§ 185 — Stop-use, stop-removal and removal orders

New York § 185

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law AGM: Agriculture & Markets
• Art. 16: Weights and Measures

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§ 185. Stop-use, stop-removal and removal orders. 1. Any weights and\nmeasures official shall have the power to issue stop-use orders,\nstop-removal orders and removal orders with respect to weights,\nmeasures, and weighing and measuring devices and systems, being or\nsusceptible of being commercially used, and to issue stop-removal orders\nand removal orders with respect to packages or amounts of commodities\nkept, offered or exposed for sale, sold or in process of delivery\nwhenever in the course of his enforcement of the provisions of this\narticle he deems it necessary or expedient to issue such orders.\n 2. It shall be unlawful for any person to use, or remove or fail to\nremove from the premises specified, as appropriate, any weight, measure,\nweighing or measuring device or system, package, commodity or other\nthing, contrary to the terms of any order issued under the authority of\nthis section.\n 3. A "stop-use order", when used in this section, shall mean any order\nor written notice declaring that the device, system or other thing being\nused is in contravention of this article and such use shall be stopped\nor discontinued.\n 4. A "stop-removal order", when used in this section, shall mean any\norder or written notice declaring that the device, system, commodity or\nother thing being used or handled is in contravention of this article\nand shall be removed from use or sale for a reasonable period of time\npending correction.\n 5. A "removal order", when used in this section, shall mean any order\nor written notice declaring that the device, system, commodity or any\nother thing being used or handled is in contravention of this article\nand shall be permanently removed from use or sale.\n