California · Business and Professions Code - BPC
BPC §12021: Every person who knowingly marks or stamps false or short weight or measure, or knowingly takes false tare, on any container, or knowingly sells any container so marked, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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A person who knowingly marks containers with false weights or measures, or knowingly sells such falsely marked containers, commits a misdemeanor.
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