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CA Bus & Prof Code § 12003 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 12003.

12003.  “Secretary” means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 573, Sec. 44. (SB 800) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12004 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 12004.

12004.  “State Sealer” means the chief of the division of the department charged with the enforcement of the provisions of this division.(Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 43.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12005 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 12005.

12005.  Whenever any provision of this division makes reference to the National Bureau of Standards, that reference shall be construed to include the National Institute of Standards and Technology.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1047, Sec. 1.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12006 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 12006.

12006.  “County Sealer” means any sealer appointed by a county. A county may in its discretion refer to its sealer as the county director of weights and measures.(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 254.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12008 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 12008.

12008.  “Sealer,” when used without qualification, includes the State Sealer, county sealers and their deputies and inspectors.(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 286.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12009 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 12009.

12009.  “Sell,” in any of its variant forms, includes barter, exchange, trade, rent, lease, keep for sale, offer for sale, or expose for sale, in any of their variant forms.(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 156, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12009.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 12009.5.

12009.5.  “Distribute,” in any of its variant forms, includes keep for distribution, offer for distribution, or expose for distribution, in any of their variant forms.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 527.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12010 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 12010.

12010.  “Use,” in any of its variant forms includes keep for use in any of its variant forms.(Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 43.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12011 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 12011.

12011.  “Person” includes person, firm, corporation or association.(Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 43.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12011.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 12011.5.

12011.5.  Wherever in this division the terms “copies” or “standards” or “copies of the standard weights and measures” are used, such terms shall refer to the original standards in the possession of the department or to true and accurate copies derived therefrom.(Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 992.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12011.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 12011.6.

12011.6.  “Container” means any receptacle or carton, whether lidded or unlidded, into which a commodity is packed or placed, or any wrappings with or into which any commodity is wrapped or put for sale.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 1384.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12011.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 12011.7.

12011.7.  “Pallet” means any portable platform upon which containers or material is placed to facilitate handling.(Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 344.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12012 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 12012.

12012.  The secretary may exercise any power conferred upon the department or upon the State Sealer by this division through the State Sealer or otherwise.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 661, Sec. 18. (SB 1576) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12012.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 12012.1.

12012.1.  The secretary may bring an action to enjoin the violation, or the threatened violation, of any provision of this division, or of any regulation adopted pursuant thereto, in the superior court in the county in which the violation occurs or is about to occur. There may be joined in one proceeding any number of defendants alleged to be violating the same provisions or regulations, although their properties, interests, residence, or place of business, may be in several counties and the violations separate and distinct. Any proceeding that is brought pursuant to this section shall be governed in all other respects by the provisions of Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 525) of Title 7 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The county sealer of any county acting through the district attorney or county counsel of that county may bring an action to enjoin the violation in the county or the threatened violation in the county of any provision of this division or of any regulation adopted pursuant thereto in the same manner as may the secretary, and if the secretary joins as a party plaintiff, those actions shall not be limited to violations occurring within the county.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 661, Sec. 19. (SB 1576) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12013 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 12013.

12013.  (a) Any sealer shall have the authority, as a public officer, to arrest, without a warrant, any person whenever such officer has reasonable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has, in his presence, violated any provision of this division, the violation of which is declared to be a public offense. In any case in which an arrest is made pursuant to this authority for an offense declared to be a misdemeanor or an infraction, the arresting officer may, instead of taking the person arrested before a magistrate, follow the procedure prescribed by Chapter 5C (commencing with Section 853.5) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code, unless the arrested person demands to be taken before a magistrate. The provisions of such chapter shall thereafter apply with respect to any proceeding based upon the issuance of a citation pursuant to this authority.This subdivision shall not be interpreted to prevent further restriction by the board of supervisors of a county of the authority of a county sealer or his deputies to make arrests.(b) There shall be no civil liability on the part of, and no cause of action shall arise against, any person, acting pursuant to subdivision (a) and within the scope of his authority, for false arrest or false imprisonment arising out of any arrest which is lawful or which the arresting officer, at the time of such arrest, had reasonable cause to believe was lawful. No such officer shall be deemed an aggressor or lose his right to self-defense by the use of reasonable force to effect the arrest or to prevent escape or to overcome resistance.(c) Any sealer may serve all processes and notices throughout the state; provided, that county sealers and their deputies are authorized to serve processes and notices only within the boundaries of the county which employs them.(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 527.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12014 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 12014.

