RCW 19.94.340
Sale of commodities—Measurement—Exceptions—Rules to assure good practice and accuracy.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, commodities in liquid form must be sold only by liquid measure or by weight, and, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, commodities not in liquid form shall be sold only by weight, by measure of length or area, or by count.
(2) Liquid commodities may be sold by weight and commodities not in liquid form may be sold by count only if such methods provide accurate information as to the quantity of commodity sold.
(3) The provisions of this section do not apply to:
(a) Commodities sold for immediate consumption on the premises where sold;
(b) Vegetables when sold by the head or bunch;
(c) Commodities in containers standardized by a law of this state or by federal law;
(d) Commodities in package form when there exists a general consumer usage to express the quantity in some other manner;
(e) Concrete aggregates, concrete mixtures, and loose solid materials such as earth, soil, gravel, crushed stone, and the like, when sold by cubic measure; or
(f) Unprocessed vegetable and animal fertilizer when sold by cubic measure.
(4) When adopting rules under RCW 19.94.190, the director may issue such rules as necessary to assure that amounts of commodity sold are in accordance with good commercial practice and provide accurate information to all interested parties.
[ 2019 c 96 § 11; 1992 c 237 § 24; 1991 sp.s. c 23 § 15; 1969 c 67 § 34.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2019 c 96: See note following RCW 19.94.160.
Legislative findings—Intent—1991 sp.s. c 23: See notes following RCW 19.94.150.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous
Chapter 19.94 - Weights and Measures.
19.94.010 - Definitions—Director may prescribe by rule.
19.94.015 - Commercial use of instrument or device—Registration—Fees.
19.94.150 - Standards recognized.
19.94.163 - Testing by department—Ensuring enforcement—Issuance of seal of approval—Exception.
19.94.175 - Registration—Inspection and testing—Fees—Report.
19.94.185 - Deposit of moneys—Weights and measures account—General fund.
19.94.190 - Enforcement—Rules—Penalties.
19.94.205 - Correct and incorrect—Instruments, devices, weights, measures—When deemed.
19.94.216 - Department inspection—City sealer—Fees.
19.94.230 - Inspections and tests to determine conformity to law—Off sale order—Marks, tags, stamps.
19.94.240 - Stop-use, stop-removal, and removal orders.
19.94.255 - Correction of rejected weights and measures.
19.94.258 - Service agent—Registration certificate.
19.94.2584 - Service agent—Registration certificate—Revocation, suspension, refusal to renew—Appeal.
19.94.260 - Rejection—Seizure for use as evidence—Entry of premises—Search warrant.
19.94.265 - Grievances—Procedure—Notice—Hearing—Rules.
19.94.340 - Sale of commodities—Measurement—Exceptions—Rules to assure good practice and accuracy.
19.94.350 - Packaged commodities in intrastate commerce—Declaration of contents on outside—Rules.
19.94.360 - Declaration of price on outside of package.
19.94.370 - Misleading wrappers, containers of packaged commodities—Standards of fill required.
19.94.400 - Meat, fish, poultry to be sold by weight—Exceptions.
19.94.410 - Butter, margarine to be sold by weight.
19.94.420 - Fluid dairy products to be packaged for retail sale in certain units.
19.94.430 - Packaged flour to be sold by weight.
19.94.440 - Commodities sold in bulk—Delivery tickets.
19.94.450 - Solid fuels to be sold by weight, cubic measure—Delivery tickets.
19.94.460 - Heating oils—Delivery tickets—Statements.
19.94.470 - Berries and small fruit.
19.94.480 - Fractional units as fractional value.
19.94.485 - Contracts—Construction.
19.94.490 - Obstruction of director or sealer in performance of duties—Penalty.
19.94.500 - Impersonation of director or sealer—Penalty.
19.94.507 - Gasoline delivered to service stations—Invoice required.
19.94.510 - Unlawful practices—Penalty.
19.94.515 - Unlawful commercial use of instrument or device—Penalty.
19.94.517 - Incorrect commercial instrument or device to benefit of owner/operator—Penalties—Appeal.
19.94.520 - Injunction against violations.
19.94.540 - Antifreeze products—Use of aversive agent.
19.94.542 - Antifreeze products—Aversive agents—Limitation of liability.
19.94.544 - Antifreeze products—Aversive agents—Application.
19.94.550 - Electric vehicle supply equipment—Publicly available.
19.94.555 - Electric vehicle supply equipment exemptions.
19.94.560 - Electric vehicle service provider disclosures.
19.94.565 - Department rules for electric vehicle service providers.
19.94.570 - Electric vehicle supply equipment interoperability standards.
19.94.580 - Electric vehicle service provider penalties.
19.94.585 - Charging session—Consumer data disclosure.