The Director, or under his direction, his assistants and inspectors, shall from time to time weigh or measure and inspect packages or amounts of commodities of whatever kind kept for sale, offered or exposed for sale, sold, or in the process of delivery, in order to determine whether or not the same are kept for sale, offered for sale, or sold in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter, and no person shall refuse to permit such weighing, measuring, or inspection whenever demanded by the Director or any of his assistants or inspectors.
(Mar. 3, 1921, 41 Stat. 1224, ch. 118, § 22; Apr. 11, 1946, 60 Stat. 88, ch. 134, § 1.)
1981 Ed., § 10-125.
1973 Ed., § 10-124.
Department of Weights, Measures and Markets abolished: See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 37-201.01.
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 [Repealed]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