Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 9 Sec. 2677

  • sale: means barter and exchange. See
  • weight: as used in this chapter in connection with any commodity shall mean net weight. See

§ 2677. Misrepresentation of price

Whenever any commodity or service is sold, or is offered, exposed, or advertised for sale, by weight, measure, or count, the price shall not be misrepresented, nor shall the price be represented in any manner calculated or tending to mislead or deceive an actual or prospective purchaser. Whenever an advertised, posted, or labeled price per unit of weight, measure, or count includes a fraction of a cent, all elements of the fraction or decimal shall be prominently displayed and the numeral or numerals expressing the fraction or decimal shall be immediately adjacent to, of the same general design and style as, and at least 40 percent the height and width of, the numerals representing the whole cents. (Added 1967, No. 102, § 24, eff. April 14, 1967.)