Tex. Agric. Code § 13.037 · Subchapter B. STANDARD WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
USE OF INCORRECT WEIGHING OR MEASURING DEVICE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person commits an offense if the person or the person's servant or agent knowingly uses an incorrect weighing or measuring device in:
(1) buying or selling a commodity;
(2) computing a charge for services rendered on the basis of weight or measure; or
(3) determining the weight or measure of a commodity, if a charge is made for the determination.
(b) For the purpose of this section, a weighing or measuring device is incorrect if it:
(1) does not conform as closely as practicable to the official standards;
(2) is not accurate;
(3) is of a construction that is not reasonably permanent in adjustment or does not correctly repeat its indications;
(4) facilitates the perpetration of fraud; or
(5) does not conform to the specifications and tolerances established by the department under Section 13.114.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1028, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 913 (H.B. 2925), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 924 (H.B. 1494), Sec. 3.11, eff. September 1, 2013.
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