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2017 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 39 - Trade and Commerce
CHAPTER 9 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Section 39-9-140. Measures by which commodities shall be sold.
Universal Citation: SC Code § 39-9-140 (2017)
(A) Except as otherwise provided by the Commissioner of Agriculture or by firmly established trade custom and practice, commodities:
(1) in liquid form must be sold by liquid measure or by weight;
(2) not in liquid form must be sold only by weight, measure, or count.
(B) The method of sale must provide accurate and adequate quantity information that permits the buyer to make price and quantity comparisons.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 66-161; 1971 (57) 241; 1994 Act No. 501, Section 2, eff August 25, 1994.
Effect of Amendment
The 1994 amendment revised this section.
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