Delaware Code
Title 6 - Commerce and Trade
Chapter 51. STANDARD WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

§ 5101. Definitions; meaning of terms. - When used in this chapter: (1) A “certificate of conformance”...

§ 5102. Systems of weights and measures. - The system of weights and measures in customary use in...

§ 5103. Definitions of special units of measure. - The term “barrel,” when used in connection with fermented liquor,...

§ 5104. State standards of weights and measures. - Such weights and measures in conformity with the standards of...

§ 5105. Field standards and equipment. - In addition to the state standards provided for in §...

§ 5106. General powers and duties of Secretary of Agriculture. - The Secretary of Agriculture shall have the custody of the...

§ 5107. Specific powers and duties of Secretary of Agriculture; regulations. - The Secretary shall issue from time to time reasonable regulations...

§ 5108. Testing at state-supported institutions. - The Secretary of Agriculture shall from time to time test...

§ 5109. General testing. - When not otherwise provided by law, the Secretary of Agriculture...

§ 5110. Investigations. - The Secretary of Agriculture shall investigate complaints concerning violations of...

§ 5111. Inspection of packages. - The Secretary of Agriculture shall, as often as necessary to...

§ 5112. Stop-use, stop-removal, and removal orders. - The Secretary of Agriculture shall have the power to issue...

§ 5113. Disposition of correct and incorrect apparatus. - The Secretary of Agriculture shall approve for use and seal...

§ 5114. Police powers; right of entry and stoppage. - With respect to the enforcement of this chapter and any...

§ 5115. Powers and duties of inspectors. - The powers and duties given to and imposed upon the...

§ 5116. Duty of owners of incorrect apparatus. - Weights and measures that have been rejected under the authority...

§ 5117. Method of sale of commodities. - Commodities in liquid form shall be sold only by liquid...

§ 5118. Packages; declarations of quantity and origin; variations; exemptions. - Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any commodity in...

§ 5119. Declarations of unit price on random packages. - In addition to the declarations required by § 5118 of...

§ 5120. Uniform packaging and labeling. - The standards and requirements for Uniform Packaging and Labeling will...

§ 5121. Advertising packages for sale. - Whenever a commodity in package form is advertised in any...

§ 5122. Sale by net weight. - The word “weight” as used in this chapter in connection...

§ 5123. Misrepresentation of price. - Whenever any commodity or service is sold or is offered,...

§ 5124. Meat, poultry and seafood. - Meat, poultry and seafood shall be sold by weight, except...

§ 5125. Clams, mussels, oysters, and other mollusks. - Whole clams, oysters, mussels or other mollusks in the shell,...

§ 5126. Non-food products. - The specifications and requirements for non-food products shall be those...

§ 5127. Bulk deliveries of commodities sold in terms of weight. - Whenever a vehicle delivers to an individual purchaser a commodity...

§ 5128. Furnace and stove oil. - (a) Whoever sells or delivers fuel oil or propane in...

§ 5129. Berries and small fruits. - Berries and small fruits shall be offered and exposed for...

§ 5130. Construction of contracts. - Fractional parts of any unit of weight or measure shall...

§ 5131. Licensed weighmasters; appointment; tenure; license fee; seal; charges; records. - (a) The Secretary shall appoint as a licensed weighmaster any...

§ 5132. Hindering or obstructing officer; penalties. - Any person who shall hinder or obstruct in any way...

§ 5133. Impersonation of officer; penalties. - Any person who shall impersonate in any way the Secretary...

§ 5134. Offenses and penalties. - (a) No person shall: (1) Use or have in possession...

§ 5135. Injunction. - The Secretary of Agriculture may apply to any court of...

§ 5136. Presumptive evidence. - For the purposes of this chapter, proof of the existence...

§ 5137. Validity of prosecutions. - Prosecutions for violation of this chapter shall be valid and...

§ 5138. Concurrent jurisdiction of justices of the peace and Court of Common Pleas. - Justices of the peace and the Court of Common Pleas...

§ 5139. Citation. - This chapter may be cited as the “Weights and Measures...

§ 5140. Fees for services for out-of-state companies. - The following fees shall be charged for the services listed...

§ 5141. Fines payable by mail. - (a) Applicability. — Any weights and measures inspector in this...

§ 5142. Administrative penalties. - (a) In addition to proceeding under any other remedy available...