Business and Professions Code section 12313

The definitions of basic units of weight and measure, and the tables of weight and measure and weights and measures equivalents, as published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology are recognized and shall govern weighing and measuring equipment and transactions in this state.

Source: Section 12313, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=12313. (updated Jan. 1, 2018; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/business_and_professions_code_section_12313

Original Source: Section 12313, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=12313. (last accessed May 12, 2025).