Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 413 - Weights and Measures
Section 413.105 - Misrepresentation of quantity or price prohibited.

Effective - 28 Aug 1994
413.105. Misrepresentation of quantity or price prohibited. — A person commits the crime of false or misleading advertising if, in connection with the promotion of the sale of, or to increase the consumption of any commodity or service, sold, offered, exposed or advertised for sale, rent or lease by weight, measure or count, he or she recklessly makes or causes to be made any statement or representation which is false, calculated to, or tends to mislead or in any way deceive a person.
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(L. 1983 H.B. 729, A.L. 1994 S.B. 729)

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Missouri Revised Statutes

Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce

Chapter 413 - Weights and Measures

Section 413.005 - Definitions.

Section 413.015 - Division of weights and measures — established — director and staff, expenses, compensation — powers and duties of division.

Section 413.035 - Standards and systems of weights and measures authorized for use.

Section 413.045 - Calibration of weights and measures as prescribed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Section 413.055 - Specifications, tolerance and other technical requirements adopted by division.

Section 413.065 - Director, duties — rules, procedure.

Section 413.075 - Powers of director.

Section 413.085 - City- and county-appointed weights and measures officials, powers and duties, exception — current power of director.

Section 413.095 - Liquid form commodities, how sold — if not in liquid form, how sold — sale of commodity, duty of seller as to quantity.

Section 413.105 - Misrepresentation of quantity or price prohibited.

Section 413.115 - Deceptive business practices, prohibited.

Section 413.125 - Bulk sales, delivery ticket required, when, content.

Section 413.130 - Investigations by director.

Section 413.135 - Prohibited actions.

Section 413.139 - Taximeter increments.

Section 413.145 - Packages for sale, certain information on package required.

Section 413.155 - Packages containing random weights to state price per single unit of weight.

Section 413.165 - Advertising packaged commodity stating retail price, quantity also required on package — dual declaration, requirement.

Section 413.175 - Scales for commercial use to comply with standards — scale sales, sellers, manufacturers to furnish certain labeling information that device is not legal for commercial use.

Section 413.195 - Impersonation of director or inspectors, prohibited.

Section 413.205 - Injunctions, temporary or permanent, when.

Section 413.215 - Weighing or measuring device in business place rebuttable, presumption of use for business.

Section 413.225 - Fees — rates — due at time of registration, inspection or calibration, failure to pay fee, effect, penalty.

Section 413.226 - Weight and measure devices law not applicable to certain devices — applicability to certain devices.

Section 413.227 - Violations, procedure, notices, contents — hearing, rights of violator — penalty — appeal — deposit of penalty.

Section 413.229 - Criminal penalties for violations.