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Maine Revised Statutes, Title 10, § 2751: Offenses, 1973

A person may not use incorrect weights or measures, remove seals or marks without written authorization, obstruct weights-and-measures officials, use a relocated permanent scale before testing and approval, or…

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“A person may not use incorrect weights or measures, remove seals or marks without written authorization, obstruct weights-and-measures officials, use a relocated permanent scale before testing and approval, or misrepresent quantities or sale conditions.”

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A person may not use incorrect weights or measures, remove seals or marks without written authorization, obstruct weights-and-measures officials, use a relocated permanent scale before testing and approval, or misrepresent quantities or sale conditions.

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A person may not use incorrect weights or measures, remove seals or marks without written authorization, obstruct weights-and-measures officials, use a relocated permanent scale before testing and approval, or misrepresent quantities or sale conditions.

A person may not: [PL 1991, c. 650, §1 (AMD).] 1. Use or have in possession. Use or have in possession for use in commerce any incorrect weight or measure; [PL 1973, c. 91, §11 (RPR).] 2. Remove tag, seal or mark. Remove any tag, seal or mark from any weight or measure without specific written authorization from the proper authority; [PL 1973, c. 91, §11 (RPR).] 3. Hinder or obstruct. Hinder or obstruct any weights and measures official in the performance of that official's duties; [PL 1991, c. 650, §1 (AMD).] 4. Use of scale. Use any scale that requires permanent installation that has been relocated without first having the same tested and approved by the state sealer or a sealer; [PL 1991, c. 650, §1 (AMD).] 5. Sale of less quantity represented. Sell, or offer or expose for sale, less than the quantity the person represents of any commodity, thing or service; [PL 1991, c. 650, §1 (AMD).] 6. Take more quantity as buyer. Take more than the quantity the person represents of any commodity, thing or service when, as a buyer, the person furnishes the weight or measure by means of which the amount of the commodity, thing or service is determined; or [PL 1991, c. 650, §1 (AMD).] 7. Commodity in unlawful condition. Keep for the purpose of sale, advertise or offer or expose for sale, or sell any commodity, thing or service in a condition or manner contrary to law or rule. [PL 1991, c. 650, §1 (AMD).]
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