581.415 - Prohibited acts; civil penalty.

581.415  Prohibited acts; civil penalty.

      1.  A person shall not:

      (a) Use in commerce, or have in his or her possession for use in commerce, any incorrect weight or measure;

      (b) Sell or offer for sale for use in commerce any incorrect weight or measure;

      (c) Remove any tag, seal or mark from any weight or measure without specific written authorization from the proper authority;

      (d) Hinder or obstruct any inspector of the Division in the performance of the inspector’s duties; or

      (e) Violate any provisions of this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto.

      2.  A person who violates any provision of this section is, in addition to any criminal penalty that may be imposed, subject to a civil penalty in accordance with the schedule of civil penalties established by the State Sealer of Weights and Measures pursuant to subsection 9 of NRS 581.067.

      (Added to NRS by 2003, 2318)