Mississippi Code
Chapter 27 - Weights and Measures
Article 1 - Weights and Measures Law of 1964

§ 75-27-1. Citation - This article may be cited as the "Weights and Measures...

§ 75-27-3. Meaning of terms - When used in this article:

§ 75-27-5. Systems of weights and measures - The system of weights and measures in customary use in...

§ 75-27-7. Definitions of special units of measure - The term "barrel" shall mean a unit of thirty-one (31)...

§ 75-27-9. State standards of weight and measure - Such weights and measures in conformity with the standards of...

§ 75-27-11. Office and working standards and equipment - In addition to the state standards provided for in Section...

§ 75-27-13. State director, deputy director, and inspectors of weights and measures - The commissioner of the department of agriculture and commerce shall...

§ 75-27-15. Bonds of deputy director and inspectors - A bond, with sureties, to be approved by the secretary...

§ 75-27-17. General powers and duties of director - The director shall have the custody of the state standards...

§ 75-27-19. Specific powers and duties of directors; regulations - The director may adopt, amend or repeal regulations for the...

§ 75-27-21. Testing of standards at state-supported institutions - The director shall from time to time test all weights...

§ 75-27-23. General testing - When not otherwise provided by law, the director shall have...

§ 75-27-25. Investigations - The director shall investigate complaints made to him concerning violations...

§ 75-27-27. Inspections of packages - The director shall, from time to time, weigh or measure...

§ 75-27-29. Stop-use, stop-removal, and removal orders - The director shall have the power to issue stop-use orders,...

§ 75-27-31. Disposition of correct and incorrect apparatus - The director shall approve for use and seal or mark...

§ 75-27-33. Police powers; right to entry and stoppage - With respect to the enforcement of this article and any...

§ 75-27-35. Powers and duties of deputy director and inspector - The powers and duties given to and imposed upon the...

§ 75-27-37. Duty of owners of incorrect apparatus - Weights and measures that have been rejected shall not again...

§ 75-27-39. Methods of sale of commodities; general - Commodities in liquid form shall be sold only by liquid...

§ 75-27-41. Methods of sale of commodities; packages, declaration of quantity and origin; variations and exemptions - Except as otherwise provided in this article, any commodity in...

§ 75-27-43. Methods of sale of commodities; declaration of unit price on random packages - In addition to the declarations required by Section 75-27-41, any...

§ 75-27-45. Methods of sale of commodities; misleading packages - No commodity in package form shall be so wrapped, nor...

§ 75-27-47. Methods of sale of commodities; advertising packages for sale - Whenever a commodity in package form is advertised in any...

§ 75-27-49. Sale by net weight - The word "weight" as used in this article in connection...

§ 75-27-51. Misrepresentation of price - Whenever any commodity or service is sold, or is offered,...

§ 75-27-53. Construction of contracts - Fractional parts of any unit of weight or measure shall...

§ 75-27-55. Hindering or obstructing officer; penalties - Any person who shall wilfully hinder or obstruct in any...

§ 75-27-57. Impersonation of officer; penalties - Any person who shall impersonate in any way the director,...

§ 75-27-61. Injunction - The director is authorized to apply to any court of...

§ 75-27-63. Presumptive evidence - For the purposes of this article, proof of the existence...

§ 75-27-65. Validity of prosecutions - Prosecutions for violation of any provision of this article are...

§ 75-27-67. Licensing service repairmen - Any person engaging in the business of scale repairing or...