HOUSE BILL No. 5121

 

September 6, 2005, Introduced by Reps. Polidori, Clemente, Byrnes, Miller, Hopgood, Condino, Jones, Plakas, Espinoza, Gleason, Vagnozzi, Accavitti, Gonzales, Wojno, Lipsey, Hood, McConico, Lemmons, Jr., Murphy, Kolb, Adamini, Sak, Meisner, Alma Smith, Williams, Zelenko, Spade, Leland, Tobocman, Sheltrown, Garfield and Lemmons, III and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

 

     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:

 

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

 

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

 

measure, or count, a person shall not misrepresent the price  shall

 

not be misrepresented, nor shall the price be represented  or

 

represent the price in any manner calculated or tending to mislead

 

or deceive an actual or prospective purchaser.  Whenever  

 

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

 

weight, measure, or count includes a fraction of a cent, a person

 

shall prominently display all elements of the fraction  shall be

 


prominently displayed  and display the numeral or numerals

 

expressing the fraction  shall be  immediately adjacent to,  of  in

 

the same general design and style as, and at least 1/2 the height

 

and width of the numerals representing the whole cents.

 

     (3) If a retail purchaser of gasoline must purchase another

 

product or meet any other requirements to receive a posted price

 

per gallon of gasoline, the retail seller of the gasoline shall

 

include on each marquee or sign on which that price per gallon is

 

posted a description of the requirements, in 5-inch type or type

 

that is at least 1/2 the height and width of the type used for the

 

numerals expressing the posted price, whichever is larger.