Prohibited acts

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  1. (a) No person shall:

    1. (1) Use or have in possession for use in commerce any incorrect weight or measure;

    2. (2) Sell or offer for sale for use in commerce any incorrect weight or measure;

    3. (3) Remove any tag, seal, decal, or mark from any weight or measure without specific written authorization from the proper authority;

    4. (4) Hinder or obstruct any weights and measures official or registered service agent in the performance of his or her duties;

    5. (5) Violate any provisions of this subchapter or regulations promulgated under it;

    6. (6) Sell or offer for sale any weight or measure for use in commerce, unless it bears an Arkansas Bureau of Standards approved seal or decal, if the seal or decal is applicable to the weight or measure;

    7. (7) Neglect or refuse to exhibit a weight or measure under the person's control or in the person's possession to any weights and measures official or a registered service agent for inspection, examination, or testing as required by law;

    8. (8) Perform an annual inspection, examination, or test on a weight or measure if that person is not a weights and measures official or a registered service agent;

    9. (9) Impersonate in any way the Director of the Arkansas Bureau of Standards, the Deputy Director of the Arkansas Bureau of Standards, any one of the investigators, or a registered agent of the bureau by the use of a seal or decal, or in any other manner; or

    10. (10) Violate any provision of this subchapter or rules promulgated under § 4-18-328.

  2. (b) A person may be prosecuted for a violation of this subchapter notwithstanding the existence of any other valid general or specific act of this state dealing with matters that may be the same as or similar to those covered by this subchapter.


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