71-232. SALE OF COMMODITIES BY WEIGHT OR MEASURE — EXCEPTIONS. Commodities in liquid form shall be sold only by liquid measure or by weight, and, except as otherwise provided in this act, commodities not in liquid form shall be sold only by weight, by measure of length or area, or by count; provided, that liquid commodities may be sold by weight and commodities not in liquid form may be sold by count only if such methods give accurate information as to the quantity of commodity sold: and provided further, that the provisions of this section shall not apply (1) to commodities when sold for immediate consumption on the premises where sold, (2) to vegetables when sold by the head or bunch, (3) to commodities in containers standardized by a law of this state or by federal law, (4) to commodities in package form when there exists a general consumer usage to express the quality in some other manner, (5) to concrete aggregates, concrete mixtures, and loose solid materials such as earth, soil, gravel, crushed stone, and the like, when sold by cubic measure, or (6) to unprocessed vegetable and animal fertilizer when sold by cubic measure. The director may issue such reasonable regulations as are necessary to assure that amounts of commodity sold are determined in accordance with good commercial practice and are so determined and represented as to be accurate and informative to all parties at interest.
History:
[71-232, added 1969, ch. 43, sec. 16, p. 108.]
Structure Idaho Code
Title 71 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Section 71-229 - UNITED STATES AND METRIC SYSTEMS JOINTLY RECOGNIZED.
Section 71-230 - “BARREL,” “TON” AND “CORD” DEFINED.
Section 71-231 - CERTIFICATION OF STATE STANDARDS — FIELD STANDARDS.
Section 71-232 - SALE OF COMMODITIES BY WEIGHT OR MEASURE — EXCEPTIONS.
Section 71-233 - PACKAGED COMMODITIES — LABEL REQUIRED — CONTENTS.
Section 71-234 - MISREPRESENTATION OF PRICE PROHIBITED — FRACTIONS OF CENTS.
Section 71-235 - SALE OF MEAT, POULTRY AND SEAFOOD BY WEIGHT REQUIRED — EXCEPTIONS.
Section 71-236 - SIZES OF LOAVES OF BREAD PERMITTED.
Section 71-237 - BUTTER, OLEOMARGARINE, MARGARINE, BUTTER-LIKE AND MARGARINE-LIKE SPREADS.
Section 71-238 - FLUID DAIRY AND MILK PRODUCTS.
Section 71-239 - FLOUR, HOMINY GRITS AND CORN MEAL.
Section 71-240 - DELIVERY IN BULK — DUPLICATE DELIVERY TICKET SHOWING WEIGHT.
Section 71-241 - PETROLEUM PRODUCTS — HOW SOLD — MEASUREMENT.
Section 71-242 - BERRIES AND SMALL FRUIT — HOW SOLD.
Section 71-243 - FRACTIONAL PARTS OF UNITS OF WEIGHT OR MEASURE.