Whenever any commodity or service is sold, or is offered, exposed or advertised for sale, by weight, measure or count, the price shall not be misrepresented, nor shall the price be represented in any manner calculated or tending to mislead or deceive an actual or prospective purchaser. Whenever an advertised, posted or labeled price per unit of weight, measure or count includes a fraction of a cent, all elements of the fraction shall be prominently displayed and the numeral or numerals expressing the fraction shall be immediately adjacent to, of the same general design and style as, and at least one-half the height and width of, the numerals representing the whole cents.
(1967, P.A. 804, S. 10.)
Cited. 158 C. 543.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 42 - Business, Selling, Trading and Collection Practices
Chapter 736 - Unfair Sales Practices
Section 42-111 to 42-115d. - Unfair or deceptive trade practices, generally.
Section 42-115e. - Injunction.
Section 42-115f. - Exceptions.
Section 42-115g. - Sales of commodities in package form. Definitions.
Section 42-115h. - Inspection of packaged commodities. Off-sale orders.
Section 42-115i. - Stop-use, stop-removal and removal orders.
Section 42-115k. - Labeling of commodity package.
Section 42-115l. - Label to show price per unit.
Section 42-115m. - Wrapper or container not to mislead purchaser. Guarantee. Regulations.
Section 42-115n. - Advertisement of price to show quantity.
Section 42-115o. - Net weight to be used.
Section 42-115p. - Price not to be misrepresented or misleading.
Section 42-115q. - Injunctions against violations.
Section 42-115r. - Alteration of tire by addition of white or colored stripe.
Section 42-115s. - Advertising of artificial Christmas trees for sale.
Section 42-115t. - Cash register read-outs to be visible to consumer. Violations. Enforcement.