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Section
8-16-1

Definitions.

Section
8-16-2

Standard Measure of Length, Surface, Weight, and Capacity.

Section
8-16-3

Standards Approved by Congress to Be State Standards.

Section
8-16-4

Contracts Construed According to Standards Ascertained by Congress.

Section
8-16-5

Custody of State Standards; Duties of Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries as to Standards.

Section
8-16-6

Duties Generally of Commissioner Respecting Weights and Measures.

Section
8-16-7

Powers of Commissioner and Local Sealers in Supervising Weights and Measures.

Section
8-16-8

Weights or Measures Corresponding With Standards to Be Sealed or Marked.

Section
8-16-9

Condemnation, Repair, etc., of Nonstandard Weights and Measures.

Section
8-16-10

Seizure for Evidence of Incorrect, False, or Unsealed Weight, Measure, Device, Package, or Commodity.

Section
8-16-11

Powers of Sheriff Conferred Upon Commissioner and Sealers; Exhibition of Badges; Power of Arrest.

Section
8-16-12

Possession of Altered, etc., Weight, Measure or Device Prima Facie Evidence of Guilt.

Section
8-16-13

Existence of Weights, Measures or Devices in Place of Sale, etc., Presumptive Proof of Use and Ownership.

Section
8-16-15

Rules and Regulations; Fees.

Section
8-16-16

Standards for Containers of Farm Products - Duty to Establish.

Section
8-16-17

Standards for Containers of Farm Products - Adoption of Federal Standards.

Section
8-16-18

Penalties for Violation of Chapter.