{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-13.037","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Agriculture Code § 13.037","heading":"USE OF INCORRECT WEIGHING OR MEASURING DEVICE.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person or the person's servant or agent knowingly uses an incorrect weighing or measuring device in:\n(1) buying or selling a commodity;\n(2) computing a charge for services rendered on the basis of weight or measure; or\n(3) determining the weight or measure of a commodity, if a charge is made for the determination.\n(b) For the purpose of this section, a weighing or measuring device is incorrect if it:\n(1) does not conform as closely as practicable to the official standards;\n(2) is not accurate;\n(3) is of a construction that is not reasonably permanent in adjustment or does not correctly repeat its indications;\n(4) facilitates the perpetration of fraud; or\n(5) does not conform to the specifications and tolerances established by the department under Section 13.114.\nActs 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1028, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 913 (H.B. 2925), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2009.\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 924 (H.B. 1494), Sec. 3.11, eff. September 1, 2013.","path":["AGRICULTURE CODE","TITLE 2. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","CHAPTER 13. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES","SUBCHAPTER B. STANDARD WEIGHTS AND MEASURES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.13.htm#13.037","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:50Z","sha256":"7e71f1821a2c046ed0ee7c394d0a68df64c48916150a9424e439d7332830a5b0","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-13.036","next":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-13.038"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}