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NC Gen Stat § 80-58 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 80 - Trademarks, Brands, etc|Article 8 - Registration and Protection of Livestock Brands.|§ 80-58 - Definitions.

 80-58. Definitions.(a) "Board". - The term "Board" means the North Carolina Board of Agriculture.(b) "Brand". - The term "brand" means an identification mark permanently affixed into the hide of livestock by a hot iron or an extremely cold brand known as a "freeze brand."(c) "Commissioner". - The term "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Agriculture of the State of North Carolina.(d) "Livestock". - The term "livestock" means cattle, horses, ponies, mules, and asses.(e) "Person". - The term "person" means an individual, firm, company, association, partnership or corporation. (1935, c. 232, s. 1; 1975, c. 261, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 80-59 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 80 - Trademarks, Brands, etc|Article 8 - Registration and Protection of Livestock Brands.|§ 80-59 - Responsibility and authority of Commissioner of Agriculture; application for registration; transfer of ownership of brand.

 80-59. Responsibility and authority of Commissioner of Agriculture; application for registration; transfer of ownership of brand.The Commissioner shall record livestock brands and maintain a record of such brands pursuant to this Article. Such records shall be public and shall be prima facie evidence of ownership of livestock which is properly branded under this Article. The Commissioner shall authorize such agents within the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services as he deems necessary to implement this Article.Any person desiring the exclusive use of a brand shall make application to the Commissioner on forms prescribed by the Board. The transfer of ownership of a brand registration may be done only at the written request of the brand registrant of record. The Commissioner shall receive a fee of ten dollars ($10.00) for recording such transfer. (1935, c. 232, ss. 3-5; 1975, c. 261, s. 1; 1997-261, s. 109.)
NC Gen Stat § 80-60 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 80 - Trademarks, Brands, etc|Article 8 - Registration and Protection of Livestock Brands.|§ 80-60 - No brands duplicated.

 80-60. No brands duplicated.No brand shall be registered that is a reasonable facsimile of another registered brand or that will likely be confused with another brand registered under this Article. (1975, c. 261, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 80-61 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 80 - Trademarks, Brands, etc|Article 8 - Registration and Protection of Livestock Brands.|§ 80-61 - Rules and regulations.

 80-61. Rules and regulations.The Board shall have authority to promulgate reasonable rules and regulations for implementation of this Article which shall include, but not be limited to, the location of and the size of brand marks. (1975, c. 261, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 80-62 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 80 - Trademarks, Brands, etc|Article 8 - Registration and Protection of Livestock Brands.|§ 80-62 - Fees for recording.

 80-62. Fees for recording.The Commissioner is authorized to collect a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for the recording of each new brand, or for rerecording of each brand, and shall issue one certified copy of each brand recording to the holder of said brand. Duplicate certificates of registration may be issued by the Commissioner upon payment of a fee of two dollars ($2.00). Revenues collected pursuant to this Article shall be deposited with the State Treasurer to the account of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. (1935, c. 232, ss. 5, 6; 1975, c. 261, s. 1; 1997-261, s. 109.)
NC Gen Stat § 80-63 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 80 - Trademarks, Brands, etc|Article 8 - Registration and Protection of Livestock Brands.|§ 80-63 - Records to be kept of sales and slaughter.

 80-63. Records to be kept of sales and slaughter.Persons or agents selling or bartering or exchanging branded livestock in the State of North Carolina shall provide the purchaser or new owner with a bill of sale showing a reasonable facsimile of the brand on any and all livestock having a brand as defined in this Article. Such bills of sale shall be prima facie evidence of transfer of ownership of branded livestock. Slaughter facilities in the State of North Carolina shall affix to their normal records of receipt of livestock a reasonable facsimile of the brand on any branded livestock received by them. Such records shall be maintained for at least 12 months. (1935, c. 232, ss. 8, 9; 1975, c. 261, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 80-64 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 80 - Trademarks, Brands, etc|Article 8 - Registration and Protection of Livestock Brands.|§ 80-64 - Defacing of brands prohibited.

 80-64. Defacing of brands prohibited.No person may change, conceal, deface, disfigure or obliterate any brand previously branded, impressed, or marked on any livestock, or put his or any other brand upon or over any part of any brand previously branded or marked upon any livestock, and no person shall make or use any counterfeit of any brand of any other person. (1935, c. 232, s. 10; 1975, c. 261, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 80-65 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 80 - Trademarks, Brands, etc|Article 8 - Registration and Protection of Livestock Brands.|§ 80-65 - Rerecording.

