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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 13.001. Definitions - Sec. 13.001. DEFINITIONS. (a) In this chapter: (1) "Commercial weighing...
Section 13.002. Enforcement of Chapter - Sec. 13.002. ENFORCEMENT OF CHAPTER. (a) The department shall enforce...
Section 13.007. Civil Penalty; Injunction - Sec. 13.007. CIVIL PENALTY; INJUNCTION. (a) A person who violates...
Subchapter B. Standard Weights and Measures
Section 13.021. Legal Standards - Sec. 13.021. LEGAL STANDARDS. (a) The legal standard for the...
Section 13.022. Standard for Length and Surface - Sec. 13.022. STANDARD FOR LENGTH AND SURFACE. (a) The standard...
Section 13.023. Standard for Weight - Sec. 13.023. STANDARD FOR WEIGHT. (a) The standard for weight...
Section 13.024. Standard for Liquid Capacity - Sec. 13.024. STANDARD FOR LIQUID CAPACITY. (a) The standard unit...
Section 13.025. Standard for Solid Capacity - Sec. 13.025. STANDARD FOR SOLID CAPACITY. (a) The standard unit...
Section 13.026. Cord - Sec. 13.026. CORD. (a) A cord is equal to 128...
Section 13.027. Standard Net Weight or Count Set by Rule - Sec. 13.027. STANDARD NET WEIGHT OR COUNT SET BY RULE....
Section 13.028. Standard Weight per Bushel for Certain Commodities - Sec. 13.028. STANDARD WEIGHT PER BUSHEL FOR CERTAIN COMMODITIES. If...
Section 13.029. Exemption of Weighing or Measuring Devices - Sec. 13.029. EXEMPTION OF WEIGHING OR MEASURING DEVICES. (a) The...
Section 13.030. Sale of Commodities by Net Weight - Sec. 13.030. SALE OF COMMODITIES BY NET WEIGHT. (a) If...
Section 13.031. Sale of Commodities by Proper Measure - Sec. 13.031. SALE OF COMMODITIES BY PROPER MEASURE. (a) Except...
Section 13.032. Standard Fill and Quantity Labeling for Commodities in Package Form - Sec. 13.032. STANDARD FILL AND QUANTITY LABELING FOR COMMODITIES IN...
Section 13.033. Sale of Milk or Cream in Nonstandard Container - Sec. 13.033. SALE OF MILK OR CREAM IN NONSTANDARD CONTAINER....
Section 13.034. Sale of Cheese, Meat, or Meat Food Product by Nonstandard Weight - Sec. 13.034. SALE OF CHEESE, MEAT, OR MEAT FOOD PRODUCT...
Section 13.035. Price Advertisement; Misrepresentation of Price or Quantity - Sec. 13.035. PRICE ADVERTISEMENT; MISREPRESENTATION OF PRICE OR QUANTITY. (a)...
Section 13.036. False Representation of Commodity Quantity - Sec. 13.036. FALSE REPRESENTATION OF COMMODITY QUANTITY. A person violates...
Section 13.037. Use of Incorrect Weighing or Measuring Device - Sec. 13.037. USE OF INCORRECT WEIGHING OR MEASURING DEVICE. (a)...
Section 13.038. Sale of Commodity in Violation of Subchapter - Sec. 13.038. SALE OF COMMODITY IN VIOLATION OF SUBCHAPTER. A...
Section 13.039. Testing of Package by Department - Sec. 13.039. TESTING OF PACKAGE BY DEPARTMENT. (a) The department...
Section 13.040. Stop-Sale Order - Sec. 13.040. STOP-SALE ORDER. (a) If the department has reason...
Section 13.041. Penalties; Defense - Sec. 13.041. PENALTIES; DEFENSE. (a) An offense under Section 13.030,...
Subchapter C. Inspection and Registration of Weighing or Measuring Devices
Section 13.1001. Authority to Inspect - Sec. 13.1001. AUTHORITY TO INSPECT. (a) If the department has...
Section 13.1002. Exemption of Certain Weighing or Measuring Devices - Sec. 13.1002. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN WEIGHING OR MEASURING DEVICES. Notwithstanding...
Section 13.101. Inspection of Devices - Sec. 13.101. INSPECTION OF DEVICES. (a) Unless a commercial weighing...
Section 13.1011. Required Registration - Sec. 13.1011. REQUIRED REGISTRATION. (a) Unless a commercial weighing or...
Section 13.111. Repair or Destruction of Incorrect Commercial Weighing or Measuring Devices - Sec. 13.111. REPAIR OR DESTRUCTION OF INCORRECT COMMERCIAL WEIGHING OR...
