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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>64401</law_id><section_number>3.2-5640</section_number><catch_line>Certain merchants to provide scales for use of customers</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="3.2">Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="IV">Food and Drink; Weights and Measures</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="56">Weights and Measures</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Any person engaged, in the <span class="dictionary">sale</span> of items by <span class="dictionary">weight</span> from a self-service bulk display, shall make available a scale for use by his customers and shall upon request provide customer assistance in weighing of all commodities. The scale shall be accurate and maintained in good working <span class="dictionary">order</span>.</p></section></text><history>1972, c. 497; 1993, c. 604, &#xA7; 3.1-962.1; 2008, c. 860.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
