§ 47-15-6. False construction.
(a) No container wherein commodities are packed shall have a false bottom, false side walls, false lid or covering, or be otherwise so constructed or filled, wholly or partially, as to facilitate the perpetration of deception or fraud.
(b) Any sealer may seize any container which facilitates the perpetration of deception or fraud, and the contents of the container. By order of the superior court of the county within which a violation of this section occurs, the containers seized shall be condemned and destroyed or released upon such conditions as the court may impose to insure against their use in violation of this chapter. The contents of any condemned container shall be returned to the owner thereof if the owner furnishes proper facilities for its return.
History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 165, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 47 - Weights and Measures
Section 47-15-2. - Applicability.
Section 47-15-3. - Exemptions.
Section 47-15-4. - “Container” defined.
Section 47-15-5. - “Lidded container” and “closed container” defined.
Section 47-15-6. - False construction.
Section 47-15-7. - Net quantity labels.
Section 47-15-8. - Designation to be net — Non-rigid containers.
Section 47-15-9. - Solids and fluids — Trade custom.
Section 47-15-10. - Statements of weight and measure.
Section 47-15-11. - Largest unit statement of quantity.
Section 47-15-12. - Designation to be minimum without tolerance below.
Section 47-15-13. - Violations.
Section 47-15-14. - Federal laws and regulations.