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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A person may not:
1. Use or have in possession. Use or have in possession for use in commerce any incorrect weight or measure;
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;
3. Hinder or obstruct. Hinder or obstruct any weights and measures official in the performance of that official's duties;
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;
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;
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
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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Maine Revised Statutes Title 10. Commerce and Trade § 2751. Offenses - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/me/title-10-commerce-and-trade/me-rev-st-tit-10-sect-2751/
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