Public Weighmasters

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This is Chapter 58 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Public Weighmasters.” It is part of Subtitle IV “Food and Drink; Weights and Measures”, which is part of Title 3.2 “Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food”. It contains 21 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 21 sections.

§ 3.2-5800	Definitions
§ 3.2-5801	Commissioner to adopt regulations
§ 3.2-5802	Qualifications of licensed public weighmasters
§ 3.2-5803	Application for license
§ 3.2-5804	Determining qualifications of applicant; granting of license; record of applications and licenses
§ 3.2-5805	Licenses and renewal fees
§ 3.2-5806	Issuance of limited licenses to certain public officers and employees
§ 3.2-5807	Expiration of licenses; applications for renewal
§ 3.2-5808	Oath and seal of licensed public weighmaster; Commonwealth not obligated to pay compensation
§ 3.2-5809	Form of weight certificate and information to be stated thereon; weight certificate as evidence
§ 3.2-5810	Entries on weight certificate
§ 3.2-5811	Only suitable, tested and approved weighing devices to be used
§ 3.2-5812	Capacity of scales not to be exceeded; determining gross or tare weight of vehicle or combination of vehicles
§ 3.2-5813	Copies of weight certificates to be retained and kept open for inspection
§ 3.2-5814	Weight certificates issued by weighmasters in other states
§ 3.2-5815	Certain persons permitted but not required to obtain licenses
§ 3.2-5816	Certain acts forbidden to persons not licensed as public weighmasters
§ 3.2-5817	Suspension or revocation of license
§ 3.2-5818	Requesting false weighing or false weight certificate; issuance of weight certificate by unlicensed person
§ 3.2-5819	Falsification or presealing of weight certificate by licensed weighmaster; delegation of authority to unlicensed person
§ 3.2-5820	Penalty for violation of chapter