3-8A-6: TAGS AND LABELS:

   A.   Required: No licensee shall offer for sale or sell at any auction any article as described in section 3-8A-3 of this article, unless there is at the time securely attached thereto a tag or label upon which there is plainly written or printed, in English, a true and correct statement of the markings thereon and the meaning thereof relating to the kind and quality of the metal of which such article is made or composed, and the percentage of karat of purity of such metal, and in case such articles are plated or overlaid, of the kind of plate and percentage of purity of such plating and the kind of material or metal covered; and as to precious or semiprecious stones the true names; calipered or actual weight, quality and fineness of said stones; limitations shall be stated to be such; the names of manufacturers shall be stated; no parts of the movements or mechanism of watches or clocks, nor parts of other articles, shall be substituted or contain false or misleading names or trademarks, nor shall secondhand or old movements be offered for sale in new cases, without in each instance a true statement to that effect attached thereto. If any of the foregoing are unmarked and unknown, the tag or label shall so state and shall also state each of the foregoing requirements to the best of the licensee's knowledge and belief. Such tag or label shall show the pawn ticket number as hereinbefore provided for the inventory, if pawned or pledged, and the number identifying such article with the inventory thereof required by section 3-8A-5 of this article. (1952 Code § 5-17-08)

   B.   Removal Of Tags Or Labels Prohibited: Such tag or label shall remain securely attached to any article or merchandise, shall be delivered to the purchaser as a true and correct description and representation of the article sold, and shall be deemed prima facie evidence of intent to defraud, in case said written statement is not a true and correct description and representation of such articles sold. (1952 Code § 5-17-09)