N.Y. Agriculture & Markets Law § 185: Stop-use, stop-removal and removal orders

§ 185. Stop-use, stop-removal and removal orders. 1. Any weights and

measures official shall have the power to issue stop-use orders,

stop-removal orders and removal orders with respect to weights,

measures, and weighing and measuring devices and systems, being or

susceptible of being commercially used, and to issue stop-removal orders

and removal orders with respect to packages or amounts of commodities

kept, offered or exposed for sale, sold or in process of delivery

whenever in the course of his enforcement of the provisions of this

article he deems it necessary or expedient to issue such orders.

2. It shall be unlawful for any person to use, or remove or fail to

remove from the premises specified, as appropriate, any weight, measure,

weighing or measuring device or system, package, commodity or other

thing, contrary to the terms of any order issued under the authority of

this section.

3. A "stop-use order", when used in this section, shall mean any order

or written notice declaring that the device, system or other thing being

used is in contravention of this article and such use shall be stopped

or discontinued.

4. A "stop-removal order", when used in this section, shall mean any

order or written notice declaring that the device, system, commodity or

other thing being used or handled is in contravention of this article

and shall be removed from use or sale for a reasonable period of time

pending correction.

5. A "removal order", when used in this section, shall mean any order

or written notice declaring that the device, system, commodity or any

other thing being used or handled is in contravention of this article

and shall be permanently removed from use or sale.