Weight Certificates; Required Entries

Agr 1403.05 Weight Certificates; Required Entries. Public weighmasters shall provide the following, as applicable to the transaction, on each weight certificate: (a) The date on which the weight, measure, or count was determined; (b) The street address or location and the municipality where the weighing, measuring, or counting occurred; (c) The complete signature of the public weighmaster who determined each weight, measure or count, whether handwritten or electronically imprinted, or the weighmaster’s license number issued by the division; (d) The kind of commodity and any other information that might be necessary to identify the commodity or distinguish it from a similar commodity; (e) The name of the owner or the owner's agent, and, if applicable, the name of the purchaser or broker; (f) The tare weights of, and the description of, any boxes, bins, pallets, or other containers; (g) When a vehicle or combination of vehicle and trailer is weighed for the purpose of issuing a weight certificate, the license plate number and state where the vehicle or combination is registered; (h) The unit of weight or measure, such as pounds, tons, gallons, or kilograms, used to identify the quantity; and (i) At least one of the following: (1) The gross weight of the commodity and the vehicle or container, if only the gross weight was determined; (2) The tare weight of the unladen vehicle or container, if only the tare weight was determined; (3) The gross, tare, and net weights when a gross and tare are used in determining the net weight; or (4) The true net weight, measure or count when no gross and tare weights are involved in determining the net quantity of the commodity. Source. (See Revision Note #1 at chapter heading for Agr 1400) #7462, eff 3-21-01; ss by #9416, INTERIM, eff 3-13-09, EXPIRED: 9-9-09 New. #9639, eff 1-20-10; ss by #12424, eff 12-1-17 (See Revision Note #2 at chapter heading for Agr 1400)