Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975.

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Chapter 81A
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Article 1 - Administration of Chapter.
G.S. 81A-1
§ 81A-1. Weights and measures program provided for.
G.S. 81A-2
§ 81A-2. Administration of these Articles.
G.S. 81A-3
§ 81A-3. Systems of weights and measures.
G.S. 81A-4
§ 81A-4. Board of Agriculture authorized to establish standards of weights and measures for commodities having none.
G.S. 81A-5
§ 81A-5. Employment of Director of Weights and Measures and authorized agents.
G.S. 81A-6
§ 81A-6. Salaries and expenses.
G.S. 81A-7
§ 81A-7. Local inspection of weights and measures.
G.S. 81A-8
§ 81A-8. Standards of weights and measures.
G.S. 81A-9
§ 81A-9. Definitions.
G.S. 81A-10
§ 81A-10. Reimbursement of expenses.
G.S. 81A-11
§ 81A-11: Repealed by Session Laws 2005-276, s. 42.1(h), effective September 1, 2005.
G.S. 81A-12
§ 81A-12. Fee schedule.
Article 2 - Powers and Duties of Commissioner.
G.S. 81A-15
§ 81A-15. General duties.
G.S. 81A-16
§ 81A-16. Police powers.
G.S. 81A-17 through 81A-21
§§ 81A-17 through 81A-21. Reserved for future codification purposes.
Article 3 - Violations.
G.S. 81A-22
§ 81A-22. Misrepresentation of quantity.
G.S. 81A-23
§ 81A-23. Misrepresentation of pricing.
G.S. 81A-24
§ 81A-24. Commodities to be sold by weight, measure or numerical count.
G.S. 81A-25
§ 81A-25. Unlawful for package to mislead purchaser.
G.S. 81A-26
§ 81A-26. Sale from bulk.
G.S. 81A-27
§ 81A-27. Information required on packages.
G.S. 81A-28
§ 81A-28. Declarations of unit price on random packages.
G.S. 81A-29
§ 81A-29. Offenses and penalties.
G.S. 81A-30
§ 81A-30. Injunction.
G.S. 81A-30.1
§ 81A-30.1. Civil penalties.
G.S. 81A-31
§ 81A-31. Presumptive evidence.
G.S. 81A-32 through 81A-36
§§ 81A-32 through 81A-36. Reserved for future codification purposes.
Article 4 - Uniform Weights and Measures.
G.S. 81A-37 through 81A-40
§§ 81A-37 through 81A-40. Repealed by Session Laws 1981, c. 607, s. 2.
G.S. 81A-41
§ 81A-41. Repealed by Session Laws 1999-44, s. 1.
G.S. 81A-42
§ 81A-42. Standard weights and measures.
G.S. 81A-43
§ 81A-43. Repealed by Session Laws 1981, c. 607, s. 2.
G.S. 81A-44
§ 81A-44: Repealed by Session Laws 1999-44, s. 2.
G.S. 81A-45 through 81A-49
§§ 81A-45 through 81A-49. Reserved for future codification purposes.
Article 5 - Public Weighmasters.
G.S. 81A-50
§ 81A-50. Repealed by Session Laws 1981, c. 607, s. 2.
G.S. 81A-50.1
§ 81A-50.1. Purpose.
G.S. 81A-51
§ 81A-51. Definitions.
G.S. 81A-52
§ 81A-52. License.
G.S. 81A-53
§ 81A-53. Certificates of weight.
G.S. 81A-54
§ 81A-54. Official seal of the public weighmaster.
G.S. 81A-55
§ 81A-55. Violations by public weighmasters; by others; penalties.
G.S. 81A-56 through 81A-57
§§ 81A-56 through 81A-57. Repealed by Session Laws 1981, c. 607, s. 2.
G.S. 81A-58
§ 81A-58. Duty of custodian of product.
G.S. 81A-59
§ 81A-59. Weighing tobacco.
G.S. 81A-60
§ 81A-60. Repealed by Session Laws 1981, c. 607, s. 2.
G.S. 81A-61
§ 81A-61. Approval of devices used.
G.S. 81A-62 through 81A-64
§§ 81A-62 through 81A-64. Repealed by Session Laws 1981, c. 607, s. 2.
G.S. 81A-65 through 81A-69
§§ 81A-65 through 81A-69. Reserved for future codification purposes.
Article 6 - Scale Technician.
G.S. 81A-70
§ 81A-70. Purpose of Article.
G.S. 81A-71
§ 81A-71. Prerequisites for scale technician.
G.S. 81A-72
§ 81A-72. Registration; certificate of registration; annual renewal.
G.S. 81A-73
§ 81A-73. Service certificate.
G.S. 81A-74
§ 81A-74: Repealed by Session Laws 1983, c. 111, s. 5.
G.S. 81A-75
§ 81A-75. Scale removal.
G.S. 81A-76
§ 81A-76. Control of condemned or rejected scale.
G.S. 81A-77
§ 81A-77. Secondhand scale.
G.S. 81A-78
§ 81A-78. Scale location.
G.S. 81A-79
§ 81A-79. Exemption.
G.S. 81A-80
§ 81A-80. Suspension or revocation of registration; penalty.
G.S. 81A-81 through 81A-85
§§ 81A-81 through 81A-85. Reserved for future codification purposes.
Article 7 - General Provisions.
G.S. 81A-86
§ 81A-86. Regulations to be unaffected by repeal of prior enabling statute.
G.S. 81A-87
§ 81A-87. Severability provision.
G.S. 81A-88
§ 81A-88. Repeal of conflicting laws.