(a) Unless it is approved by the Secretary, a person may not offer to sell or sell any commercial weight and measure in this State.
(b) (1) When approving any commercial weight and measure, the Secretary shall adopt by regulation those specifications, tolerances, and other technical requirements for commercial weights and measures adopted by the National Conference on Weights and Measures and specified in the National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbooks 44, 105-1, 105-2, and 105-3, as amended.
(2) These specifications, tolerances, and other technical requirements shall remain in effect unless modified or rescinded by the Secretary.
(c) The Secretary may deny or revoke any approval if the Secretary determines that:
(1) A person has provided false or misleading information to the Secretary about any weight and measure; or
(2) The weight and measure does not conform to the requirements of this section.
(d) This section does not apply to:
(1) Any commercial weight and measure manufactured before October 1, 1992;
(2) Any counting scale;
(3) The sale of any weight or measure that has previously been approved by the Secretary; or
(4) Any noncommercial weight and measure sold in the State.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 11 - Weights and Measures
Subtitle 2 - General Powers and Duties of Secretary and Local Inspectors
Section 11-201 - Administration
Section 11-202 - General Powers and Duties of Secretary
Section 11-204 - Inspections and Testing Generally
Section 11-204.2 - Registration Required
Section 11-204.3 - Application for Registration
Section 11-204.4 - Term and Renewal of Registration; Display; Transfer
Section 11-204.5 - Denial, Suspension or Revocation of Registration
Section 11-204.6 - Weights and Measures Fund
Section 11-204.7 - Fees for Registration
Section 11-205 - Testing Standards Used by Servicemen or Service Agencies
Section 11-206 - Investigations; Recognized Sampling Procedures; Prima Facie Evidence
Section 11-207.1 - Sale of Commercial Weights and Measures
Section 11-208 - Prohibited Acts
Section 11-208.1 - Civil Penalties
Section 11-209 - Off-Sale, Stop-Use, Stop-Removal, and Removal Orders
Section 11-210 - Police Powers, Right of Entry, Seizure and Arrest