The State Sealer of Consumer Equitability shall:
1. Ensure that weights and measures used in commercial services and cannabis establishments within this state are suitable for their intended use, are properly installed and accurate, and are so maintained by their owner or user.
2. Prevent unfair or deceptive dealing by weight or measure in any commodity or service advertised, packaged, sold or purchased within this state.
3. Make available to all users of field reference standards and transfer standards, or of weighing and measuring equipment, the precision calibration and related metrological certification capabilities of the facilities of the Division.
4. Promote uniformity, to the extent practicable and desirable, between the requirements relating to weights and measures of this state and similar requirements of other states and federal agencies.
5. Adopt regulations establishing such requirements relating to weights and measures as are necessary to ensure equity between buyers and sellers, and thereby encourage desirable economic growth while protecting consumers.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2314; A 2013, 2473; 2021, 172, 3601)
The State Sealer of Measurement Standards shall:
1. Ensure that weights and measures used in commercial services and cannabis establishments within this state are suitable for their intended use, are properly installed and accurate, and are so maintained by their owner or user.
2. Prevent unfair or deceptive dealing by weight or measure in any commodity or service advertised, packaged, sold or purchased within this state.
3. Make available to all users of field reference standards and transfer standards, or of weighing and measuring equipment, the precision calibration and related metrological certification capabilities of the facilities of the Division.
4. Promote uniformity, to the extent practicable and desirable, between the requirements relating to weights and measures of this state and similar requirements of other states and federal agencies.
5. Adopt regulations establishing such requirements relating to weights and measures as are necessary to ensure equity between buyers and sellers, and thereby encourage desirable economic growth while protecting consumers.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2314; A 2013, 2473; 2021, 104, 172, 3601, effective January 1, 2022)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 581 - Weights and Measures
NRS 581.002 - "Bulk sale" defined.
NRS 581.0021 - "Cannabis establishment" defined.
NRS 581.0023 - "Cannabis weighing and measuring equipment" defined.
NRS 581.0025 - "Commercial weighing and measuring equipment" defined.
NRS 581.003 - "Correct" defined.
NRS 581.0055 - "Field reference standards" defined.
NRS 581.007 - "Net mass" and "net weight" defined.
NRS 581.010 - "Package" defined.
NRS 581.012 - "Primary standards" defined.
NRS 581.014 - "Random weight package" defined.
NRS 581.016 - "Secondary standards" defined.
NRS 581.018 - "Standard package" defined.
NRS 581.019 - "Transfer standards" defined.
NRS 581.021 - "Weight" defined.
NRS 581.022 - "Weights and measures" defined.
NRS 581.075 - Fees. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Fees. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
NRS 581.306 - Additional requirements for random weight packages of same commodity.
NRS 581.315 - Requirements for packaged commodity that is advertised with retail price stated.
NRS 581.375 - Misrepresentation of quantity prohibited.