§ 9-102. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.  


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  • No person who sells ice or other foodstuffs, and stuffs intended to be used or prepared to be used for human consumption, or to be used as medicine for human beings, by weight or measure, shall fail to weigh on accurate scales, if sale is by weight, or measure by an accurate measure, if sale is by measure, the commodity sold, at the time and place of sale, or by weighing or measuring such commodity, shall fail upon request of purchaser to furnish a written memorandum, signed by him showing date of sale and weight or measure of commodity sold; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to such commodities when sold in containers on which the net contents is marked thereon, in accordance with an act of the legislature of the State of California, known as the "Net Container Act"; provided further, that such person shall not be required to weigh any such commodity so sold where the amount of the purchase is in excess of ninety-nine pounds unless requested to do so by the purchaser. (Orig. Ord. 1076).