Commonwealth v. Colonial Stores, Incorporated

CULLEN, Commissioner.

The question upon which the Commonwealth seeks a certification of the law is whether the offering for sale at one time, by a retail food market, of 416 separately wrapped packages of meat, each package weighing less than the weight stamped thereon, constituted one offense or 416 offenses under KRS 363.280(4), which prescribes :

“No person shall sell, or offer or expose for sale less than the quantity he represents of any commodity, thing or service.”

The penalty prescribed by KRS 363.990(10) at the time of the offense (or offenses)' here involved was a fine of not less than…