71-234. MISREPRESENTATION OF PRICE PROHIBITED — FRACTIONS OF CENTS. Whenever any commodity or service is sold, or is offered, exposed, or advertised for sale, by weight, measure, or count, the price shall not be misrepresented, nor shall the price be represented in any manner calculated or tending to mislead or deceive an actual or prospective purchaser. Whenever an advertised, posted, or labeled price per unit of weight, measure, or count includes a fraction of a cent, all elements of the fraction shall be prominently displayed and the numeral or numerals expressing the fraction shall be immediately adjacent to, of the same general design and style as, and at least one-half (1/2) the height and width of the numerals representing the whole cents.
History:
[71-234, added 1969, ch. 43, sec. 18, 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.