12014.  (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), any sealer who seals any weight, measure, balance or weighing or measuring instrument or apparatus before first testing and making it conform with the standards of the state, or who condemns any weight, measure, balance or weighing or measuring instrument or apparatus without first testing it is guilty of a misdemeanor.(b) A sealer may engage in a planned program of probability sampling of devices, using methods approved by the secretary. The sealing of a device by a sealer pursuant to such sampling and testing program is exempt from the provisions of subdivision (a).(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 573, Sec. 45. (SB 800) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12015 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 12015.

12015.  Any sealer having knowledge of a violation of any of the provisions of any law relating to weights and measures shall cause the violator to be prosecuted.(Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 43.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12015.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 12015.5.

12015.5.  Any person convicted of violating any of the provisions of this division, or, except as provided in Section 12015.3, any person who is determined to be civilly liable for violating any of the provisions of this division, shall be liable for reasonable costs incurred in investigating the action.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 529, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12016 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 12016.

12016.  Any person who hinders or obstructs in any way any sealer, in the performance of his official duties, is guilty of a misdemeanor.(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 83.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12017 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 12017.

12017.  All officers, directors and managers of corporations, whose respective corporations use or sell any weights, measures, or weighing or measuring instruments which are subject to inspection shall comply with the provisions of this division on behalf of their respective corporations; and all officers, directors and managers of corporations, whose respective corporations sell any commodity which is subject to inspection shall comply with the provisions of this division on behalf of their respective corporations.In case any corporation violates any of the provisions of this division, the corporation and the officers thereof directly concerned with the act or acts constituting such violation shall be severally guilty of a misdemeanor.(Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 43.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12018 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 12018.

12018.  Any person neglecting or refusing to exhibit any weight, measure, weighing or measuring instrument, or appliances and accessories connected therewith in his possession or under his control, to any sealer for inspection and examination is guilty of a misdemeanor.(Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 43.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12019 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 12019.

12019.  A false weight or measure is one which does not conform to the standard established or recognized by this division.(Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 43.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12020 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 12020.

12020.  It shall be unlawful for any person, by himself or through or for another, to use for commercial purposes any weight or measure or weighing, measuring or counting instrument, knowing it to be “incorrect” as this term is defined in subdivision (d) of Section 12500. Every person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.(Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 977.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12021 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 12021.

12021.  Every person who knowingly marks or stamps false or short weight or measure, or knowingly takes false tare, on any container, or knowingly sells any container so marked, is guilty of a misdemeanor.(Amended by Stats. 1941, Ch. 306.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12022 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 12022.

12022.  Every person who, in putting up in any container, goods usually sold by weight, puts in or conceals therein any other substance including moisture, except such moisture as may be included or absorbed by the goods or commodity contained therein during preparation for market or processing in accordance with ordinary commercial practice, for the purpose of increasing the weight of such container with intent thereby to sell the goods therein or to enable another to sell the same, for an increased weight, is punishable by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25) for each offense. The amount of added moisture contained in poultry meat as defined in Section 380.20 of the Agricultural Code shall not exceed 4 percent by weight or any greater amount established by regulation of the secretary.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 573, Sec. 46. (SB 800) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12022.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 12022.5.

12022.5.  Fresh meat or roasts of any kind or cut shall be exposed, advertised, offered for sale or sold on the basis of net weight of the fresh meat or roast only, and any added fat of any kind whatsoever either wrapped within or injected with a larding needle or otherwise inserted in such fresh meat or roast shall be considered as tare weight only.Notwithstanding the above provision, added fat shall not be considered tare weight if the meat package containing such added fat is clearly and prominently labeled in eight-point type or larger with the term “fat added.”(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1077.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12023 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 12023.

12023.  Except as provided elsewhere in this code any person who by himself or his employee or agent, or as the employee or agent of another, sells any commodity according to gross weight or measure is guilty of a misdemeanor.(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 272.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12023.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 12023.5.

12023.5.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this code or any other law, jute cordage, hard fiber cordage, and hard fiber twine (whether covered or uncovered) may be marked and sold on a gross weight basis. The provisions of the fore-going sentence shall not apply to sales in retail stores for consumer use of any such product which has been removed from the wrapper or container in which it was received by the retailer.(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 190.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12024 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 12024.

12024.  Every person, who by himself or herself, or through or for another, sells any commodity in less quantity than he or she represents it to be is guilty of a misdemeanor, except as provided in Section 12024.3.(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1380, Sec. 1.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12024.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 12024.1.

12024.1.  Every person, by himself, or through or for another, who willfully misrepresents a charge for service rendered on the basis of weight, time, measure, or count is guilty of a misdemeanor.(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 731.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12024.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 12024.2.

