47-1-1 Definitions
47-1-2 State standards
47-1-3 Commissioner of labor to be commissioner of weights and measures; powers and duties; appointment of deputies and inspectors
47-1-4 Systems of weights and measures; technical requirements for weighing and measuring devices
47-1-5 Requirements for packaging and labeling
47-1-6 Requirements for the method of sale of commodities
47-1-7 Requirements for unit pricing
47-1-8 Requirements for the registration of service persons and service agencies for commercial weighing and measuring devices
47-1-9 Requirements for open dating
47-1-10 Requirements for type evaluation
47-1-11 Requirements for motor fuel
47-1-12 Misrepresentation of quantity
47-1-13 Misrepresentation of pricing
47-1-14 Method of sale
47-1-15 Sale from bulk
47-1-16 Information required on packages
47-1-17 Declarations of unit price on random weight packages
47-1-18 Advertising packages for sale
47-1-19 State weights and measures division
47-1-20 State measurement laboratory
47-1-21 Registration of business
47-1-22 Civil penalties
47-1-23 Criminal penalties

Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 47 > Article 1 - Weights and Measures

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