or measure by means of which the amount of the commodity, thing or service is determined.
(7) Keep for the purpose of sale, advertise, sell, offer or expose for sale, any commodity, thing or service in a condition or manner contrary to ORS 618.010 to 618.246 or rules promulgated pursuant thereto.
(8) Use in retail trade, except in the preparation of packages put up in advance of sale and of medical prescriptions, a weight or measure that is not so positioned that its indications may be accurately read and the weighing or measuring operation observed from a reasonable customer position.
(9) Violate any other provision of ORS 618.010 to 618.246 or rules promulgated pursuant thereto. [1973 c.293 §50; 2005 c.22 §423]

Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food

Chapter 618 - Weights and Measures

Section 618.010 - Definitions.

Section 618.016 - Policy.

Section 618.021 - Duties of director.

Section 618.031 - Rulemaking authority.

Section 618.041 - Standards for weights and measures system; security of state primary standard.

Section 618.056 - Testing and inspecting weights and measures offered for sale or used commercially; rules.

Section 618.066 - Department investigation of alleged weights and measures law violations; exempt devices.

Section 618.071 - Inspection and investigation authority of department; written notices for minor violations.

Section 618.076 - Approving use of weights and measures; use of certain terms describing condition of equipment; seizure and destruction of nonconforming equipment.

Section 618.086 - Orders restricting distribution of weights and measures.

Section 618.096 - Prohibited acts involving commercial weights and measures.

Section 618.115 - Voluntary inspection of weighing or measuring instruments; fees.

Section 618.126 - Exemptions from licensing requirement.

Section 618.131 - Weights and measures licenses in addition to other licenses; effect of conflicting laws.

Section 618.136 - Establishing license fees; renewals; disposition of fees.

Section 618.141 - Maximum license fees.

Section 618.146 - Term of licenses; suspension and revocation of licenses.

Section 618.156 - Forms, certificates and identification tags; license application forms.

Section 618.201 - Sampling of packages and commodities; ordering packages and commodities withheld from sale; disposition after order.

Section 618.206 - Manner of selling commodities; exemptions; rules.

Section 618.211 - Labeling of packaged commodities; use of labeling terms restricted; scope of rules.

Section 618.226 - Commodity price and quantity advertising requirements; restriction on use of certain advertising terms.

Section 618.236 - Price misrepresentation prohibited; expressing fractional prices.

Section 618.241 - Written invoice of certain commodity sales required; contents of writing.

Section 618.246 - Sale by weight required for certain food products; labeling requirements.

Section 618.275 - Testing and inspection of scales; use without seal prohibited; sealing device; tests and inspection of cars; interstate cooperation.

Section 618.406 - Definitions; citations for certain violations; delegation of authority; service of citations; recording.

Section 618.501 - Definitions.

Section 618.506 - Enjoining security seal violations; notice to defendant; voluntary compliance; temporary order; attorney fees and costs.

Section 618.516 - Civil action by private party; damages; attorney fees and costs; effect of court action; time for commencing action.

Section 618.521 - Investigative demand; petition to modify.

Section 618.526 - Method of serving investigative demand.

Section 618.531 - Effect of failure to obey investigative demand.

Section 618.991 - Penalties.

Section 618.995 - Civil penalties.