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2021 Utah Code
Title 4 - Utah Agricultural Code
Chapter 9 - Weights and Measures
Section 116 - Unlawful acts specified.

Universal Citation:
UT Code § 4-9-116 (2021)
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Effective 7/1/2017
4-9-116. Unlawful acts specified.
A person may not:
  • (1) sell, offer, or present for sale a commodity whose weight and measure is less than the weight and measure represented as being sold, offered, or exposed for sale;
  • (2) misrepresent the price of a commodity sold, advertised, exposed, or offered for sale by weight, measure, or count, or represent the price in a manner that misleads or deceives a person;
  • (3) use or possess an incorrect weight or measure in commerce;
  • (4) remove a tag, seal, or mark from a weight or measure without specific written authorization from the department;
  • (5) hinder or obstruct an agent of the department dealing with weights and measures in the performance of the agent's duties; or
  • (6) operate weights and measures in trade or commerce for the purpose of determining the weight or measure of a commodity without a valid weights and measures registration issued by the department.


Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 345, 2017 General Session
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