As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:
"Commodity in package form" means any commodity packaged in any manner inadvance of sale in units suitable for either wholesale or retail sale,exclusive of an auxiliary shipping container enclosing packages thatindividually conform to the requirements of this chapter. An individual itemor lot of any commodity not in package form as defined in this section, buton which there is marked a selling price based on an established price perunit of weight or of measure, shall be construed to be commodity in packageform.
"Cord" means the amount of wood that is contained in a space of 128 cubicfeet when the wood is ranked and well stowed.
"Dockage" means the weight of impurities deducted by agreement between theseller and the buyer.
"Fractional parts of units of weight or measure" means like fractionalparts of the value of such unit as prescribed or defined in this chapter, andall contracts concerning the sale of commodities and services shall beconstrued in accordance with this definition.
"Gross weight" means the total weight of the commodity, including anywrapper, and any other material or thing weighed or packed with suchcommodity, and including the vehicle or vessel containing the commodity.
"Inspector" means a state inspector who is employed and authorized to test,certify, and seal weights and measures.
"Livestock auction market" means any place of business or establishmentwhere, during the regular course of business, cattle, sheep, swine, or otherlivestock are offered or exposed for sale, or sold, by weight, or by head, atauction, for compensation or profit.
"Net weight" means the net weight of a commodity, that is, the weight ofthe commodity exclusive of any wrapper, and any other material or thingweighed or packed with such commodity, and excluding the vehicle or vesselcontaining the commodity. Net weight is the difference between the grossweight and the tare weight.
"Point-of-sale system" means an electronic cash register capable ofrecovering stored information related to the sale price of individual retailitems.
"Sealer" means an inspector of weights and measures of a city, a county, ora joint city-county jurisdiction.
"Sell" or "sale" includes barter and exchange.
"Tare weight" means the weight of any wrapper, and any other vehicle,vessel, material or thing that is weighed with, but not an actual part of, acommodity sold by weight; thus, tare weight may include, in the case of apackaged commodity, a wrapper, container, packaging material, bindingmaterial, preservative, or the like, or in the case of bulk commodity, avehicle, box, can, jar, or the like.
"Ton" means a unit of 2,000 pounds avoirdupois weight.
"Weighmaster" means the person responsible for weighing livestock that willbe offered for sale, based on his weight determination.
"Weight" means the net weight when used in connection with this chapter.Whenever any commodity is sold on the basis of weight, the net weight of thecommodity shall be employed, and all contracts concerning commodities shallbe so construed.
"Weights and measures" means all weights and measures of every kind,including instruments and devices for weighing and measuring, and anyappliances and accessories associated with any or all such instruments anddevices.
(Code 1950, §§ 3-708.1, 59-71; 1962, c. 298; 1966, c. 702, § 3.1-919; 1991,c. 605; 1993, c. 604; 2008, c. 860.)
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:
"Commodity in package form" means any commodity packaged in any manner inadvance of sale in units suitable for either wholesale or retail sale,exclusive of an auxiliary shipping container enclosing packages thatindividually conform to the requirements of this chapter. An individual itemor lot of any commodity not in package form as defined in this section, buton which there is marked a selling price based on an established price perunit of weight or of measure, shall be construed to be commodity in packageform.
"Cord" means the amount of wood that is contained in a space of 128 cubicfeet when the wood is ranked and well stowed.
"Dockage" means the weight of impurities deducted by agreement between theseller and the buyer.
"Fractional parts of units of weight or measure" means like fractionalparts of the value of such unit as prescribed or defined in this chapter, andall contracts concerning the sale of commodities and services shall beconstrued in accordance with this definition.
"Gross weight" means the total weight of the commodity, including anywrapper, and any other material or thing weighed or packed with suchcommodity, and including the vehicle or vessel containing the commodity.
"Inspector" means a state inspector who is employed and authorized to test,certify, and seal weights and measures.
"Livestock auction market" means any place of business or establishmentwhere, during the regular course of business, cattle, sheep, swine, or otherlivestock are offered or exposed for sale, or sold, by weight, or by head, atauction, for compensation or profit.
"Net weight" means the net weight of a commodity, that is, the weight ofthe commodity exclusive of any wrapper, and any other material or thingweighed or packed with such commodity, and excluding the vehicle or vesselcontaining the commodity. Net weight is the difference between the grossweight and the tare weight.
