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NH Rev Stat § 438:20 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures|Section 438:20 - Method of Sale of Commodities; General.

    438:20 Method of Sale of Commodities;  General. –||Commodities in liquid form shall be sold only by liquid measure or by weight, and, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, commodities not in liquid form shall be sold only by weight, by measure of length or area, or by count; provided, however, that liquid commodities may be sold by weight, and commodities not in liquid form may be sold by count, only if such methods give accurate information as to the quantity of commodity sold. All nomenclature, procedure, and methods of sale of commodities in this state shall comply with the National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 130 and all amendments to such handbook, unless otherwise provided in this chapter. The provisions of this section shall not apply (1) to commodities when sold for immediate consumption on the premises where sold, (2) to vegetables when sold by the head or bunch, (3) to commodities in containers standardized by a law of this state or by federal law, (4) to commodities in package form when there exists a general consumer usage to express the quantity in some other manner, (5) to concrete aggregates, concrete mixtures, and loose solid materials such as earth, soil, gravel, crushed stone, and the like, when sold by cubic measure, or (6) to unprocessed vegetable and animal fertilizer when sold by cubic measure. The commissioner may adopt such reasonable rules as are necessary to assure that the amounts of a commodity sold are determined in accordance with good commercial practice and are so determined and represented as to be accurate and informative to all parties at interest.|||Source. 1985, 72:1. 1989, 324:12, eff. Aug. 1, 1989.|
NH Rev Stat § 438:21 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures|Section 438:21 - Packages; Declarations of Quantity and Origin; Variations; Exemptions.

    438:21 Packages;  Declarations of Quantity and Origin;  Variations;  Exemptions. –||Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any commodity in package form introduced, or delivered for introduction into, or received in intrastate commerce, kept for the purpose of sale, or offered or exposed for sale in intrastate commerce shall bear on the outside of the package such definite, plain, and conspicuous declarations of (1) the identity of the commodity in the package unless the same can easily be identified through the wrapper or container, (2) the net quantity of the contents in terms of weight, measure, or count, and (3) in the case of any package kept, offered, or exposed for sale, or sold in any place other than on the premises where packed, the name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor, as may be prescribed by rules adopted by the commissioner; provided, however, that, in connection with the declaration required under clause (2) of this section, neither the qualifying term "when packed" or any words of similar import, nor any term qualifying a unit of weight, measure, or count (for example, "jumbo," "giant," "full," and the like) that tends to exaggerate the amount of commodity in a package shall be used; and provided further that under said clause (2), the commissioner shall, by rule, establish (a) reasonable variations to be allowed, which may include variations below the declared weight or measure caused by ordinary and customary exposure, only after the commodity is introduced into intrastate commerce, to conditions that normally occur in good distribution practice and that unavoidably result in decreased weight or measure, (b) exemptions as to small packages, and (c) exemptions as to commodities put up in variable weights or sizes for sale intact and either customarily not sold as individual units or customarily weighed or measured at time of sale to the customer.|||Source. 1985, 72:1, eff. July 1, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 438:22 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures|Section 438:22 - Declarations of Unit Price on Random Packages.

    438:22 Declarations of Unit Price on Random Packages. –||In addition to the declarations required by RSA 438:21, any commodity in package form, the package being one of a lot containing random weights, measures, or counts of the same commodity and bearing the total selling price of the package, shall bear on the outside of the package a plain and conspicuous declaration of the price per single unit of weight, measure, or count.|||Source. 1985, 72:1, eff. July 1, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 438:23 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures|Section 438:23 - Misleading Packages.

    438:23 Misleading Packages. –||No commodity in package form shall be so wrapped, nor shall it be in a container so made, formed, or filled as to mislead the purchaser as to the quantity of the contents of the packages; and the contents of a container shall not fall below such reasonable standard of fill as may have been prescribed for said commodity by the commissioner.|||Source. 1985, 72:1, eff. July 1, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 438:24 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures|Section 438:24 - Advertising Packages for Sale.

