12100. Where not otherwise provided by law, the Department of Food and Agriculture has general supervision of the weights and measures and weighing and measuring devices sold or used in the state. (Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 246, Sec. 3.)
12101. The department shall investigate conditions in the various counties and cities in respect to weights and measures, and to the sale of goods, wares and merchandise, commodities and foodstuffs in containers. (Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 43.)
12102. The department shall annually report to the Governor, and shall prior to each regular session report to the Legislature the work under this division, and shall make such recommendations as may be proper and necessary. (Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 43.)
12103. The department shall keep a complete record of all of its acts, a record of prosecutions, and the reports of the various sealers. These records and reports shall be open to the public. (Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 43.)
12103.5. The duty of enforcing this division and carrying out its provisions and requirements is vested in the secretary and in each sealer acting under the supervision and direction of the secretary. (Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 573, Sec. 47. (SB 800) Effective January 1, 2018.)
12104. (a) The department shall issue instructions and make recommendations to the county sealers, and the instructions and recommendations shall govern the procedure to be followed by these officers in the discharge of their duties. (b) Instructions and recommendations that are made to ensure statewide weights and measures protection shall include a local administration cost analysis utilizing […]
12104.5. The secretary may allocate annually to each county an amount determined by the secretary not to exceed one-third of the amount expended by the county pursuant to this division during the previous fiscal year for weights and measures programs. The allocation shall be made from funds appropriated to the secretary for the administration and […]
12105. The department shall, at a frequency determined by the secretary, inspect the work of the local sealers and may inspect the weights, measures, balances, or any other weighing or measuring devices of any person. (Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 661, Sec. 24. (SB 1576) Effective January 1, 2013.)
12106. The department shall, at least once annually and as often as requested by the Department of General Services or the executive officer of a state institution, test the scales, weights and measures used in checking the receipt and disbursement of supplies in any state institution, and shall report in writing its findings to the […]
12106.5. The secretary may accept the testing and sealing of weighing and measuring devices by another state upon a finding that the requirements of California for testing and sealing such devices have been met. (Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 661, Sec. 25. (SB 1576) Effective January 1, 2013.)
12107. The secretary shall establish tolerances and specifications and other technical requirements for commercial weighing and measuring. In doing so, the secretary shall adopt, by reference, the latest standards as recommended by the National Conference on Weights and Measures and published in the National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 44 “Specifications, Tolerances, and other […]
12107.1. The secretary, by regulation, may establish a standard or standards of net weight or net measure, or net count of any commodity, except any manufactured commodity consisting of four or more staple ingredients. These standards, whenever applicable, shall be based upon published, official federal or state specifications and requirements or, in the absence of […]
12108. The secretary may arrange for the services of a sealer employed in a county on a collaborative basis and allow reasonable compensation and expenses for the purpose of performing services not already within his or her duties and that are subject to administration or enforcement by the department under the provisions of this code […]