 80-65. Rerecording.Every brand recorded under this Article, in order to remain effective, must be rerecorded with the Commissioner during the tenth year from its next previous recordation. Each person having a brand registered in the State of North Carolina shall be notified in writing by the Commissioner that said brand must be rerecorded to prohibit its disenrollment from the record of such brand maintained by the Commissioner. (1975, c. 261, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 80-66 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 80 - Trademarks, Brands, etc|Article 8 - Registration and Protection of Livestock Brands.|§ 80-66 - Violation a misdemeanor.

 80-66. Violation a misdemeanor.Any person who violates any provision of this Article or any rule or regulation of the Board promulgated hereunder shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. (1935, c. 232, s. 11; 1975, c. 261, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 592; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 81A-1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975|Article 1 - Administration of Chapter.|§ 81A-1 - Weights and measures program provided for.

 81A-1. Weights and measures program provided for.In order to protect the purchasers or sellers of any commodity, and to provide uniform standards of weight and uniform standards of measure throughout the State, which must be in conformity with the standards of weight and the standards of measure established by Congress, the Commissioner is hereby authorized to establish and maintain a weights and measures program as is hereinafter provided. (1927, c. 261, s. 1; 1945, c. 280, s. 1; 1975, c. 544.)
NC Gen Stat § 81A-2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975|Article 1 - Administration of Chapter.|§ 81A-2 - Administration of these Articles.

 81A-2. Administration of these Articles.The provisions of this Chapter shall be administered by the Commissioner or his authorized agent. For the purpose of administering and giving effect to the provisions of this Chapter, the provisions of Handbook 44 as adopted by the National Conference on Weights and Measures, are hereby adopted except insofar as modified or rejected by the North Carolina Board of Agriculture. The North Carolina Board of Agriculture is empowered to make such further rules and regulations as may be necessary to make effective the purposes and provisions of this Chapter. Except as otherwise provided in G.S. 81A-30.1, all fees or moneys received by the Commissioner pursuant to this Chapter shall be placed in the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services fund for the purpose of enforcing this Chapter. (1927, c. 261, s. 2; 1931, c. 150; 1943, c. 762, s. 1; 1949, c. 984; 1975, c. 544; 1997-261, s. 109; 1998-215, s. 4(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 81A-3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975|Article 1 - Administration of Chapter.|§ 81A-3 - Systems of weights and measures.

 81A-3. Systems of weights and measures.The system of weights and measures in customary use in the United States and the metric system of weights and measures are jointly recognized, and either one or both of these systems shall be used for all commercial purposes in the State. The definitions of basic units of weight and measure, the tables of weight and measure, and weights and measures equivalents as published by the National Bureau of Standards are recognized and shall govern weighing and measuring equipment and transactions in the State. (1975, c. 544.)
NC Gen Stat § 81A-4 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975|Article 1 - Administration of Chapter.|§ 81A-4 - Board of Agriculture authorized to establish standards of weights and measures for commodities having none.

 81A-4. Board of Agriculture authorized to establish standards of weights and measures for commodities having none.The Board of Agriculture is authorized and directed and empowered to establish standards of weights and measures for any commodity if no standard has been established by Congress or by the laws of the State of North Carolina; provided, however, that when a standard is established by Congress, or by the laws of the State of North Carolina, such standard shall supersede the standard or standards established by the Board of Agriculture. (1945, c. 280, s. 1; 1949, c. 984; 1975, c. 544.)
NC Gen Stat § 81A-5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975|Article 1 - Administration of Chapter.|§ 81A-5 - Employment of Director of Weights and Measures and authorized agents.

 81A-5. Employment of Director of Weights and Measures and authorized agents.The Commissioner may employ a Director of Weights and Measures and such other employees as may be necessary in carrying out the provisions of this Chapter and he may fix and regulate their duties. All authority vested in the Commissioner by virtue of the provisions of this Chapter may with like force and effect, be executed by such authorized agents of the Commissioner as defined in this Chapter. (1927, c. 261, ss. 3, 4; 1949, c. 984; 1975, c. 544.)
NC Gen Stat § 81A-6 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975|Article 1 - Administration of Chapter.|§ 81A-6 - Salaries and expenses.

 81A-6. Salaries and expenses.The Commissioner shall request sufficient funds for the proper administration of the duties prescribed in this Chapter. (1927, c. 261, s. 5; 1931, c. 150; 1949, c. 984; 1975, c. 544.)
NC Gen Stat § 81A-7 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975|Article 1 - Administration of Chapter.|§ 81A-7 - Local inspection of weights and measures.

 81A-7. Local inspection of weights and measures.When any city or county appoints a local inspector of weights and measures, the appointment and regulation of his work must be pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and his work shall be subject to the supervision of the Commissioner or his authorized agent. (1927, c. 261, s. 6; 1949, c. 984; 1975, c. 544; 1997-261, s. 109.)
NC Gen Stat § 81A-8 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975|Article 1 - Administration of Chapter.|§ 81A-8 - Standards of weights and measures.