    438:24 Advertising Packages for Sale. –||Whenever a commodity in package form is advertised in any manner and the retail price of the package is stated in the advertisement, there shall be, closely and conspicuously associated with such statement of price, a declaration of the basic quantity of contents of the package as is required by law or rule to appear on the package; provided, however, that, where the law or rule requires a dual declaration of net quantity to appear on the package, only the declaration that sets forth the quantity in terms of the smaller unit or weight or measure (the declaration that is required to appear first and without parentheses on the package) need appear in the advertisement; and provided further, that there shall not be included as part of the declaration required under this section such qualifying terms as "when packed," "minimum," "not less than," or any other terms of similar import, nor any term qualifying a unit of weight, measure or count (for example, "jumbo," "giant," "full," and the like) that tends to exaggerate the amount of commodity in the package.|||Source. 1985, 72:1, eff. July 1, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 438:25 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures|Section 438:25 - Sale by Net Weight.

    438:25 Sale by Net Weight. –||The word "weight" as used in this chapter in connection with any commodity shall mean net weight. Whenever any commodity is sold on the basis of weight, the net weight of the commodity shall be employed, and all contracts concerning commodities shall be so construed.|||Source. 1985, 72:1, eff. July 1, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 438:26 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures|Section 438:26 - Misrepresentation of Price.

    438:26 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 shall be prominently displayed and the numeral or numerals expressing the fraction shall be immediately adjacent to, of the same general design and style as, and at least 1/2 the height and width of the numerals representing the whole cents.|||Source. 1985, 72:1, eff. July 1, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 438:26-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures|Section 438:26-a - Grocery Stores; Prices.

    438:26-a Grocery Stores;  Prices. –||I. In this section, the term "grocery store" means any establishment or section of an establishment where food and food products are offered to the consumer and intended for off-premise consumption. The term includes delicatessens that offer prepared food in bulk quantities only. The term does not include establishments which handle only prepackaged, non-potentially hazardous foods; roadside markets that offer only fresh fruits and fresh vegetables for sale; food service establishments; or food beverage vending machines.||II. Any person who offers items for sale in a grocery store shall mark clearly upon the package of each item sold in packaged form the price of such item, or shall place under the shelf containing the item a uniform shelf tag, or a larger sign indicating item price.||III. A uniform shelf tag shall include:||(a) The regular price of each individual item. The price numbers shall be at least 7/16 of an inch in height;||(b) The unit price; and||(c) The name of the item or a description of the item.||IV. The following items shall not require individual prices:||(a) Cold beverages.||(b) Snack items packaged in individual sizes and designed for immediate consumption.||V. The commissioner shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, regarding:||(a) The pricing of items by grocery stores under this section.||(b) The definition of snack items excepted from the requirements of this section under subparagraph IV(b).|||Source. 1990, 120:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.|
NH Rev Stat § 438:26-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures|Section 438:26-b - Dating Prewrapped Sandwiches; Rulemaking.

    438:26-b Dating Prewrapped Sandwiches;  Rulemaking. –||I. It shall be unlawful for any person, otherwise subject to inspection under this chapter, to make for sale, sell, offer to sell, or procure to be sold any type of prewrapped sandwich, unless each such sandwich is enclosed in a wrapper bearing an expiration date beyond which the sandwich shall not be sold. This section shall not apply to sandwiches intended or expected to be consumed within 36 hours after wrapping.||II. The commissioner shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A relative to:||(a) The form of the expiration date.||(b) Definitions, purpose, and scope.||(c) Conduct of inspections of stores and other locations where sandwiches are sold.||(d) Issuance of orders, including stop-removal orders.||(e) Fines for non-compliance not to exceed $600.||(f) Clarity and visibility of label date.||(g) Guidelines on manufacturing date and labeling.||(h) Process for handling complaints.||(i) Establishment of expiration dates and sell by dates.||(j) Establishing waiver procedures from rules requirements.|||Source. 1993, 62:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994. 2012, 171:23, eff. Aug. 10, 2012.|
NH Rev Stat § 438:27 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures|Section 438:27 - Repealed by 1989, 324:18, I, eff. Aug. 1, 1989.

    438:27 Repealed by 1989, 324:18, I, eff. Aug. 1, 1989. –|
NH Rev Stat § 438:28 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures|Section 438:28 - Repealed by 1989, 324:18, II, eff. Aug. 1, 1989.

    438:28 Repealed by 1989, 324:18, II, eff. Aug. 1, 1989. –|
NH Rev Stat § 438:29 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures|Section 438:29 - Repealed by 1989, 324:18, III, eff. Aug. 1, 1989.

