Seattle Municipal Code Table of Contents

Title 7  CONSUMER PROTECTION

Chapter 7.04  WEIGHTS AND MEASURES CODE

  • Sections:
  • SubChapter I   General Provisions
  • 7.04.005   Title—Citation.
  • 7.04.010   Definitions generally.
  • 7.04.015   Barrel.
  • 7.04.020   City Sealer—Deputy Sealer.
  • 7.04.025   Commodity in package form.
  • 7.04.030   Consumer package—Package of consumer commodity.
  • 7.04.035   Cord.
  • 7.04.038   Electronic price scanning system.
  • 7.04.040   Fish.
  • 7.04.045   Intrastate commerce.
  • 7.04.050   Meat.
  • 7.04.055   Nonconsumer package—Package of nonconsumer commodity.
  • 7.04.060   Person.
  • 7.04.065   Poultry.
  • 7.04.070   Sell—Sale.
  • 7.04.075   Ton.
  • 7.04.080   Weight(s) and measure(s).
  • 7.04.085   Weighing and measuring instrument or device.
  • SubChapter II   Official Standards
  • 7.04.100   Systems adopted.
  • 7.04.105   City standards—Examination and approval.
  • 7.04.110   Working standards and equipment.
  • SubChapter III   City Sealer
  • 7.04.130   Director of Finance and Administrative Services designated as City Sealer.
  • 7.04.135   Powers and duties.
  • 7.04.140   Official guide of City Sealer—Correct or incorrect apparatus.
  • 7.04.145   General testing.
  • 7.04.150   Investigations.
  • 7.04.155   Inspection of packages.
  • 7.04.160   Stop-use, stop-removal, and removal orders.
  • 7.04.165   Disposition of correct and incorrect apparatus.
  • 7.04.170   Duty of owners of incorrect apparatus.
  • 7.04.175   Police powers—Right of entry.
  • 7.04.180   Powers and duties of Deputy Sealers.
  • SubChapter IV   Packaging—Generally
  • 7.04.200   Methods of sale—Measures, weights or counts.
  • 7.04.205   Declarations of quantity and origin.
  • 7.04.210   Declarations of single unit price on random packages.
  • 7.04.215   Misleading packages.
  • 7.04.220   Advertising packages for sale.
  • SubChapter V   Packaging—Specifications
  • 7.04.250   Subchapter applicability.
  • 7.04.255   Definitions.
  • 7.04.260   Declaration of identity—Contents.
  • 7.04.265   Declaration of identity—Placement.
  • 7.04.270   Identification of manufacturer, packer or distributor.
  • 7.04.275   Declaration of quantity—Largest whole unit.
  • 7.04.280   Net quantity.
  • 7.04.285   Terms used to describe quantity.
  • 7.04.290   Quantity in weight or measure.
  • 7.04.295   Quantity in count.
  • 7.04.300   Multi-unit packages.
  • 7.04.305   Combination packages.
  • 7.04.310   Variety packages.
  • 7.04.315   Cylindrical containers.
  • 7.04.320   Units of measure to be used.
  • 7.04.325   Abbreviations.
  • 7.04.330   Units with two or more meanings.
  • 7.04.335   Quantity of less than one foot, square foot, pound, or pint.
  • 7.04.340   Quantity of four or more feet, square feet, pounds, or gallons.
  • 7.04.345   Weight or fluid measure—Dual quantity declaration.
  • 7.04.350   Length measure—Dual quantity declaration.
  • 7.04.355   Area measure—Dual quantity declaration.
  • 7.04.360   Bidimensional commodities.
  • 7.04.365   Count—Ply.
  • 7.04.370   Reduction of fractions.
  • 7.04.375   Supplementary quantity declarations.
  • 7.04.380   Metric system declarations.
  • 7.04.385   Average quantity at least equal to declared quantity.
  • 7.04.390   Qualification of declaration prohibited.
  • 7.04.395   Information to be prominent and legible.
  • 7.04.400   Location of declaration of quantity.
  • 7.04.405   Style of type or lettering.
  • 7.04.410   Color contrast.
  • 7.04.415   Free area.
  • 7.04.420   Calculation of area of principal display panel for purposes of type size.
  • 7.04.425   Minimum height of numbers and letters.
  • 7.04.430   Packages exempt from dual quantity declaration.
  • 7.04.435   Random packages.
  • 7.04.440   Penny candy.
  • 7.04.445   Individual servings.
  • 7.04.450   Cuts, plugs, and twists of tobacco and cigars.
  • 7.04.455   Reusable (returnable) glass containers.
  • 7.04.460   Containers standardized by device regulation.
  • 7.04.465   Packaged commodities with labeling requirements specified in federal law.
  • 7.04.470   Fluid dairy products, ice cream, and similar frozen desserts.
  • 7.04.475   Variations from declared net quantity.
  • 7.04.480   Variations resulting from exposure.
  • 7.04.485   Variations to be determined by individual cases.
  • SubChapter VI   Sale by Net Weight
  • 7.04.500   Weight defined.
  • 7.04.505   Misrepresentation of price.
  • 7.04.510   Meat, poultry, and seafood.
  • 7.04.515   Bread.
  • 7.04.520   Butter, oleomargarine, and margarine.
  • 7.04.525   Fluid dairy products.
  • 7.04.530   Flour, cornmeal, and hominy grits.
  • 7.04.535   Bulk deliveries sold in terms of weight and delivered by vehicle.
  • 7.04.540   Furnace and stove oil.
  • 7.04.545   Berries and small fruits.
  • SubChapter VII   Weighmaster License
  • 7.04.565   License required.
  • 7.04.570   Weighmaster license—Application, issuance and fee.
  • 7.04.575   Weigher license application.
  • 7.04.580   Authorization to issue certificates of weights.
  • 7.04.585   Renewal of license—Late fees.
  • 7.04.590   Duties of Licensed City Weigher.
  • 7.04.595   Seal presses.
  • 7.04.600   Weighing of vehicles.
  • 7.04.605   Only authorized persons to certify weights.
  • 7.04.610   Revocation of appointment.
  • 7.04.615   Delivery of certificate to consumer.
  • 7.04.620   Alteration of weight or certificate prohibited.
  • 7.04.625   Use of official tickets, certificates or statements.
  • 7.04.630   Surrender of license to City Sealer.
  • SubChapter VIII   Special Inspection Service
  • 7.04.645   Registration—Fees.
  • 7.04.650   Request for service.
  • SubChapter IX   Enforcement
  • 7.04.675   Construction of contracts.
  • 7.04.680   Hindering or obstructing City Sealer.
  • 7.04.685   Impersonation of City Sealer.
  • 7.04.690   Offenses and penalties.
  • 7.04.695   Presumptive evidence.