OFFICE OF THE ATTORNWOENERAL 

AUSTIN 

OF TEXAS 

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Department of Aqrioulture, pago 2 

5725 and 5726 of the Revised WrIl Statutes of 1925. !Phasa 

Artiolss read a8 folLonar 

"Art. 5’724. 

TCvery parson, rtrm or eorporetlon, or 

aesooiation of persons, using or keeping for. 

use, or having or 0Sfsring for dale, ~welghtu, 

scales, beams or measure8 of any kind Inatgumenta or meohanfoal drvloer Ior ncllgh~g or 

naasuring, and tools, applianess and acaoerorlrr 

connsoted with any or all of such lnstnamenta 

or measurements within this Btate, shall oans(, 

the aamo to be sealed and marked by the sealer 

of weights and measures an to their eoneatneili)~, and 50 inutrumwt shall be sold for 

the purpose of weighing or meeeuring unleee 

it ahall bear the real Of the i.n&peotor Of 

a~*&&ts and ~mseauF4~ as to its corrsut5eas. ;_ 

"Art. 8728. 

When any oeslgbht, noale, beam, measure of 

any kind, $natrumant or msahatioal drvloe for , 

weighi5g oi measuring; a>80 rll tools and appl.G 

anow neoessary or oonneotrd with any suoh'In&raments or madoTe haye ~bssn tested and found ‘aorroot by any 8ea1er a~polnted u&o? the provirionr 

of this ahagtsr, the aame may be used, kept for 

use ) offered ior sale,. sold or kept for male 

anywhere within fhln W&e for one @oar wlthut 

being further t sated, Auy weight, aoale, beam, 

measures of every kind, instruments or 9sghauIcal 

dwloee ior wetghlng or raeasurIn$, or appl.ianosrr 

and aoowmxles oonneotsd with any or all oi ' 

SUDh Instrumenta or measure* \rNeb have Men 

tested and sealed and aertifled as oorreat by 

the National Bureau of Standarde,may be kept 

for sale, aold or orfered~f~or esle wIthout 

being teeted and sealed by a #tiler under the 

provIsIons of this ahapter, 'but all suoh 

v&Ma, uaalee, beama msasures oi any k$nd 

Instruments or meahanloal devlase for rsIghfri& 

or mtaaurfag~ alao all tools and appllanaes 

neooauary oomeat~d with any or all oi auoh 

Instruments or rowsmares ahall always ba 

aubjeot to Faspeation and teattng as her&n 
~gartaaant of kgriaultura, Page 3 

provided, notwithstanding that the aam& have 

bean tasted and sealed, either by E soalar appointed under tha provisions of thla ohaptar, 

or by~the Nation.1 Bureau OS strndarde. Any 

scale, beer, or meehanloal davioa for wefghing 

or measuring, which, after being sold, aidbefor. batng uaad for weighing and maasur%ng, 18 

found nooassary to aasambla and sat upI may be (' 

sold kept for aale or tiffsred for aala without 

first being to&ad and ~a&&d but 8uuch seal6 bus 

or measuring dsvlae for *ighLg or measuring: kfore being umd for weighing or iuaaauring, wlthout the ooPilimt of tha Cds~?irdnnar, must be tartsd and se&ad a8 proridad in thi8 ohaptsr. 

“Art. 5726. 

“All’ .sal.r., deputy . ..L.l’.. iIXQBOtOr8; 

and loaal sealer8 shall Inupaat, try and tart 

a11 walghtr, s@ala.&; beana mea8ure8 of 

lnutruments or m&mnIoal hOa for we& 

maaaurlng~snd al& tool8 ap~tianoar and aooeaotii8 

oonnaotad dth,any or ai1 mah Instruments or 

measurea knpt fcr the purpeaa~ of aala, aOld pr 

uead by ang .prQoprIater, a 

f 

ant, laaeas or amplctyaa 

In proving the alza quant b?‘, riteit, area, w8i@t 

or mmrurament .M quaatlt~aa;thing:r, praduor, 

artlola for dI8trIbutAm OF croasua~tl~, potohaaad or of?arH-do pubtittti by auoh poraon or 

