Alabama § 2-15-96 Operation of Scales at Livestock Market Without Permit, Giving of False Weights, Etc.; Forfeiture of Permit by Person Giving False Weight of Livestock for Sales Purposes

Alabama Statutes

§ 2-15-96 — Operation of Scales at Livestock Market Without Permit, Giving of False Weights, Etc.; Forfeiture of Permit by Person Giving False Weight of Livestock for Sales Purposes

Alabama § 2-15-96

JurisdictionAlabama

Title 2Agriculture

Ch. 15Livestock

Art. 4Regulation of Livestock Markets Generally

Div. 2Weighing Livestock at Markets

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Bluebook

Ala. Code § 2-15-96 (2026).

Text

(a)Any person who shall operate scales at a livestock market for the purpose of weighing livestock for the purpose of sale without having a permit as required under this division or any person holding such a permit who shall give or cause to be given false weights to be used in selling livestock or any person operating a livestock market who sells livestock upon the basis of weight without having such livestock weighed by a person holding a permit as required under provisions of this division or by a public weighmaster shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished as now prescribed by law for such offense.

(b)Any person who shall give or cause to be given a false weight of livestock for sales purposes shall forfeit his permit which shall be revoked or cancelled.

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(a) Any person who shall operate scales at a livestock market for the purpose of weighing livestock for the purpose of sale without having a permit as required under this division or any person holding such a permit who shall give or cause to be given false weights to be used in selling livestock or any person operating a livestock market who sells livestock upon the basis of weight without having such livestock weighed by a person holding a permit as required under provisions of this division or by a public weighmaster shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished as now prescribed by law for such offense.
(b) Any person who shall give or cause to be given a false weight of livestock for sales purposes shall forfeit his permit which shall be revoked or cancelled.