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...No person shall misrepresent the price of any commodity or service sold or advertised for sale by weight, measure, or count, nor represent the price in any manner calculated or tending to mislead or in any way deceive a person.

...Except as otherwise provided by the director of agriculture or by firmly established trade customs and practices, commodities shall be sold as follows: (A) Commodities in liquid form shall be sold by liquid measure or by weight; (B) Commodities not in liquid form shall be sold only by weight, measure, or county, or a combination thereof; (C) The method of sale of commodities shall provide accurate quantity inform...

... identity in the most descriptive terms commercially practicable, including any quality representation made in connection with the sale; (E) The count of individually wrapped packages, if more than one.

...(A) Except as otherwise provided by law, any consumer package or commodity in package form introduced or delivered for introduction into or received in intrastate commerce or sold in intrastate commerce shall bear on the outside of the package a definite, plain, and conspicuous declaration, as may be prescribed by rule adopted by the director of agriculture, of any of the following, as applicable: (1) The ide...

...(A) Whenever a package or commodity is advertised in any manner and the retail price of the package or commodity is stated in the advertisement, there shall be closely and conspicuously associated with the statement of price such a declaration of quantity as is required by law or rule to appear on the package or with the commodity. Where a dual declaration is required, only the declaration that sets forth the quantit...

...Irrespective of whether or not there exists an adequate remedy at law, the director of agriculture may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for a temporary or permanent injunction or other appropriate relief restraining any person from continued violation of sections 1327.46 to 1327.61 of the Revised Code and of regulations promulgated thereunder.

...of such weight or measure or device for commercial purposes and of such use by the person in charge of such building, enclosure, stand, or vehicle.

...Enactment of sections 1327.46 to 1327.61 of the Revised Code does not affect any regulations promulgated pursuant to the authority of any earlier enabling statute unless inconsistent with sections 1327.46 to 1327.61 of the Revised Code or modified or revoked by the director of agriculture.

...epair, service, or place into service a commercially used weighing and measuring device unless the installation, repair, service, or placement is performed by one of the following: (1) A department of agriculture division of weights and measures inspector; (2) A service person registered with the department; (3) A county or municipal weights and measures inspector. (E) Hinder or obstruct any weights and measures ...

...Whenever the director of agriculture, or the director's designee, has cause to believe that any person has violated, or is violating any provision of sections 1327.46 to 1327.61 of the Revised Code or a rule adopted under them, the director, or the director's designee, may conduct a hearing in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to determine whether a violation has occurred. If the director or the ...

...Prior to filing criminal charges under section 1327.99 of the Revised Code, the director of agriculture shall provide the person accused of the violation an opportunity for a hearing before the director to discuss the charges and offer evidence in mitigation of the charges.

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Diesel fuel" has the same meaning as in section 5735.01 of the Revised Code. (2) "Motor fuel" means gasoline or diesel fuel that is sold by a retailer. (B) The director of agriculture may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code establishing a motor fuel quality testing program that is uniform throughout the state.

...Whoever violates section 1327.501 or 1327.54 or division (A), (B), (C), (D), or (E) of section 1327.61 of the Revised Code or a rule adopted under sections 1327.46 to 1327.61 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree on a first offense; on each subsequent offense within seven years after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.

...(A) As used in sections 1329.01 to 1329.10 of the Revised Code: (1) "Trade name" means a name used in business or trade to designate the business of the user and to which the user asserts a right to exclusive use. (2) "Fictitious name" means a name used in business or trade that is fictitious and that the user has not registered or is not entitled to register as a trade name. It does not include the name of recor...

...(A) The secretary of state shall not file an application for the registration of any trade name if the application indicates or implies that the trade name is connected with a government agency of this state, another state, or the United States and the trade name is not so connected or if the application indicates or implies that the applicant is incorporated and the application is not incorporated. Additionally, the...

...Upon compliance by the applicant or user with the requirements of sections 1329.01 to 1329.10 of the Revised Code, the secretary of state shall accept a document for filing and make a copy of the document by microfilm or by any authorized photostatic or digitized process. Evidence of the filing shall be returned to the person filing the document.

...Registration of a trade name or report of a fictitious name, under sections 1329.01 to 1329.10 of the Revised Code, shall be effective for a term of five years from the date of registration or report. Upon application filed within six months prior to the expiration of such term, on a form furnished by the secretary of state, the registration or report may be renewed at the end of each five-year period for a lik...

...Any trade name or fictitious name and its registration or report shall be assignable by an instrument in writing duly executed and may be recorded with the secretary of state upon the payment of the fee specified in division (S)(4) of section 111.16 of the Revised Code, payable to the secretary of state, who, recording the assignment, shall issue in the name of the assignee a new certificate for the remainder of th...

...The registrant of any trade name or a person who reports a fictitious name shall record all changes of the registrant's business address by filing with the secretary of state a statement in writing, on a form prescribed by the secretary of state, setting forth the name previously registered or reported, the date of the registration or report, and the new address of the applicant. The filing fee specified in division...

...The secretary of state shall cancel from the secretary of state's files: (A) Any registration concerning which the secretary of state receives a voluntary request in writing, on a form prescribed by the secretary of state, for cancellation of the registration from the registrant or the assignee of record; (B) All registrations granted under sections 1329.01 to 1329.10 of the Revised Code that are not renewed in acc...

...The secretary of state shall keep for public examination a record of all trade names registered and fictitious names reported or renewed under sections 1329.01 to 1329.10 of the Revised Code.

...(A) The attorney general, upon the request of the secretary of state, shall bring an action for an injunction against any person who violates section 1329.01 or 1329.07 of the Revised Code, and who, after proper notification by the secretary of state, refuses or fails to comply with such section. (B) No person doing business under a trade name or fictitious name shall commence or maintain an action in the trade name...

...No person shall make, sell, or offer to sell or dispose of, or have in his possession with intent to sell or dispose of, an article of merchandise marked, stamped, or branded "sterling" or "sterling silver," or encased or enclosed in a box, package, cover, wrapper, or other thing having thereon an engraving or printed label, stamp, imprint, mark, or trade-mark, indicating or denoting that such article is silver, ster...

...No person shall make, sell, or offer to sell or dispose of, or have in his possession with intent to sell or dispose of, an article of merchandise marked, stamped, or branded "coin" or "coin silver," or encased or enclosed in a box, package, cover, or wrapper or other thing, having thereon an engraving or printed label, stamp, imprint, mark, or trade-mark, indicating or denoting that such article is coin or coin silv...

...(A) No person shall do any of the following: (1) Sell or expose for sale at retail, or manufacture, any meat or meat preparations or any fowl or preparations from fowl and falsely represent the same to be "kosher" or as having been prepared under, and of a product or products sanctioned by, the Orthodox Hebrew religious requirements; (2) Falsely represent any food products or the contents of any package or containe...