Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 283 of 1964 - Weights and Measures Act (290.601 - 290.635)
Section 290.603 - Recognized Systems of Weights and Measures; Use; Recognized Definitions, Tables, and Equivalents Governing Equipment and Transactions.

Sec. 3.
The system of weights and measures in customary use in the United States and the metric system of weights and measures are jointly recognized, and one or the other of these systems or both shall be used, for all commercial purposes in this state. The definitions of basic units of weight and measure, the tables of weight and measure, and weights and measures equivalents, as published by the NIST, are recognized and shall govern weighing and measuring equipment and transactions in this state.
History: 1964, Act 283, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 271, Imd. Eff. June 29, 1978 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 253, Imd. Eff. July 2, 2012

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Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards

Act 283 of 1964 - Weights and Measures Act (290.601 - 290.635)

Section 290.601 - Short Title.

Section 290.602 - Definitions.

Section 290.602.amended - Definitions.

Section 290.603 - Recognized Systems of Weights and Measures; Use; Recognized Definitions, Tables, and Equivalents Governing Equipment and Transactions.

Section 290.604 - State Reference Standards of Weights and Measures; Storage; Maintenance; Removal From Laboratory; Use.

Section 290.605 - Keeping Copies of State Primary Standards as Secondary Standards; Field Standards and Equipment; Verification.

Section 290.606 - State Director of Weights and Measures; Deputy; Inspectors.

Section 290.607 - Custody and Records of Standards and Equipment; Enforcement of Act; General Supervision; Annual Report.

Section 290.608 - Rules; Exemptions.

Section 290.609 - State Director of Weights and Measures; Testing of Standards, Inspections; Testing of Weights and Measures for State Purchases.

Section 290.609a - Weighing Device; Measuring Device; Certificates of Conformance; Participating Laboratory.

Section 290.609a.amended - Weighing Device; Measuring Device; Certificates of Conformance; Participating Laboratory.

Section 290.609b - Servicepersons and Agencies; Registration Requirements; Fee; Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of Registration; Enforcement Action.

Section 290.609b.amended - Servicepersons and Agencies; Registration Requirements; Fee; Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of Registration; Enforcement Action.

Section 290.610 - State Director of Weights and Measures; Inspecting and Testing of Weights and Measures Kept for Sale or Used Commercially; Sampling.

Section 290.610a - Inspection Fee; Fees and Expenses for Special Services; Disposition of Monies.

Section 290.610b - Fee Schedules.

Section 290.611 - State Director of Weights and Measures; Investigation of Complaints; Commercial Transactions.

Section 290.612 - State Director of Weights and Measures; Weight, Measurement, or Inspection of Packages of Commodities, Sampling Procedures.

Section 290.613 - State Director of Weights and Measures; Stop-Use Orders, Stop-Removal Orders, Removal Orders.

Section 290.614 - State Director of Weights and Measures; Approval, Rejection, Condemnation, Confiscation.

Section 290.615 - State Director of Weights and Measures; Enforcement, Seizure Without Formal Warrant.

Section 290.616 - State Director of Weights and Measures; Powers of Deputy Director and Inspectors.

Section 290.617 - Sealer of Weights and Measures, Deputy Sealers, Supervising Inspectors, City and County Inspectors; Appointment.

Section 290.618 - Sealer of Weights and Measures, Deputy Sealers, Supervising Inspectors, City and County Inspectors; Jurisdiction; City or County Ordinances.

Section 290.619 - City and County Official Standards; Comparison With State Standards.

Section 290.620 - Joint County and City Weights and Measures Jurisdiction; Powers.

Section 290.621 - State Director of Weights and Measures; Concurrent Enforcement Powers.

Section 290.622 - Rejected or Condemned Weights and Measures; Disposition.

Section 290.623 - Commodities, Liquid, Nonliquid, Measurement; Exceptions.

Section 290.624 - Package Labels; Contents; Allowable Variations.

Section 290.624.amended - Package Labels; Contents; Allowable Variations.

Section 290.625 - Package Labels; Random Weights, Measures or Counts, Additional Declarations.

Section 290.626 - Packages; Misleading Wrappers.

Section 290.627 - Packages; Advertisement, Declaration of Quantity.

Section 290.627.amended - Packages; Advertisement, Declaration of Quantity.

Section 290.628 - Commodities; Sale by Weight, Net Weight.

Section 290.628a - Meat, Meat Products, Poultry and Seafood Sold by Weight; Food Combination Sold by Weight, Quantity Representation by Total Weight of Product or Combination.

Section 290.628b - Commodity or Service; Sale by Weight, Measure or Count; Misrepresentation; Display of Price Including Fraction of a Cent.

Section 290.628c - Commodity Sale; Method; Packaging and Labeling Requirements; Certificate of Conformance; Compliance Standards; Registration for Servicepersons and Agencies; "Ton" and "Gross Ton" Defined; Motor Vehicle Repair Facility.

Section 290.628c.amended - Commodity Sale; Method; Packaging and Labeling Requirements; Cottage Food Operation; Certificate of Conformance; Compliance Standards; Registration for Servicepersons and Agencies; "Ton" and "Gross Ton" Defined; Motor Vehic...

Section 290.628d - Gross Weight of Vehicle or Truck Tractor With Multiple Trailers; Determination; Scale; Inapplicability of Section to Enforcement of Vehicle Weight Under Michigan Vehicle Code.

Section 290.628e - Sale of Motor Fuel at Roadside Retail Location; Advertising; Use of Proprietary Fuel Name; Conditions Regarding Payment by Cash or Credit Card.

Section 290.628e.amended - Sale of Motor Fuel at Roadside Retail Location; Advertising; Use of Proprietary Fuel Name.

Section 290.628f - Pump With Scanning Device for Reading Customer Payment Card; Security Measure Required; Notice of Noncompliance; Failure to Make Correction; Prohibition; Definitions.

Section 290.628f.amended - Pump With Scanning Device for Reading Customer Payment Card; Security Measure Required; Notice of Noncompliance; Failure to Make Correction; Prohibition; Definitions.

Section 290.629 - Assaulting, Inflicting Bodily Injury Upon, Hindering, or Obstructing Certain Persons in Performance of Official Duties as Misdemeanor; Penalties.

Section 290.630 - Impersonation of Officers.

Section 290.631 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties; Fines; Closure of Facility; Inspection; Consent Order; Disposition of Fines or Recovered Amounts.

Section 290.631.amended - Prohibited Acts; Penalties; Fines; Closure of Facility; Inspection; Consent Order; Disposition of Fines or Recovered Amounts.

Section 290.631a - Consent Agreement; Proceeding; Action by Attorney General; Fines.

Section 290.631a.amended - Consent Agreement; Proceeding; Action by Attorney General; Civil Fines.

Section 290.632 - Temporary Restraining Order; Preliminary or Permanent Injunction.

Section 290.633 - Proof of Existence of Weight, Measure or Device; Presumption.

Section 290.634 - Repeal.

Section 290.635 - Rescission of R 285.559.