Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 413 - Weights and Measures
Section 413.135 - Prohibited actions.

Effective - 28 Aug 2002
413.135. Prohibited actions. — No person shall:
(1) Sell, offer for sale or install for use as a commercial device any incorrect weight or measure;
(2) Remove from any weight or measure any tag, seal or mark placed thereon by the director, without written authorization from the director;
(3) Dispose of any rejected or condemned weight or measure in a manner contrary to law or regulation;
(4) Obstruct, hinder, impair or prevent the performance of a governmental function by a weights and measures official by the use or threat of violence, force or other physical interference or obstacle;
(5) Use, or have in possession for current use as a commercial device, any weight or measure that has not been inspected and sealed by the director within the time specified by this act or regulation promulgated hereunder, except that this subdivision does not apply if the director has been notified that a device is available for inspection or reinspection and the director grants or has granted authorization for its temporary commercial use pending an official inspection;
(6) Use in retail trade a weight or measure that is not positioned so that its indications may be accurately read and the weighing or measuring operation observed from some position which may be reasonably assumed by the customer and operator. Devices used for medical prescription and those used exclusively to prepare packages in advance of retail sale are exempt from this requirement;
(7) Keep for the purpose of sale, advertise, offer or expose for sale or sell any commodity, thing or service in a condition or manner contrary to law or regulation.
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(L. 1983 H.B. 729, A.L. 1994 S.B. 729, A.L. 2002 S.B. 1071)

Structure Missouri Revised Statutes

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.