persona for sale, bira, or award, and a.8oartaia 

if the 8an1e sly horrsat., aad he ahall fraV9 the 

power to and ahall from tIma to time wel$h or' 

meauure ly4k7dg.4 or amountu ot ~QWfedftii8 or 

whsitaoavsr kia(l. kept for~tha 

r 

rpoaa 0r~ 8a14, 

ofisred for sale OF sold or n the pr86eea of. 

dalivary, in order to d.~.paIn~ whether th+ 8arm, 

aontalne the quantity or 8aomt repraesatrrd tid 

whether they are being oa~arad for uala 01 fold 

in aacordanoa with law and may uaisa for uaa aa 

avidanoa suoh amounts of aommeditiss or aekagaa 

whloh shall,b6 fcund to oontiat&i a laau amount than 

that representad. Ha ahall. at least oaea awh,yam, 

OF aa much oftrnsr as may ba,found MeoaBary, and 

direotad by the .Coarmia.ionar, 884 tht the weights, 

maasuras and till waighin&and moaaurine, appantua, 

u8ad in say loaality to nbioh ha i8 asaigaad for 

the xrp0im bf inlrpaotion, ara OOrraotr All: loeal 
sealerr ai rsigbta and meaauree - _ 

rh+ll teat at .._ - leaas onae eaan year ali aoaAet3, naignt6 ana measurse of every kind and dew100 rithin any aueh 

city to whiah they are appointed, and oftenor, 

Your--puestlon~~ ares 

w sa eo n~d, 30 wo uld ,a p l o la to y o ul tlr r isir r g 

: jwi a t l rrtot the oi & of sooh a nalrar br 

a Welghtr and laeasurw Xz~8p~to~~vw.l4 hnn in tka 

oaeo ot (D. accident, far whhh fhr aompany wa8 

moldy responmiblo.” 

Rrplylng to your tirst Quo8tioa you win note thPt 

tuuler Artials 8738 any impoabor may, in &b perfohluece .oi 

his duties, without warrant, .mtcrr, &to into Or Upon m 

&and, building or premla~~. 

It ie our opinion and you are acivi8sd that Uad~l: 

Artiole 5736 a weighta and umtafmree Inspector ongagod ip thm 

pwformanor of bls rrtatutory Qutimu siay enter prem.ise* aad 

that he may Uo so without first emouting a waiver. 

The rule 3.81 stated in tho Refrtat*acUIt cd the law oi 

'PC* (Seetfon 811, Cbaptetr 8, Volume I, page I%*) ar tollowm~ 

wA dutiy or authority impo8ed GwciTMt@d by 

lsgielatioar enaotment earrfes with ft tba pririlrge to enter land in the pass~oslon of anethw 
ror the purpose of performily; or ererolaing 8uoh 

duty or authority in 80 far a8 the entry ie 

reasonably neasea?lry to such prriowance or everelse, if, but only 3.f all the requireraente of the 

onaatment are f~lfilled.~ 

W6 paes to pur seaond queetion. W&ile m hare held 

that ltwlll not be neaeesary for your weights and mmmre~ 

lnspsators to execute *Blvivor8, should 8uoh ~Urero of the 

typo you have handed ua be executed, it Is our opln~t 

ahey wU1 be entirely wlthout foroa and &foot. 

,The only p&aibls oonaidoratlon offered by the 

aomp6ny lOI? the inspeatons9 promiuo to forbear tho 'pre88autlon 

of a* "y k!k againat thi, company, $a the ooispany'b ~m118rlon 

OS entry nto thaplant. Thi# pom.lsaion the eomny wm 

already bound ,~by statutov duty to~gieo. Artiali 5780. It 

hsa long been. ths 1aW that thr pro&m or ~~)rtmamue of a