ORS 618.096
Prohibited acts involving commercial weights and measures


No person shall:

(1)

Use, or have in the possession of the person for the purpose of using for any commercial purpose specified in ORS 618.056 (Testing and inspecting weights and measures offered for sale or used commercially), sell, offer or expose for sale or hire, or have in the possession of the person for the purpose of selling or hiring, an incorrect weight or measure or any device or instrument used or intended for use to falsify any weight or measure.

(2)

Use, or have in the possession of the person for the purpose of current use for any commercial purpose specified in ORS 618.056 (Testing and inspecting weights and measures offered for sale or used commercially), a weight or measure that does not bear a seal or mark such as is specified in ORS 618.076 (Approving use of weights and measures) unless such weight or measure has been exempted from testing by ORS 618.056 (Testing and inspecting weights and measures offered for sale or used commercially) or by a rule of the State Department of Agriculture or unless the device has been placed in service as provided by rule of the department.

(3)

Dispose of any rejected or condemned weight or measure in a manner contrary to ORS 618.010 (Definitions) to 618.246 (Sale by weight required for certain food products) or rules promulgated pursuant thereto.

(4)

Remove, alter or deface any security seal, tag, seal or mark placed on any weight or measure by the department.

(5)

Sell, offer or expose for sale, less than the quantity the person represents of any commodity, thing or service.

(6)

Take more than the quantity the person represents of any commodity, thing or service when, as buyer, the person furnishes the weight or measure by means of which the amount of the commodity, thing or service is determined.

(7)

Keep for the purpose of sale, advertise, sell, offer or expose for sale, any commodity, thing or service in a condition or manner contrary to ORS 618.010 (Definitions) to 618.246 (Sale by weight required for certain food products) or rules promulgated pursuant thereto.

(8)

Use in retail trade, except in the preparation of packages put up in advance of sale and of medical prescriptions, a weight or measure that is not so positioned that its indications may be accurately read and the weighing or measuring operation observed from a reasonable customer position.

(9)

Violate any other provision of ORS 618.010 (Definitions) to 618.246 (Sale by weight required for certain food products) or rules promulgated pursuant thereto. [1973 c.293 §50; 2005 c.22 §423]

Source: Section 618.096 — Prohibited acts involving commercial weights and measures, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors618.­html.

618.010
Definitions
618.016
Policy
618.021
Duties of director
618.026
Delegation of duties and powers of department and director
618.031
Rulemaking authority
618.036
Establishing weights and measures system
618.041
Standards for weights and measures system
618.046
Secondary standards
618.051
Specifications and tolerances of commercial weights and measures
618.056
Testing and inspecting weights and measures offered for sale or used commercially
618.061
Testing weights and measures at institutions supported by state funds
618.066
Department investigation of alleged weights and measures law violations
618.071
Inspection and investigation authority of department
618.076
Approving use of weights and measures
618.081
Owners of weights and measures required to correct deficiencies
618.086
Orders restricting distribution of weights and measures
618.091
Security seal to be attached to weights and measures devices
618.096
Prohibited acts involving commercial weights and measures
618.101
Evidentiary presumptions regarding weights and measures law
618.115
Voluntary inspection of weighing or measuring instruments
618.121
License required for commercially operated weighing or measuring instrument
618.126
Exemptions from licensing requirement
618.131
Weights and measures licenses in addition to other licenses
618.136
Establishing license fees
618.141
Maximum license fees
618.146
Term of licenses
618.151
Commercial use of unlicensed weighing or measuring instrument prohibited
618.156
Forms, certificates and identification tags
618.161
Notice of violation to owner or operator of unlicensed weighing or measuring instrument
618.201
Sampling of packages and commodities
618.206
Manner of selling commodities
618.211
Labeling of packaged commodities
618.216
Cost per unit labeling requirements
618.221
Restriction on manner of packaging commodities
618.226
Commodity price and quantity advertising requirements
618.231
“Weight” defined
618.236
Price misrepresentation prohibited
618.241
Written invoice of certain commodity sales required
618.246
Sale by weight required for certain food products
618.275
Testing and inspection of scales
618.406
Definitions
618.501
Definitions
618.506
Enjoining security seal violations
618.511
Remedial power of court
618.516
Civil action by private party
618.521
Investigative demand
618.526
Method of serving investigative demand
618.531
Effect of failure to obey investigative demand
618.541
Loss of license for operation in violation of injunction
618.546
Reports by district attorney to Attorney General
618.551
Remedies supplementary to existing statutory or common law remedies
618.991
Penalties
618.995
Civil penalties
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