Sec. 13.001. DEFINITIONS. (a) In this chapter:
(1) "Commercial weighing or measuring device" means a weighing or measuring device used in a commercial transaction.
(2) "Operator" or "user" means a person in possession or control of a weighing or measuring device.
(3) "Sell" includes barter or exchange.
(4) "Weighing or measuring device" means a scale or a mechanical or electronic device used to dispense or deliver a commodity by weight, volume, flow rate, or other measure or to compute the charge for a service.
(5) "Weight or measure of a commodity" means the weight or measure of a commodity as determined by a weighing or measuring device.
(b) A reference to the weight of a commodity in this chapter is a reference to the net weight of the commodity.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1022, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 43 (H.B. 760), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 913 (H.B. 2925), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 924 (H.B. 1494), Sec. 3.01, eff. September 1, 2013.
Section: 13.001 13.002 13.007 13.021 13.022 13.023 13.024 13.025 13.026 13.027 13.028 13.029 13.030 13.031 13.032 NextLast modified: September 28, 2016