HOUSE BILL No. 5965

 

June 1, 2004, Introduced by Reps. Jamnick, Gleason and Sak and referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Resource Management.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1964 PA 283, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Weights and measures act,"                                                 

                                                                                

    by amending section 28b (MCL 290.628b).                                     

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 28b.  (1)  Whenever any  If a commodity or service is                  

                                                                                

2   sold, or is offered, exposed or advertised for sale, by weight,             

                                                                                

3   measure or count, the price shall not be misrepresented, nor                

                                                                                

4   shall the price be represented in any manner calculated or                  

                                                                                

5   tending to mislead or deceive an actual or prospective                      

                                                                                

6   purchaser.   Whenever                                                       

                                                                                

7       (2) If an advertised, posted, or labeled price per unit of                  

                                                                                

8   weight, measure or count includes a fraction of a cent, all                 

                                                                                

9   elements of the fraction shall be prominently displayed and the             

                                                                                

10  numeral or numerals expressing the fraction shall be immediately            

                                                                                

11  adjacent to, of the same general design and style as, and at                

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   least 1/2 the height and width of the numerals representing the             

                                                                                

2   whole cents.                                                                

                                                                                

3       (3) If the commodity offered for sale is gasoline, the sign                 

                                                                                

4   or marquee that displays the price of the gasoline to the public            

                                                                                

5   shall contain the price of the gasoline on both the front and               

                                                                                

6   back sides of the sign or marquee.