Utah Admin. Code R70-910-4 - Requirements for Method of Sale of Commodities

(1) Per Section 4-9-108, the department incorporates by reference the 2024 version of the Uniform Regulation for the Method of Sale of Commodities as adopted by the NCWM and published in National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 130, "Uniform Laws and Regulations," with the following exemptions:

(a) commodities in liquid form shall be sold by liquid measure or by weight; and

(b) commodities not in liquid form shall be sold by weight, by measure, or by count.

(2) Unless otherwise specified or specifically permitted, the sale of any food product, whether sold in bulk or packaged form, shall be only according to a unit of measure or weight that meets the following criteria:

(a) is recognized and defined by NIST as legal for use in commerce;

(b) has been published in the "Federal Register;" and

(c) the measurement values have metrological traceability to a national standard.

(3) The department allows the sale of a product or commodity according to count, where appropriate to be fully informative to facilitate value comparison.

(4) Bulk sales shall meet the requirements listed in Section 4-9-113.

(5) A person may not:

(a) sell, offer, or expose for sale a quantity less than the quantity represented;

(b) take more than the represented quantity when, as a buyer, they furnish the weight or measure by which the quantity is determined; or

(c) represent the quantity in any manner calculated or tending to mislead or in any way deceive another person.

Notes

Utah Admin. Code R70-910-4

Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2021-13, effective 6/28/2021 Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-16, effective 8/12/2024