§ 11-208. Proscribed conduct
West's Annotated Code of MarylandAgriculture
MD Code, Agriculture, § 11-208
§ 11-208. Proscribed conduct
(a) A weight and measure, unless inspected and approved by the Secretary, may not be used or possessed for current use for:
(b) A person is not liable for a violation of subsection (a) of this section, if:
(c) A person may not impersonate in any way the Secretary or use the Secretary's seal or a counterfeit of it in any manner. Any person who violates this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000, or by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both, with costs imposed in the discretion of the court.
(d) A person, on the person's own behalf, or by a servant or agent, or as the servant or agent of another person, may not:
(7) Use in retail trade, except in the preparation of medical prescriptions or packages put up in advance of sale, a weight or measure which is not so positioned that its indications may be accurately read and the weighing or measuring operations observed from some position which reasonably may be assumed by a customer;
Credits
Added by Acts 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 6, § 1. Amended by Acts 1976, c. 72; Acts 1978, c. 321; Acts 1986, c. 182, § 2; Acts 1987, c. 11, § 1; Acts 1994, c. 3, § 1, eff. Feb. 28, 1994.
Formerly Art. 97, §§ 33, 34.
MD Code, Agriculture, § 11-208, MD AGRIC § 11-208
Current through legislation effective through April 25, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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