 81A-8. Standards of weights and measures.Weights and measures that are traceable to the U.S. Prototype Standards supplied by the United States, or approved as being satisfactory by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, shall be the State primary standards of weights and measures, and shall be maintained in such calibration as prescribed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. All secondary standards may be prescribed by the Commissioner and shall be verified upon their initial receipt and as often thereafter as deemed necessary by the Commissioner or his authorized agent. Complete record of the standards belonging to the State shall be maintained by the Commissioner. (1927, c. 261, s. 9; 1943, c. 543; 1949, c. 984; 1975, c. 544; 1991, c. 636, s. 22.)
NC Gen Stat § 81A-10 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975|Article 1 - Administration of Chapter.|§ 81A-10 - Reimbursement of expenses.

 81A-10. Reimbursement of expenses.When any manufacturer requests prototype approval of any commercial weighing or measuring device, said manufacturer shall reimburse the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for expenses incurred in the prototype examination of the device before final prototype approval is granted. Travel expenses shall be at the rates established by G.S. 138-6 or any law enacted in substitution therefor. (1981, c. 495, s. 1; 1997-261, s. 109.)
NC Gen Stat § 81A-15 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975|Article 2 - Powers and Duties of Commissioner.|§ 81A-15 - General duties.

 81A-15. General duties.The Commissioner shall:(1) Have and keep general supervision of commercial weighing and measuring devices offered for sale, sold or used in the State.(2) Upon written request from any person or educational institution in the State test or cause to be tested, or calibrate, weights, measures and weighing and measuring devices used as standards in the State.(3) Enforce all the provisions of this Chapter.(4) Conduct investigations to insure compliance with this Chapter.(5) Inspect and test weights and measures kept, offered, or exposed for sale.(6) Inspect, and test to ascertain if they are correct, weights and measures commercially used (i) in determining the weight, measure, or count of commodities or things sold, or offered or exposed for sale, on the basis of weight, measure or count or (ii) in computing the basic charge or payment for services rendered on the basis of weight, measure or count.(7) Approve for use, and may mark, such weights and measures and weighing and measuring devices as he finds to be correct, and shall reject and mark as rejected such weights and measures as he finds incorrect. Weights and measures and weighing and measuring devices that have been rejected may be seized if not corrected within 10 days, or if used or disposed of in a manner not specifically authorized. Weights and measures found to be incorrect that are not capable of being made correct shall be condemned and may be seized by the Commissioner without any court order or other legal process.(8) Weigh, measure, or inspect packaged commodities kept, offered, or exposed for sale, sold or in the process of delivery, to determine whether they contain the amounts represented and whether they are kept, offered, or exposed for sale in accordance with this Chapter or regulations promulgated pursuant thereto. In carrying out the provisions of this section, recognized sampling procedures shall be used.(9) Allow reasonable variations from the stated quantity of contents, which shall include those caused by loss or gain of moisture during the course of good distribution practice or by unavoidable deviations in good manufacturing practice only after the commodity has entered intrastate commerce.(10) Delegate to authorized agents any of these responsibilities for the proper administration of this Chapter. (1927, c. 261, s. 10; 1949, c. 984; 1975, c. 544; 1991, c. 636, s. 24.)
NC Gen Stat § 81A-16 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975|Article 2 - Powers and Duties of Commissioner.|§ 81A-16 - Police powers.

 81A-16. Police powers.When necessary for the enforcement of this Chapter or regulations promulgated pursuant thereto the Commissioner or his authorized agent is:(1) Authorized to enter any commercial premises during normal business hours, except that in the event such premises are not open to the public, he shall first present his credentials and obtain consent before making entry thereto, unless a search warrant has previously been obtained.(2) Empowered to issue stop-use, hold, and removal orders with respect to any weights and measures commercially used, and stop-sale, hold, and removal orders with respect to any packaged commodities or bulk commodities kept, offered, or exposed for sale.(3) Empowered to seize, for use as evidence, without warrant or other legal writ, any incorrect or unapproved weight, measure, package, or commodity found to be used, retained, offered, or exposed for sale or sold in violation of the provisions of this Chapter or regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.(4) Empowered to stop any commercial vehicle wherever found in the State and, after presentment of his credentials, inspect the contents, require that the person in charge of that vehicle produce any documents in his possession concerning the contents, and require him to proceed with the vehicle to some specified place for inspection.(5) Authorized to arrest, without warrant, any violator of this Chapter. Such authorized agent shall proceed forthwith with such person before a magistrate or other person authorized to issue arrest warrants. (1927, c. 261, ss. 11-13; 1975, c. 544.)
NC Gen Stat § 81A-22 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975|Article 3 - Violations.|§ 81A-22 - Misrepresentation of quantity.

