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B) take any more than the represented quantity when, as buyer s/he furnishes the weight or measure by means of which the quantity is determined, nor C) represent the quantity in any manner calculated or tending to mislead or in any way deceive another person. Section 32 : Sale of meat, poultry, and seafood. Except for immediate consumption on the premises where sold, or as one of several elements comprising a ready-to-eat meal sold as a unit for consumption elsewhere than on the premises where sold, all meat, meat products, poultry (whole or parts) , and all seafood offered or exposed for sale or sold as food, shall be offered or exposed for sale and sold by weight, except that whole shellfish in the shell may be sold by weight, measure, and/or count. When meat, poultry or seafood is combined with some other food element or elements to form either a distinctive food product or a food combination, such food product or combination shall be offered or exposed for sale and sold by weight, and the quantity representation may be the total weight of the product or combination, and a quantity representation need not be made for each of the several elements of the product or combination. Section 33 : Customer Visibility A) A device used in direct sales, except a prescription scale, shall be so positioned that its indications may be accurately read and the weighing or measuring operation may be observed from some reasonable customer position. B) A point-of-sale system, or other device for totaling the monetary value of consumer purchases installed after January 1, 1996, shall be positioned so that its indications may be accurately read from a reasonable customer position. Section 34 : Fractional provision for contracts. Fractional parts of any unit of weight or measure shall mean like fractional parts of the value of such unit as prescribed or defined herein, and all contracts concerning the sale of commodities and services shall be construed in accordance with this requirement. Section 35: Service Agencies and Service Agents A) Registration - All service agents and service agencies who intend to place new, used, repaired or reconditioned commercial weighing and measuring devices into service must be registered with the State of Washington as per 19 . 94 RCW prior to performing such tasks. All tests, and services performed shall be conducted in keeping with NIST Examination Procedures Outlines for that particular type of device and in keeping with the requirements of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbooks #44 . B) Notification - The service agent or service agency will report to the sealer the installation of any new or used weighing or measuring device that is being put into commercial use for the first time at a location. If the installation involves a vehicle 14