    438:29 Repealed by 1989, 324:18, III, eff. Aug. 1, 1989. –|
NH Rev Stat § 438:30 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures|Section 438:30 - Repealed by 1989, 324:18, IV, eff. Aug. 1, 1989.

    438:30 Repealed by 1989, 324:18, IV, eff. Aug. 1, 1989. –|
NH Rev Stat § 438:31 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures|Section 438:31 - Repealed by 1989, 324:18, V, eff. Aug. 1, 1989.

    438:31 Repealed by 1989, 324:18, V, eff. Aug. 1, 1989. –|
NH Rev Stat § 438:32 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures|Section 438:32 - Bulk Deliveries Sold in Terms of Weight and Delivered by Vehicle.

    438:32 Bulk Deliveries Sold in Terms of Weight and Delivered by Vehicle. –||When a vehicle delivers to an individual purchaser a commodity in bulk, and the commodity is sold in terms of weight units, the delivery shall be accompanied by a duplicate delivery ticket with the following information clearly stated, in ink or by means of other indelible marking equipment and, in clarity, equal to type or printing, (1) the name and address of the vendor, (2) the name and address of the purchaser, and (3) the net weight of the delivery expressed in pounds, and, if the net weight is derived from determination of gross and tare weights, such gross and tare weights also shall be stated in terms of pounds. One of these tickets shall be retained by the vendor, and the other shall be delivered to the purchaser at the time of delivery of the commodity, or shall be surrendered, on demand, to the commissioner, or the inspector, or the sealer, who, if he desires to retain it as evidence, shall issue a weight slip in lieu thereof for delivery to the purchaser; provided, however, that, if the purchaser himself carries away his purchase, the vendor shall be required only to give to the purchaser at the time of sale a delivery ticket stating the number of pounds of commodity delivered to him.|||Source. 1985, 72:1, eff. July 1, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 438:32-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures|Section 438:32-a - Services and Bulk Commodities Sold, Rendered, or Delivered in Terms of Weight by Vehicle.

    438:32-a Services and Bulk Commodities Sold, Rendered, or Delivered in Terms of Weight by Vehicle. –||I. When a vehicle is used to render or deliver commodities in bulk or provide services in terms of weight units, the vendor of the bulk commodities or services shall include with the original invoice to the purchaser a duplicate copy of the weight ticket that represents the actual weighing of the services or bulk commodities; provided, however, that if the purchaser himself carries away his purchase, the vendor shall be required only to give to the purchaser at the time of sale a delivery ticket stating the net weight of the commodity or service.||II. The vendor shall keep and preserve the original weight ticket with the invoice for at least 2 years. Copies of the weight tickets and invoices shall be open for inspection by any weights and measures officer of the state at all reasonable times.|||Source. 1991, 165:1, eff. July 26, 1991.|
NH Rev Stat § 438:32-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures|Section 438:32-b - Contents of Invoice.

    438:32-b Contents of Invoice. –||The vendor shall provide an invoice to each purchaser of services or bulk commodities sold, rendered, or delivered in terms of weight. The invoice shall contain, but not be limited to, the following:||I. Net weight.||II. The location where the weight or service was determined.||III. The type of service or commodity rendered.||IV. The date such service or commodity was rendered.|||Source. 1991, 165:1, eff. July 26, 1991.|
NH Rev Stat § 438:33 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures|Section 438:33 - Furnace and Stove Oil.