 81A-22. Misrepresentation of quantity.No person shall sell, offer or expose for sale less than the quantity he represents. No buyer shall take more than the quantity he represents when he furnishes the weight or measure by means of which the quantity of any commodity, thing or service is determined. (1927, c. 261, s. 19; 1945, c. 280, s. 1; 1949, c. 984; 1975, c. 544.)
NC Gen Stat § 81A-23 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975|Article 3 - Violations.|§ 81A-23 - Misrepresentation of pricing.

 81A-23. Misrepresentation of pricing.No person shall misrepresent the price of any commodity or service sold, offered, exposed, or advertised for sale by weight, measure, or count, nor represent the price in any manner calculated or tending to mislead or in any way deceive a person. (1975, c. 544.)
NC Gen Stat § 81A-24 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975|Article 3 - Violations.|§ 81A-24 - Commodities to be sold by weight, measure or numerical count.

 81A-24. Commodities to be sold by weight, measure or numerical count.It shall be unlawful to sell, except for immediate consumption by the purchaser, on the premises of the seller, liquid commodities in any other manner than by weight or liquid measure, or commodities not liquid in any other manner than by measure of time, by length, by volume, by weight or by numerical count. When a commodity is sold by numerical count in excess of one unit, the units which constitute said numerical count shall be uniform in size and/or weight, and be so exposed as to be readily observed by the purchaser. (1945, c. 280, s. 1; 1949, c. 973; 1975, c. 544.)
NC Gen Stat § 81A-25 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975|Article 3 - Violations.|§ 81A-25 - Unlawful for package to mislead purchaser.

 81A-25. Unlawful for package to mislead purchaser.It shall be unlawful to keep for the purpose of sale, offer or expose for sale, or sell, any commodity in package form when said package is so made, or formed, or filled, or wrapped, or exposed, or marked, or labeled as to mislead or deceive the purchaser as to the quantity of its contents. (1945, c. 280, s. 1; 1975, c. 544.)
NC Gen Stat § 81A-26 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975|Article 3 - Violations.|§ 81A-26 - Sale from bulk.

 81A-26. Sale from bulk.(a) Whenever the quantity is determined by the seller, bulk sales in excess of twenty dollars ($20.00) and all bulk deliveries of heating fuel shall be accompanied by a delivery ticket containing the following information:(1) The name and address of the vendor and the name of the purchaser,(2) The date delivered,(3) The quantity delivered and the quantity upon which the price is based, if this differs from the delivered quantity,(4) The identity of the commodity in the most descriptive terms commercially practicable, including any quality representation made in connection with the sale, (5) The count of individually wrapped packages, if more than one, and(6) For heating fuels which are liquids and gases, the price per gallon and any other charges associated with the delivery. This subdivision applies only to residential, retail deliveries.(b) Any invoice corresponding to the delivery ticket required under the preceding subsection (a) shall contain the information set forth in the preceding subdivisions (a)(1) through (6), and shall also state the amount of sales tax, if any, and the grand total. This subsection does not apply to any subsequent billing when the seller has previously complied with the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of this section.(c) Whenever a seller quotes a price or other terms and conditions to a potential purchaser under this section, if those terms and conditions include a low, introductory price, other reduced charges, or other special conditions not representative of the prices or terms and conditions that apply to existing customers of the same type or class, the seller shall clearly and conspicuously disclose: (i) those facts, (ii) the price and terms and conditions that would on that date apply to existing customers of the same type or class as the potential purchaser, and (iii) the amount of time that the introductory or unrepresentative price or terms and conditions will remain in effect. (1975, c. 544; 1991, c. 642, s. 1; 1997-456, s. 11.)
NC Gen Stat § 81A-27 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975|Article 3 - Violations.|§ 81A-27 - Information required on packages.

 81A-27. Information required on packages.Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter or by regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, any package kept for the purpose of sale or offered or exposed for sale shall bear on the outside of the package a definite, plain, and conspicuous declaration of:(1) The identity of the commodity in the package, unless the same can easily be identified through the wrapper or container,(2) The quantity of contents in terms of weight, measure, or count, and(3) The name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor, in the case of any package kept, offered, or exposed for sale, or sold in any place other than on the premises where packed. (1927, c. 261, s. 16; 1945, c. 280, s. 1; 1975, c. 544.)
NC Gen Stat § 81A-28 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 81A - Weights and Measures Act of 1975|Article 3 - Violations.|§ 81A-28 - Declarations of unit price on random packages.

 81A-28. Declarations of unit price on random packages.In addition to the declarations required by G.S. 81A-27, any package being one of a lot containing random weights 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 at the time it is offered for retail sale. (1975, c. 544.)