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Tex. Agric. Code § 13.037

USE OF INCORRECT WEIGHING OR MEASURING DEVICE

Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1028, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff

(a) A person commits an offense if the person or the person's servant or agent knowingly uses an incorrect weighing or measuring device in:

(1) buying or selling a commodity;

(2) computing a charge for services rendered on the basis of weight or measure; or

(3) determining the weight or measure of a commodity, if a charge is made for the determination.

(b) For the purpose of this section, a weighing or measuring device is incorrect if it:

(1) does not conform as closely as practicable to the official standards;

(2) is not accurate;

(3) is of a construction that is not reasonably permanent in adjustment or does not correctly repeat its indications;

(4) facilitates the perpetration of fraud; or

(5) does not conform to the specifications and tolerances established by the department under Section 13.114.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.