Such weights and measures in conformity with the standards of the United States as have been supplied to the State by the federal government or otherwise obtained by the State for use as state standards shall, when the same shall have been approved as being satisfactory for use as such by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, be the state standards of weight and measure. The state standards shall be kept in a safe and suitable place in the office or laboratory of the Department of Agriculture, they shall not be removed from the said office or laboratory except for repairs or for calibration and approval. The state standards shall be used only in verifying the office standards and for scientific purposes.
Structure Delaware Code
Chapter 51. STANDARD WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
§ 5101. Definitions; meaning of terms.
§ 5102. Systems of weights and measures.
§ 5103. Definitions of special units of measure.
§ 5104. State standards of weights and measures.
§ 5105. Field standards and equipment.
§ 5106. General powers and duties of Secretary of Agriculture.
§ 5107. Specific powers and duties of Secretary of Agriculture; regulations.
§ 5108. Testing at state-supported institutions.
§ 5111. Inspection of packages.
§ 5112. Stop-use, stop-removal, and removal orders.
§ 5113. Disposition of correct and incorrect apparatus.
§ 5114. Police powers; right of entry and stoppage.
§ 5115. Powers and duties of inspectors.
§ 5116. Duty of owners of incorrect apparatus.
§ 5117. Method of sale of commodities.
§ 5118. Packages; declarations of quantity and origin; variations; exemptions.
§ 5119. Declarations of unit price on random packages.
§ 5120. Uniform packaging and labeling.
§ 5121. Advertising packages for sale.
§ 5123. Misrepresentation of price.
§ 5124. Meat, poultry and seafood.
§ 5125. Clams, mussels, oysters, and other mollusks.
§ 5127. Bulk deliveries of commodities sold in terms of weight.
§ 5128. Furnace and stove oil.
§ 5129. Berries and small fruits.
§ 5130. Construction of contracts.
§ 5131. Licensed weighmasters; appointment; tenure; license fee; seal; charges; records.
§ 5132. Hindering or obstructing officer; penalties.
§ 5133. Impersonation of officer; penalties.
§ 5134. Offenses and penalties.
§ 5137. Validity of prosecutions.
§ 5138. Concurrent jurisdiction of justices of the peace and Court of Common Pleas.
§ 5140. Fees for services for out-of-state companies.