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Wisconsin Statutes Trade Regulations (Ch. 125 to 139) § 134.25. Misbranding of gold articles

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1)(a) Except as provided in par. (b) and subject to sub. (3), any person who sells any article of merchandise made in whole or in part of gold or any alloy of gold which that is marked in any way indicating, or designed or intended to indicate, that the gold or alloy of gold in the article is of a greater degree of fineness than the actual fineness or quality of the gold or alloy, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(b) Paragraph (a) is not violated if the actual fineness of the gold or alloy in the article meets any of the following conditions:

1. The actual fineness is not less, by more than three one-thousandths parts in the case of flatware and watch cases, than the fineness actually marked on the article.

2. The actual fineness is not less, by more than one-half karat, than the fineness actually marked on the article in the case of all articles not specified in subd. 1.

(2) In any test to determine the fineness of the gold or its alloy in any article, according to the standards set forth in this section, the part of the gold or gold alloy taken for the test shall not contain or have attached to it any solder or alloy of inferior fineness used for brazing or uniting the parts of the article.

(3) The actual fineness of the entire quantity of gold and gold alloys contained in any article mentioned in this section, except watch cases and flatware, including all solder or alloy of inferior metal used for brazing or uniting the parts of the article, shall not be less, by more than one karat, than the fineness marked on the article. In determining the quality of gold and gold alloys for purposes of this subsection, the gold, alloys and solder being tested shall be tested as one piece.

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