"Point-of-sale system" means an electronic cash register capable ofrecovering stored information related to the sale price of individual retailitems.
"Sealer" means an inspector of weights and measures of a city, a county, ora joint city-county jurisdiction.
"Sell" or "sale" includes barter and exchange.
"Tare weight" means the weight of any wrapper, and any other vehicle,vessel, material or thing that is weighed with, but not an actual part of, acommodity sold by weight; thus, tare weight may include, in the case of apackaged commodity, a wrapper, container, packaging material, bindingmaterial, preservative, or the like, or in the case of bulk commodity, avehicle, box, can, jar, or the like.
"Ton" means a unit of 2,000 pounds avoirdupois weight.
"Weighmaster" means the person responsible for weighing livestock that willbe offered for sale, based on his weight determination.
"Weight" means the net weight when used in connection with this chapter.Whenever any commodity is sold on the basis of weight, the net weight of thecommodity shall be employed, and all contracts concerning commodities shallbe so construed.
"Weights and measures" means all weights and measures of every kind,including instruments and devices for weighing and measuring, and anyappliances and accessories associated with any or all such instruments anddevices.
(Code 1950, §§ 3-708.1, 59-71; 1962, c. 298; 1966, c. 702, § 3.1-919; 1991,c. 605; 1993, c. 604; 2008, c. 860.)
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:
"Commodity in package form" means any commodity packaged in any manner inadvance of sale in units suitable for either wholesale or retail sale,exclusive of an auxiliary shipping container enclosing packages thatindividually conform to the requirements of this chapter. An individual itemor lot of any commodity not in package form as defined in this section, buton which there is marked a selling price based on an established price perunit of weight or of measure, shall be construed to be commodity in packageform.
"Cord" means the amount of wood that is contained in a space of 128 cubicfeet when the wood is ranked and well stowed.
"Dockage" means the weight of impurities deducted by agreement between theseller and the buyer.
"Fractional parts of units of weight or measure" means like fractionalparts of the value of such unit as prescribed or defined in this chapter, andall contracts concerning the sale of commodities and services shall beconstrued in accordance with this definition.
"Gross weight" means the total weight of the commodity, including anywrapper, and any other material or thing weighed or packed with suchcommodity, and including the vehicle or vessel containing the commodity.
"Inspector" means a state inspector who is employed and authorized to test,certify, and seal weights and measures.
"Livestock auction market" means any place of business or establishmentwhere, during the regular course of business, cattle, sheep, swine, or otherlivestock are offered or exposed for sale, or sold, by weight, or by head, atauction, for compensation or profit.
"Net weight" means the net weight of a commodity, that is, the weight ofthe commodity exclusive of any wrapper, and any other material or thingweighed or packed with such commodity, and excluding the vehicle or vesselcontaining the commodity. Net weight is the difference between the grossweight and the tare weight.
"Point-of-sale system" means an electronic cash register capable ofrecovering stored information related to the sale price of individual retailitems.
"Sealer" means an inspector of weights and measures of a city, a county, ora joint city-county jurisdiction.
"Sell" or "sale" includes barter and exchange.
"Tare weight" means the weight of any wrapper, and any other vehicle,vessel, material or thing that is weighed with, but not an actual part of, acommodity sold by weight; thus, tare weight may include, in the case of apackaged commodity, a wrapper, container, packaging material, bindingmaterial, preservative, or the like, or in the case of bulk commodity, avehicle, box, can, jar, or the like.
"Ton" means a unit of 2,000 pounds avoirdupois weight.
"Weighmaster" means the person responsible for weighing livestock that willbe offered for sale, based on his weight determination.
"Weight" means the net weight when used in connection with this chapter.Whenever any commodity is sold on the basis of weight, the net weight of thecommodity shall be employed, and all contracts concerning commodities shallbe so construed.
"Weights and measures" means all weights and measures of every kind,including instruments and devices for weighing and measuring, and anyappliances and accessories associated with any or all such instruments anddevices.
(Code 1950, §§ 3-708.1, 59-71; 1962, c. 298; 1966, c. 702, § 3.1-919; 1991,c. 605; 1993, c. 604; 2008, c. 860.)
