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than the bottom of such baskets or packages, the capacity of each basket or package in pounds at the rate of 1 pound for each 43.008 cubic inches of space contained in such basket or package, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.1 [1931]

1 See Sec. 750.504, page 494; punishment for misdemeanor.

Sec. 750.566. Label required on binder twine; specifications; tolerances; penalty.

Any person who shall sell, expose or offer for sale within this state, binder twine, except the same bear upon each ball a stamp, tag or label truly stating the

name of the manufacturer, importer or jobber of such twine, the kind or kinds of material it contains, and the number of feet to the pound in such ball, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor: 1 Provided, That a deficiency not exceeding five (5) per cent in the length or tensile strength stated on the stamp, tag or label shall not be a violation hereof.

The selling or exposing for sale of any ball of twine which does not conform to the requirements of this section shall constitute a separate and distinct offense. [1931]

1 See Sec. 750.504, page 494; punishment for misdemeanor.

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Statutes Annotated (1945), Vol. 16, Part I, Ch. 239Weights and Measures.

Sec. 239.01. Department of weights and measures created under jurisdiction of commission.

There is hereby created a department to be known as the department of "weights and measures" hereafter referred to as the department, and it shall be under the jurisdiction of the commission, [Railroad and Warehouse Commission] which shall have supervision and control over all weights, weighing devices, and measures in the state. [1911]

Sec. 239.02. Commissioner of weights and measures; deputies; employees; compensation; qualifications; bond.

The commission [Railroad and Warehouse Commission] shall appoint a commissioner of weights and measures and such deputies and other employees as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter [Secs. 239.01-239.51]; and fix their compensation upon a graduated scale, based upon efficiency and length of service. The commission shall provide for such examinations as it may deem necessary to determine the qualifications and fitness of appointees.

The commissioner of weights and measures and the deputies shall give a bond in a sum to be fixed and approved by the commission. [1887; last amended 1921.]

Sec. 239.04. Fees to be paid into state treasury.

All moneys collected by the department [of weights and measures] for special services, fees, and penalties shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to a fund known as the weights and measures fund, and be available for the use of the department of weights and measures. [1919]

Sec. 239.05. Weighing of livestock: Definitions.

(2) As used in sections 239.13 to 239.271, the terms "packing plants" and "slaughtering houses" means plants, houses, and places of business where live stock purchased or acquired at places within the state are slaughtered.

(3) As used in sections 239.13 to 239.27, the term "concentration point" means any stock yard at which live stock is assembled by rail or other means of transportation, and at which live stock is bought

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and sold or is assembled for shipment or reshipment to a packing plant or a public stockyard, or graded or weighed for the purpose of establishing a basis for sale or reshipment. A railroad stockyard owned and operated by a railroad company and used as a railroad facility and which is used by the public only for loading and unloading of live stock shipped by rail; and a stockyard or place where only feeder pigs weighing 50 pounds or less, are sold, are each not to be considered a "concentration point" as the term is used in these sections.

(4) As used in sections 239.13 to 239.27, the term "buyer" or "dealer" means any person, firm, corporation, or his or its employees, agents, or representatives, engaged as a buyer or dealer of live stock direct from producers, their agents or representatives, except persons engaged exclusively in the sale of meats at retail and persons licensed under section 31.185 [relating to frozen food locker plants].

(5) As used in sections 239.13 to 239.27, the term "packers" means any person engaged in the business as a dealer and buyer of live stock for purposes of slaughter or of manufacturing or preparing meats or meat products for sale or shipment within the state. "Packers" shall not include persons engaged exclusively in the sale of meats at retail and persons licensed under section 31.185 [relating to frozen food locker plants].

(6) As used in sections 239.13 to 239.27, the term "live stock commission merchant" means any person or firm engaged in selling or buying live stock at a public terminal live stock market. [1935; last amended 1949.]

1 See pages 501-503.

Sec. 239.06. Power to make rules and regulations.

The commission [Railroad and Warehouse commission] shall prescribe and adopt such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter [Secs. 239.01-239.51], and it may change, modify, or amend any or all rules when deemed necessary and the rules so made shall have the force and effect of law. [1911]

Sec. 239.07. Duties and powers of department; standards of weights and measures; sealing and testing.

The department [of weights and measures] shall take charge of, keep, and maintain in good order

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