Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 413 - Weights and Measures
Section 413.145 - Packages for sale, certain information on package required.

Effective - 28 Aug 2002
413.145. Packages for sale, certain information on package required. — Except as otherwise provided in sections 413.005 to 413.229 or by regulations promulgated thereunder, any package whether a random or a standard package, kept for the purpose of sale, or offer or exposure for sale, shall bear on the outside of the package a definite, plain, and conspicuous declaration of:
(1) The identity of the commodity in the package, unless the same can easily be identified through the wrapper or container;
(2) The quantity of contents in terms of weight, measure, or count; and
(3) The name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer or distributor, in the case of any package kept, offered or exposed for sale, or sold in any place other than on the premises where packed.
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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.