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KRS 363.770

Meat, poultry, seafood to be sold by weight only

Known as the Weights and Measures Act

The act spans §§ 363–363 (85 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case City of Louisville v. Melton Food Marts, Inc. (1978)

Most recently applied in City of Louisville v. Melton Food Marts, Inc. (April 1978)

History: Created 1970 Ky

Except for immediate consumption on the premises where sold, or as one (1) of several elements comprising a ready-to-eat meat sold as a unit for consumption elsewhere than on the premises where sold, all meat, meat products, poultry (whole or parts), and all seafood except shellfish, offered or exposed for sale or sold as food shall be offered or exposed for sale and sold by weight. When meat, poultry, or seafood is combined with or associated with some other food element or elements to form either a distinctive food product or a food combination, such food product or combination shall be offered or exposed for sale and sold by weight, and the quantity representation may be the total weight of the product or combination, and a quantity representation need not be made for each of the several elements of the product or combination: provided, that, for ready-to- cook, whole carcass, stuffed poultry, ready-to-cook stuffed poultry roasts, rolls, bars, and logs, and ready-to-cook stuffed poultry products designated by terms of similar import, the label must show the total net weight of the poultry product and, in proximity thereto, a statement specifying the minimum weight of poultry in the product.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.