§ 47-26-1008. Annual License Cost
The annual cost for a public weighmaster license shall be set by rule pursuant to § 43-1-703.
§ 47-26-1009. Denial of License
The commissioner shall reserve the right to limit or reject the application of any public weighmaster whose qualifications and/or past work record does not comply with those requirements outlined in this part or pursuant regulations.
§ 47-26-1010. Expiration and Renewal of Licenses
The commissioner shall establish a system of license renewals at alternative intervals throughout the calendar year. Licenses issued under the alternative method are valid for twenty-four (24) months and shall expire on the last day of the last month of the license period. During a transition period, or at any time thereafter, when the commissioner […]
§ 47-26-1011. Employment of Public Weighmasters Required
Every stockyard, slaughterhouse, tobacco warehouse or loose floor, dairy products plant, cotton gin or compress, and agricultural grain or seed buying/receiving station which buys or sells commodities on a bulk basis shall have in its employ one or more public weighmasters. All livestock, tobacco, milk, cream, cotton, and agricultural grains or seeds which are purchased, […]
§ 47-26-1012. Certificate: Required Entries
The certificate, when properly completed and signed, shall be prima facie evidence of the accuracy of the measurements shown. The design of and the information to be furnished on a weight certificate may be prescribed by the commissioner and will include, but not be limited to, the following: The name and license number of the […]
§ 47-26-1013. Certificate: Execution, Requirements
When completing a certificate, a public weighmaster shall: Enter the measurement values to clearly show that the measurements were actually determined; Enter only the measurement values personally determined; and Not enter measurement values determined by other persons. If the certificate provides for entries of gross, tare, or net, the public weighmaster shall: Strike out or […]
§ 47-26-1014. Oath — Compensation — Seal
Each public weighmaster shall, before entering upon such weighmaster’s duties, make oath to execute faithfully such weighmaster’s duties and file the same with the commissioner. The issuance of a public weighmaster license shall not obligate the state to pay to the licensee any compensation for the licensee’s services as a public weighmaster. Each public weighmaster […]
§ 47-26-1015. Measurement Practices and Equipment Used
A public weighmaster shall use measurement practices and equipment: In accordance with the requirements of the latest edition of NIST Handbook 44, “Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices”; Examined, tested, and approved for use by a weights and measures official of this state; and Suitable for the weighing of the […]
§ 47-26-1016. Scale Used — Capacity, Platform Size, One-Draft Weighing
A public weighmaster shall not weigh a vehicle, or combination of vehicles, when part of the vehicle or connected combination, is not resting fully, completely, and as one (1) entire unit on the scale. When weighing a combination of vehicles that will not rest fully, completely, and as one (1) complete unit on the scale […]
§ 47-26-1017. Scales Open to View
It is the duty of each public weighmaster to permit any interested party to read the indications on the weighing device or on an accurately projected image of the weight indicator when a commodity is weighed. In the event the public weighmaster fails or refuses to permit an interested party to observe the weighing of […]