North Carolina § 81A-1 - Weights and measures program provided for.
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§ 81A-1. Weights and measures program provided for.
In order to protect the purchasers or sellers of any commodity, and to provide uniform standards of weight and uniform standards of measure throughout the State, which must be in conformity with the standards of weight and the standards of measure established by Congress, the Commissioner is hereby authorized to establish and maintain a weights and measures program as is hereinafter provided. History (1927, c. 261, s. 1; 1945, c. 280, s. 1; 1975, c. 544.) Editor's Note. - This Chapter is Chapter 81 as rewritten by Session Laws 1975, c. 544, effective July 1, 1976, and recodified. Where appropriate, historical citations to the sections of the former Chapter have been added to corresponding sections of the new Chapter.
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Section 81A-1 ("Weights and measures program provided for.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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