Section 13.112. Tests for State Institutions - Sec. 13.112. TESTS FOR STATE INSTITUTIONS. As requested by the...
Section 13.113. Standards Used in Inspection - Sec. 13.113. STANDARDS USED IN INSPECTION. (a) The standards of...
Section 13.114. Tolerances - Sec. 13.114. TOLERANCES. The department shall establish specifications and tolerances...
Section 13.115. Fees for Department Inspection - Sec. 13.115. FEES FOR DEPARTMENT INSPECTION. (a) The department may...
Section 13.1151. Fees for Registration and Inspection - Sec. 13.1151. FEES FOR REGISTRATION AND INSPECTION. (a) The department...
Section 13.117. Refusing to Allow Test of Weighing or Measuring Device - Sec. 13.117. REFUSING TO ALLOW TEST OF WEIGHING OR MEASURING...
Section 13.118. Hindering Department Personnel - Sec. 13.118. HINDERING DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL. A person commits an offense...
Section 13.119. Removal of Registration Tag - Sec. 13.119. REMOVAL OF REGISTRATION TAG. A person commits an...
Section 13.120. Sale or Use of Incorrect Weighing or Measuring Device - Sec. 13.120. SALE OR USE OF INCORRECT WEIGHING OR MEASURING...
Section 13.121. Disposing of Condemned Weighing or Measuring Device - Sec. 13.121. DISPOSING OF CONDEMNED WEIGHING OR MEASURING DEVICE. A...
Section 13.122. Penalties - Sec. 13.122. PENALTIES. An offense under each of Sections 13.117...
Subchapter E. Public Weigher
Section 13.251. Definition - Sec. 13.251. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "public weigher" means a...
Section 13.255. Certificate - Sec. 13.255. CERTIFICATE. (a) A public weigher may not officially...
Section 13.2555. Revocation, Modification, or Suspension of Certificate - Sec. 13.2555. REVOCATION, MODIFICATION, OR SUSPENSION OF CERTIFICATE. (a) The...
Section 13.256. Bond - Sec. 13.256. BOND. Each public weigher shall execute a bond...
Section 13.257. Recording of Weights and Measures - Sec. 13.257. RECORDING OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. (a) On each...
Section 13.258. Duties of the Department - Sec. 13.258. DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT. The department shall supervise...
Section 13.259. Penalty for Issuing a False Certificate - Sec. 13.259. PENALTY FOR ISSUING A FALSE CERTIFICATE. (a) A...
Section 13.260. Penalty for Issuing Certificate Without Authority - Sec. 13.260. PENALTY FOR ISSUING CERTIFICATE WITHOUT AUTHORITY. (a) A...
Section 13.261. Rules - Sec. 13.261. RULES. The department shall adopt rules governing the...
Subchapter I. Licensing of Service Technicians and Service Companies
Section 13.451. Definitions - Sec. 13.451. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "License holder" means...
Section 13.452. Device Maintenance Activities - Sec. 13.452. DEVICE MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES. A person performs device maintenance...
Section 13.453. Powers and Duties of Department - Sec. 13.453. POWERS AND DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT. (a) To verify...
Section 13.454. Exemptions From License Requirements - Sec. 13.454. EXEMPTIONS FROM LICENSE REQUIREMENTS. (a) A person is...
Section 13.455. Service Technician License Required - Sec. 13.455. SERVICE TECHNICIAN LICENSE REQUIRED. Unless the individual is...
Section 13.456. Service Company License Required - Sec. 13.456. SERVICE COMPANY LICENSE REQUIRED. (a) Unless the person...
Section 13.457. Application for License - Sec. 13.457. APPLICATION FOR LICENSE. An applicant for a license...
Section 13.458. Service Technician License Requirements - Sec. 13.458. SERVICE TECHNICIAN LICENSE REQUIREMENTS. (a) The department shall...
Section 13.459. Service Company License Requirements - Sec. 13.459. SERVICE COMPANY LICENSE REQUIREMENTS. (a) The department shall...
Section 13.460. Insurance Policy Required for Service Company - Sec. 13.460. INSURANCE POLICY REQUIRED FOR SERVICE COMPANY. A service...
Section 13.461. Term of License - Sec. 13.461. TERM OF LICENSE. A license issued under this...
Section 13.462. License Renewal - Sec. 13.462. LICENSE RENEWAL. A person licensed under this subchapter...
Section 13.463. Practice by License Holder - Sec. 13.463. PRACTICE BY LICENSE HOLDER. (a) A license holder...
Section 13.464. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 13.464. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense...