Whenever any commodity is offered for sale at a stated price for a stated quantity, a smaller quantity shall be sold at a pro rata price unless the purchaser is informed to the contrary at the time of sale.
(Mar. 3, 1921, 41 Stat. 1224, ch. 118, § 21.)
1981 Ed., § 10-124.
1973 Ed., § 10-123.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 37 - Weights, Measures, Markets, and Vending
Chapter 2 - Weights, Measures, and Markets Generally
Subchapter I - Weights and Measures Generally
§ 37–201.02. Director to give bond and take oath
§ 37–201.04. Inspection required after repair; alteration of condemnation tag prohibited
§ 37–201.05. Obstruction of inspection prohibited
§ 37–201.06. Record of inspections
§ 37–201.07. False measure prohibited; sale of commodities
§ 37–201.08. Commodities sold by weight; “ton” defined
§ 37–201.11. Sale of coal, charcoal, or coke
§ 37–201.14. Sale of frozen and fluid dairy products
§ 37–201.16. Substitutes for dry measure prohibited
§ 37–201.16a. Quantity markings required for packages; exemption
§ 37–201.18. Standard liquid measures; automatic gasoline pumps
§ 37–201.18a. Gasoline and fuel pump octane measurement
§ 37–201.19. Sale of shucked oysters, fish, meat, butter, and cheese
§ 37–201.20. Automatic measuring pumps
§ 37–201.21. Sale of pro rata quantity
§ 37–201.22. Inspection of commodities by Director
§ 37–201.22a. Sale of food by false advertising
§ 37–201.23. Sale of measuring devices by Director prohibited
§ 37–201.24. Police power conferred upon Director; inspections without warrants
§ 37–201.25. Council may establish tolerances and specifications
§ 37–201.26. Weighmasters; public scales; fees. [Repealed]
§ 37–201.27. Powers and duties of Director conferred on assistants and inspectors
§ 37–201.28. Supervision of markets; investigations and reports
§ 37–201.29. “Mayor” and “Director” defined
§ 37–201.30. “Person” defined; meaning of singular words
§ 37–201.32. Penalties; conduct of prosecutions
§ 37–201.33. Registration and inspection fees for weighing and measuring devices