12024.2.  (a) It is unlawful for any person, at the time of sale of a commodity, to do any of the following:(1) Charge an amount greater than the price, or to compute an amount greater than a true extension of a price per unit, that is then advertised, posted, marked, displayed, or quoted for that commodity.(2) Charge an amount greater than the lowest price posted on the commodity itself or on a shelf tag that corresponds to the commodity, notwithstanding any limitation of the time period for which the posted price is in effect.(b) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding one year, or by both, if the violation is willful or grossly negligent, or when the overcharge is more than one dollar ($1).(c) A violation of this section is an infraction punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100) when the overcharge is one dollar ($1) or less.(d) As used in subdivisions (b) and (c), “overcharge” means the amount by which the charge for a commodity exceeds a price that is advertised, posted, marked, displayed, or quoted to that consumer for that commodity at the time of sale.(e) Except as provided in subdivision (f), for purposes of this section, when more than one price for the same commodity is advertised, posted, marked, displayed, or quoted, the person offering the commodity for sale shall charge the lowest of those prices.(f) Pricing may be subject to a condition of sale, such as membership in a retailer-sponsored club, the purchase of a minimum quantity, or the purchase of multiples of the same item, provided that the condition is conspicuously posted in the same location as the price.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 752, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12024.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 12024.3.

12024.3.  (a) For commodities prepackaged and sold or offered for sale on the same premises, a violation of Section 12024 is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding one year, or by both, if any of the following occurs:(1) The violation is willful.(2) The total monetary value of the shortage, calculated on the basis of the average error of an individual lot, exceeds two dollars ($2), as determined pursuant to regulations adopted pursuant to Section 12211.(3) The total monetary value of shortages, calculated on the basis of the average error of each individual lot, as determined from a sample of packages selected pursuant to regulations adopted pursuant to Section 12211, within all lots found to be in violation of Section 12024 at a single location, exceeds ten dollars ($10).(b) For commodities prepackaged and sold or offered for sale on the same premises, a violation of Section 12024 is an infraction, punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100), if the violation is of less monetary value than that specified in subdivision (a) and it is not willful.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1245, Sec. 2.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12024.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 12024.5.

12024.5.  It is unlawful for any person to sell or advertise for sale any dressed poultry or any other fowl or rabbit in dressed form, either cooked or uncooked, or smoked, fresh, frozen, cooked, dried, or pickled meats or fish other than by weight determined at the time of sale on a scale properly sealed in accordance with this division. Any commodity specified in this section, however, need not be weighed at the time of sale if at that time it is packed in a package or container upon which appears the net weight of the commodity therein. Except as provided below, any person, including, but not limited to, a manufacturer, processor, packer, wholesaler, or jobber that packs any commodity specified in this section in any package which is intended for retail sale, shall mark the net weight of the commodity therein upon the package. Packages of these products intended for retail sale need not be marked by the packer with the net weight of the commodity if they are to be marked with the net weight of the commodity by the retailer who purchases or receives the packages from the packer. This section does not apply to any of the following ready-to-eat food items:(a) Items sold for consumption on the premises.(b) Items sold as one of three or more different elements, excluding condiments, comprising a ready-to-eat meal sold as a unit, for consumption elsewhere than on the premises where sold.(c) Ready-to-eat meat, poultry, or seafood cooked or heated on the premises but not packaged in advance of sale.(d) Sandwiches when offered or exposed for sale on the premises where packed or produced and not intended for resale.(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1516, Sec. 1. Effective September 30, 1986.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12024.55 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 12024.55.

12024.55.  Packages of meat, fish, or poultry offered for sale by door-to-door salespersons shall display the price per pound for each type and cut in the package. The price per pound shall be separately and accurately stated and shall be preceded by the words “price per pound” on each principal display panel of the package, as the term “principal display panel” is defined by regulations of the director adopted pursuant to Section 12610. All numbers and letters of the price per pound shall be of uniform size, at least one-quarter inch (6.35 millimeters) in height, and shall be generally parallel to the net quantity statement. There shall in addition be an area surrounding the statement of price at least equal in width to the height of the letters and numbers in the statement of price which shall be free of any printed material.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 532, Sec. 2.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 12024.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 12024.6.

12024.6.  No person, firm, corporation, or association shall advertise, solicit, or represent by any means, a product for sale or purchase if it is intended to entice a consumer into a transaction different from that originally represented.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 907.)