ยง 194. False labels. 1. No individual, partnership, corporation,
association or firm shall put upon any commodity sold, offered or
exposed for sale or upon any container, package, ticket or label used in
relation to such commodity, or with which such an article is intended to
be sold, any false description or false indication of or respecting the
number, quantity, weight or measure of such commodity or any part
thereof; or sell or offer or expose for sale any commodity which is
falsely described or indicated in any of the manners or in any of the
particulars as specified in this article or rules and regulations
promulgated hereunder. The term "container" shall include any carton,
box, crate, barrel, hamper, keg, drum, jar, jug, crock, bottle, bag,
basket, pail, can, wrapper, parcel or package.
2. Any individual, partnership, corporation, association or firm
violating this section with intent to defraud shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor.
3. Any individual, partnership, corporation, association or firm
violating this section without intent to defraud shall be subject to the
civil penalties as provided in sections thirty-nine and forty of this
chapter.
Structure New York Laws
Article 16 - Weights and Measures
176 - Declaration of Policy and Purpose.
177 - Authorized Systems of Weights and Measures; Basic Units.
178 - Physical Standards of Weights and Measures.
179 - Powers and Duties of the Commissioner.
180 - Municipal Directors of Weights and Measures.
181 - Powers and Duties of Municipal Directors; Prosecution for Violations; Local Fees.
182 - Notification and Use of Weighing and Measuring Devices.
183 - Sealing of Approved Devices.
184 - Condemnation, Seizure or Repair of False Devices.
185 - Stop-Use, Stop-Removal and Removal Orders.
186 - Possession and Use of False Devices; Responsibility.
187 - Oscillation of Weighing Devices.
188 - Service Charge Based on Quantity.
189 - Method of Sale of Commodities Generally.
190 - Method of Sale of Food and Food Products.
190-A - Home Food Service Plan Sales.
190-B - Sale of Meat in Bulk or on a Gross or Hanging Weight Basis.
192 - Sale and Delivery of Petroleum Products.
192-A - Fuel Octane Labelling Requirements.
192-B - Fuel Lead Content Labelling and Requirements.
192-C - Motor Fuel Standards and Labelling; Grade of Diesel Fuel; Alcohol Content.
192-E - Sale and Delivery of Liquefied Petroleum Gas.
192-F - Bulk Sales or Transportation; Coal and Coke.
192-G - Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether; Prohibited.
192-H - Alternate Generated Power Source at Retail Gasoline Outlets.
193 - Fair Packaging and Labeling of Containers.
195 - Licensing of Weighmasters; Duties.
195-A - Weight Tickets Issued in Other States.
197 - Construction of Contracts.