New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 47B - SCALES, INSTRUMENTS, AND DEVICES; WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Subchapter 1 - GENERAL WEIGHING AND MEASURING DEVICES
Section 13:47B-1.10 - Household scales

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 13:47B-1.10

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024

(a) No "overload" type of spring scale or balance, commonly known as "household" scales, shall be used or employed in any commercial establishment in New Jersey for the weighing of any commodity sold to the purchasing public.

(b) No such "household" scale shall be sold or offered for sale by any manufacturer, vendor or vendors of such devices, for any use or service whatsoever, unless the dial or reading face is plainly and conspicuously marked with the wording: "Not Legal For Use In Trade"; it being provided that such scales may be sold or offered for sale for household use only.

(c) Any such scale found in commercial use at any store, stand, business establishment, or on any vehicle, from which commodities are sold or offered for sale, shall be subject to immediate condemnation and confiscation.

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