Texas § AG.13.120 - SALE OR USE OF INCORRECT WEIGHING OR MEASURING DEVICE
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§ AG.13.120. SALE OR USE OF INCORRECT WEIGHING OR MEASURING DEVICE
SALE OR USE OF INCORRECT WEIGHING OR MEASURING DEVICE. (a) The department may condemn and prohibit the sale or distribution of any incorrect weighing or measuring device that is sold, offered for sale, or about to be sold in this state. (b) A person commits an offense if the person or the person's servant or agent knowingly: (1) offers or exposes for sale, hire, or award or sells an incorrect weighing or measuring device; (2) possesses an incorrect weighing or measuring device; or (3) sells, offers for sale, uses, or possesses for the purpose of sale or use a device or instrument to be used to falsify or intended to falsify a weight or measure. Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1035, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 913 (H.B. 2925 ), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 924 (H.B. 1494 ), Sec. 3.24, eff. September 1, 2013.
Source: official Texas text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section AG.13.120 ("SALE OR USE OF INCORRECT WEIGHING OR MEASURING DEVICE") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. 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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