215.7 Transactions by false weights or measures.
1. A person shall be deemed to have violated the provisions of this chapter if the person does any of the following :
a. Sells, trades, delivers, charges for, or claims to have delivered to a purchaser an amount of any commodity which is less in weight or measure than that which is asked for, agreed upon, claimed to have been delivered, or noted on the delivery ticket.
b. Makes a settlement for or enters a credit, based upon any false weight or measurement, for any commodity purchased.
c. Makes a settlement for or enters a credit, based upon any false weight or measurement, for any labor where the price of producing or mining is determined by weight or measure.
d. Records a false weight or measurement upon the weight ticket or book.
2. The department may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A that allow for reasonable variations and exceptions for small packages.
3. A person who violates this section is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.
[SS15, §3009-j; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3272; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §215.7]
2012 Acts, ch 1095, §140; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §41; 2021 Acts, ch 149, §19
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Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 215 - INSPECTION OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Section 215.2 - Special inspection request — fees.
Section 215.3 - Payment by party complaining.
Section 215.4 - Tag for inaccurate or incorrect device — reinspection — license fee.
Section 215.5 - Confiscation of scales.
Section 215.6 - False weights or measures.
Section 215.7 - Transactions by false weights or measures.
Section 215.8 - Reasonable variations.
Section 215.9 - Power of political subdivision limited.
Section 215.10 - Installation of new scales.
Section 215.11 - Dial visible to public.
Section 215.12 - Bond of scale repairers.
Section 215.13 - Graduations on beam.
Section 215.14 - Approval by department.
Section 215.16 - Weighing beyond capacity.
Section 215.17 - Test weights to be used.
Section 215.18 - Specifications and tolerances.
Section 215.19 - Automatic recorders on scales.
Section 215.20 - Liquid petroleum gas measurement.
Section 215.21 - Individual carcass weights.
Section 215.22 - Packer-monorail scale.
Section 215.23 - Servicer’s license — fee and term.