{"data":{"id":"us-me/10-m.r.s.-2751","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"10 M.R.S. §2751","heading":"Offenses","body":"A person may not:\n1.  Use or have in possession.  Use or have in possession for use in commerce any incorrect weight or measure;\n2.  Remove tag, seal or mark.  Remove any tag, seal or mark from any weight or measure without specific written authorization from the proper authority;\n3.  Hinder or obstruct.  Hinder or obstruct any weights and measures official in the performance of that official's duties;\n4.  Use of scale.  Use any scale that requires permanent installation that has been relocated without first having the same tested and approved by the state sealer or a sealer;\n5.  Sale of less quantity represented.  Sell, or offer or expose for sale, less than the quantity the person represents of any commodity, thing or service;\n6.  Take more quantity as buyer.  Take more than the quantity the person represents of any commodity, thing or service when, as a buyer, the person furnishes the weight or measure by means of which the amount of the commodity, thing or service is determined; or\n7.  Commodity in unlawful condition.  Keep for the purpose of sale, advertise or offer or expose for sale, or sell any commodity, thing or service in a condition or manner contrary to law or rule.","path":["TITLE 10: COMMERCE AND TRADE","PART 6: WEIGHTS AND MEASURES","CHAPTER 501: WEIGHTS AND MEASURES LAW","SUBCHAPTER 10: ENFORCEMENT AND JURISDICTION"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/10/title10sec2751.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:24Z","sha256":"e928b9a4d79b132f252f25d369db4a66a1202c58dfa4a95cb2f523adfb724c6c","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/10-m.r.s.-2702","next":"us-me/10-m.r.s.-2751-a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}