New Franklin Deceptive Business Practice ordinance (§ 210.390)

A person commits the offense of deceptive business practice if in the course of engaging in a business, occupation or profession he/she recklessly:

1. Uses or possesses for use a false weight or measure or any other device for falsely determining or recording any quality or quantity;

2. Sells, offers or exposes for sale or delivers less than the represented quantity of any commodity or service;

3. Takes or attempts to take more than the represented quantity of any commodity or service when as buyer he/she furnishes the weight or measure;

4. Sells, offers or exposes for sale adulterated or mislabeled commodities; or

5. Makes a false or misleading written statement for the purpose of obtaining property or credit.