    438:33 Furnace and Stove Oil. –||I. All distillate heating oil sold at retail shall be sold by liquid measure or by net weight in accordance with the provisions of RSA 438:20.||II. In the case of each delivery of such liquid fuel not in package form and in an amount greater than 100 gallons in the case of sale by liquid measure, or 100 pounds in the case of sale by weight, there shall be rendered to the purchaser at the time of delivery, or as otherwise specified by the customer, a printed delivery ticket which shall clearly state the following:||(a) The date the product was delivered.||(b) The name and address of the vendor, including the street, city, state, and zip code.||(c) The name and address of the purchaser.||(d) The type of product being delivered.||(e) In the case of sale by liquid measure, the liquid volume of the delivery shall be determined by a meter with a register printing the meter readings on a ticket from which such liquid volume shall be computed and expressed in terms of the gallon and its binary or decimal subdivisions (said ticket shall not be inserted into the register until immediately before delivery is begun, and in no case shall a ticket be in the register when the vehicle is in motion); or the liquid volume may be determined by a vehicle tank used as a measure when in full compliance with the National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 44, as adopted by the National Conference of Weights and Measures, and calibrated by a weights and measures official. Sale by a liquid measuring device, as defined in said Handbook 44, and sale by a vapor meter are excluded from this paragraph.||(f) In the case of sales by weight, the net weight of the delivery, together with any weighing scale readings from which such net weight has been computed, expressed in terms of tons or pounds avoirdupois.||(g) If there is correction for temperature:||(1) The net gallons or liters delivered; and||(2) The statement: "The volume delivered has been adjusted to the volume at 60 degrees Fahrenheit."||III. All invoices, whether mailed or left at time of delivery, shall contain at least the following:||(a) The date the product is delivered;||(b) The name and address of the vendor, including the street, city, state, and zip code;||(c) The name and address of the purchaser, including the street, city, state, and zip code;||(d) The type of product being delivered;||(e) The unit price, per gallon or liter, of the product being delivered;||(f) The total computed price for the volume delivered or the terms of any prompt payment discount being offered to the purchaser.|||Source. 1985, 72:1. 1989, 324:13, eff. Aug. 1, 1989. 2012, 238:4, eff. June 18, 2012.|
NH Rev Stat § 438:34 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures|Section 438:34 - Repealed by 1989, 324:18, VI, eff. Aug. 1, 1989.

    438:34 Repealed by 1989, 324:18, VI, eff. Aug. 1, 1989. –|
NH Rev Stat § 438:35 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures|Section 438:35 - Repealed by 1994, 100:8, eff. July 10, 1994.

    438:35 Repealed by 1994, 100:8, eff. July 10, 1994. –|
NH Rev Stat § 438:36 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures|Section 438:36 - Fees.

    438:36 Fees. –||All fees and fines collected by a state inspector under the provisions of this chapter shall be forwarded to the commissioner of agriculture, markets, and food to be forwarded by him to the state treasurer. All fees and fines collected by a city sealer in that city shall be for the use of that city for the purposes of this chapter.|||Source. 1985, 72:1. 1989, 324:14. 1995, 130:5, eff. July 23, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 438:37 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures|Section 438:37 - Construction of Contracts.

    438:37 Construction of Contracts. –||Fractional parts of any unit of weight or measure shall mean like fractional parts of the value of such unit as prescribed or defined in RSA 438:2 and 438:3, and all contracts concerning the sale of commodities and services shall be construed in accordance with this requirement.|||Source. 1985, 72:1, eff. July 1, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 438:38 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures|Section 438:38 - Hindering or Obstructing Officer; Penalties.

    438:38 Hindering or Obstructing Officer;  Penalties. –||Any person who shall hinder or obstruct in any way the commissioner, or any of the inspectors, or a sealer, in the performance of his official duties shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.|||Source. 1985, 72:1, eff. July 1, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 438:39 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures|Section 438:39 - Impersonation of Officer; Penalties.

    438:39 Impersonation of Officer;  Penalties. –||Any person who shall impersonate in any way the commissioner, or any one of the inspectors, or a sealer, by the use of his seal or a counterfeit of his seal shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person.|||Source. 1985, 72:1, eff. July 1, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 438:41 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures|Section 438:41 - Injunction.

    438:41 Injunction. –||The commissioner is authorized to apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for, and such court upon hearing and for cause shown may grant, a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating any provision of this chapter.|||Source. 1985, 72:1, eff. July 1, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 438:42 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures|Section 438:42 - Presumptive Evidence.

    438:42 Presumptive Evidence. –||For the purposes of this chapter, proof of the existence of a weight or measure or a weighing or measuring device in or about any building, enclosure, stand, or vehicle in which or from which it is shown that buying or selling is commonly carried on shall, in the absence of conclusive evidence to the contrary, be presumptive proof of the regular use of such weight or measure or weighing or measuring device for commercial purposes and of such use by the person in charge of such building, enclosure, stand, or vehicle.|||Source. 1985, 72:1, eff. July 1, 1985.|