MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                      1817

FURTHER AND CONTINUING VIOLATION OF THIS [[SUBTITLE]]
TITLE OR ANY RULE OR REGULATION.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as
Art. 97, §11B of the Code, as amended by Ch.
486, Acts of 1973. The only changes made are
in style.

SUBTITLE 3. REGULATION OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES - IN
GENERAL.

SEC. 11-301. RECOGNIZED SYSTEMS OF WEIGHTS AND

MEASURES; DEFINITIONS OF UNITS OF WEIGHTS AND

MEASURES; FRACTIONAL PARTS OF UNITS; CONTRACTS FOR

SALE OF COMMODITIES CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SECTION.

(A)   RECOGNIZED SYSTEMS OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES;
DEFINITIONS OF UNITS OF WEIGHT AND MEASURE.

THE SYSTEM OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES IN CUSTOMARY
USE IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE METRIC SYSTEM OF
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ARE JOINTLY RECOGNIZED. EITHER
ONE OR BOTH OF THESE SYSTEMS SHALL BE USED FOR ALL
COMMERCIAL PURPOSES IN THE STATE. THE DEFINITIONS OF
THE BASIC UNITS OF WEIGHT AND MEASURE, THE TABLES OF
WEIGHT AND MEASURE, AND WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
EQUIVALENTS AS PUBLISHED BY THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF
STANDARDS ARE RECOGNIZED AND SHALL GOVERN WEIGHING AND
MEASURING EQUIPMENT AND TRANSACTIONS IN THE STATE
EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED.

(B)   USE OF "UNIT" FOR MEASURING WOOD PROHIBITED.

THE TERM "UNIT" MAY NOT BE USED OR ALLOWED TO BE
USED AS A STANDARD OR NORM OF MEASURE OF WOOD INTENDED
FOR ANY PURPOSE.

(C)   FRACTIONAL PARTS OF UNITS.

FRACTIONAL PARTS OF ANY UNIT DEFINED IN §11-101
AND THIS SECTION SHALL MEAN LIKE FRACTIONAL PARTS OF
THE VALUE OF THE UNIT AS DEFINED.

(D)   CONTRACTS FOR SALE OF COMMODITIES CONSTRUED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION.

ALL CONTRACTS CONCERNING THE SALE OF COMMODITIES
SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS
OF THIS SECTION.