37-21-15. Inspection of packages or commodities offered for sale.
The secretary may weigh or measure and inspect packages or amounts of commodities of whatever kind kept for the purpose of sale, offered or exposed for sale, sold, or in the process of delivery, to determine whether the packages or commodities contain the amounts represented, and whether the packages or commodities are being offered for sale or sold in a manner pursuant to law.
Source: SDC 1939, §63.0103; SL 2004, ch 17, §254; SL 2016, ch 183, §29.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 21 - Enforcement Of Weights And Measures Standards
Section 37-21-1 - Definitions.
Section 37-21-1.2 - General supervision by department.
Section 37-21-5 - Regulations for enforcement of standards.
Section 37-21-7 - Conforming weights, measures, and devices deemed correct.
Section 37-21-9 - Inspection and testing of weights, measures, and devices.
Section 37-21-9.1 - Fees for inspection and testing.
Section 37-21-10 - Investigation upon complaint.
Section 37-21-12 - Impersonation of secretary or department employee as misdemeanor.
Section 37-21-13 - Sealing and marking of weights, measures and devices found correct.
Section 37-21-15 - Inspection of packages or commodities offered for sale.
Section 37-21-16 - Access to premises and stopping of vendors or dealers for testing purposes.
Section 37-21-18 - Prohibited acts--Misdemeanor.
Section 37-21-21 - Assistance of law enforcement--Prosecution of violations.