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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>358153</law_id><section_number>3.2-5808</section_number><catch_line>Oath and seal of licensed public weighmaster; Commonwealth not obligated to pay compensation</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="5" identifier="3.2">Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="4" identifier="IV">Food and Drink; Weights and Measures</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="10" identifier="58">Public Weighmasters</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Each licensed public weighmaster shall, before entering upon his duties, make <span class="dictionary">oath</span> to execute faithfully his duties. The issuance of a license as licensed public weighmaster shall not obligate the Commonwealth to pay to the licensee any compensation for his services as a licensed public weighmaster. Each licensed public weighmaster shall, at his own expense, provide himself with an impression seal. His name and the words &#x201C;Commonwealth of Virginia&#x201D; shall be inscribed around the outer margin of the seal and the words &#x201C;licensed public weighmaster&#x201D; shall appear in the center thereof. The seal shall be impressed upon each weight certificate issued by a licensed public weighmaster.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 3-709.9; 1962, c. 126; 1966, c. 702, &#xA7; 3.1-978; 2008, c. 860.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
