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TN Code § 47-26-702 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 26 - Weights and Measures|Part 7 - Moisture-Measuring Devices|§ 47-26-702. Inspection Required

 The department shall inspect or cause to be inspected at least annually every moisture-measuring device used in commerce in this state, except those belonging to the United States or the state, or any subdivision of either, except as may be requested. The department may inspect or cause to be inspected at the convenience of the department any moisture-measuring device upon a request in writing from the owner.
TN Code § 47-26-703 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 26 - Weights and Measures|Part 7 - Moisture-Measuring Devices|§ 47-26-703. Enforcement — Rules and Regulations

 The commissioner is hereby charged with the enforcement of this part and is empowered to promulgate rules, regulations, specifications, standards, and tests as may be necessary in order to secure the efficient administration of this part. The department may from time to time publish such data in connection with the administration of this part as may be of public interest.
TN Code § 47-26-704 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 26 - Weights and Measures|Part 7 - Moisture-Measuring Devices|§ 47-26-704. Seal of Inspection

  If an inspection or comparative test reveals that the moisture-measuring device being inspected or tested conforms to the standards and specifications established by the department, the department shall cause it to be marked with an appropriate seal.   Any moisture-measuring device, which upon inspection is found not to conform with the specifications and standards established by the department, shall be marked with an appropriate seal showing such device to be defective. The seal shall not be altered or removed until the moisture-measuring device is properly repaired and reinspected. The department shall notify the owner or user of such device of its defective condition. Notification shall be made on an inspection form prepared by the department.
TN Code § 47-26-705 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 26 - Weights and Measures|Part 7 - Moisture-Measuring Devices|§ 47-26-705. Use of Defective Measuring Devices — Repair — Reinspection

  Any defective moisture-measuring device, while so marked, sealed, or tagged, as provided in § 47-26-704, may be used to ascertain the moisture content of agricultural products offered for sale, processing, or storage, only under the following conditions:  The owner or user shall keep a record, open to inspection, of every commercial sample of agricultural products inspected by means of the defective device, showing that an adjustment was made on all such agricultural products tested; and   The device shall be repaired to comply with this section within thirty (30) days after inspection and the department thereupon notified that the device has been repaired accordingly.     If, upon reinspection, the device is again rejected under § 47-26-704, such device shall be sealed and shall not be used until repaired and reinspected.
TN Code § 47-26-706 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 26 - Weights and Measures|Part 7 - Moisture-Measuring Devices|§ 47-26-706. Visible Location of Device — Operating Instructions

 Every moisture-measuring device offered for sale, processing, or storage shall be used in a location visible to the general public, and the detailed procedure for operating a moisture-measuring device shall be displayed in a conspicuous place proximate to the moisture-measuring device.
TN Code § 47-26-707 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 26 - Weights and Measures|Part 7 - Moisture-Measuring Devices|§ 47-26-707. Use of Untested Devices

 No person shall use or cause to be used any grain moisture-measuring device which has not been inspected and approved for use by the department; except that a newly purchased grain moisture-measuring device may be used prior to regular inspection and approval if the user of such device has given at least ten (10) days' notice to the department of the purchase prior to the use of such new device.
TN Code § 47-26-708 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 26 - Weights and Measures|Part 7 - Moisture-Measuring Devices|§ 47-26-708. Violations — Penalties

 Any person who uses or causes to be used a moisture-measuring device in commerce with the knowledge that such device has not been inspected and approved by the department in accordance with this part, commits a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 47-26-801 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 26 - Weights and Measures|Part 8 - Certified Public Weighers of Natural Resources Products|§ 47-26-801. Short Title

 This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Certified Public Weigher Law of 1981.”
TN Code § 47-26-802 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 26 - Weights and Measures|Part 8 - Certified Public Weighers of Natural Resources Products|§ 47-26-802. Part Definitions

 As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Certified public weigher” means a natural person licensed under this part;   “Commissioner” means the commissioner of agriculture or the commissioner's duly appointed representative;   “Department” means the Tennessee department of agriculture;   “Natural resources product” means crushed stone, sand, gravel, cement, and asphalt related to highway construction and/or other construction projects or construction purposes, so long as materials are produced at a central location for commercial or highway use, and are measured by ton, cubic yard, or metric weights;   “Producer and supplier” means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, or governmental entity which engages in the production and/or sale of natural resources products;   “Seal” means and includes the certified weigher's name, the words “Tennessee Certified Weigher” and the weigher's license number, which can be affixed either manually (by a rubber stamp or with an imprinting type stamp) or electronically; and   “Signature” means the certified weigher's written name, which can be generated manually or electronically.
TN Code § 47-26-803 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 26 - Weights and Measures|Part 8 - Certified Public Weighers of Natural Resources Products|§ 47-26-803. Employment of Certified Public Weighers Required

  Every producer and supplier of natural resources products shall have in its employ at least one (1) or more certified public weighers licensed by the department.    All natural resources products sold by such producer and supplier shall be accurately weighed or measured by a certified public weigher licensed by the department.   When natural resources products are loaded onto trucks or other vehicles which do not haul or transport such products on any public road, street, highway or right-of-way, then this subsection (b) shall not apply if the invoice for each load of such products is marked to indicate that such load is not to travel on any public way.
TN Code § 47-26-804 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 26 - Weights and Measures|Part 8 - Certified Public Weighers of Natural Resources Products|§ 47-26-804. Licensing

  A person may be licensed as a certified public weigher who:  Is a citizen of the United States;   Is not less than eighteen (18) years of age;   Has the ability to weigh accurately and make correct weight or measurement records; and   Has received from the commissioner a license as a certified public weigher.     An application for a license as a certified public weigher shall be made upon a form provided by the commissioner and the application shall furnish evidence that the applicant meets the qualifications required by this section.
TN Code § 47-26-805 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 26 - Weights and Measures|Part 8 - Certified Public Weighers of Natural Resources Products|§ 47-26-805. Action on Applications — Rulemaking

   The commissioner shall adopt and establish rules and regulations for determining the qualifications of applicants for license as certified public weigher and to otherwise enforce this part.   All rules and regulations under this part shall be promulgated by the commissioner, pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.     The commissioner may pass upon the qualifications of the applicant upon the basis of the information supplied in the application, or the commissioner may examine such applicant orally or in writing, or both, for the purpose of determining the applicant's qualifications.   The commissioner shall keep a record of all such applications and of all licenses issued thereon.
TN Code § 47-26-806 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 26 - Weights and Measures|Part 8 - Certified Public Weighers of Natural Resources Products|§ 47-26-806. Annual License Cost

 The annual cost for a certified public weigher license shall be set by rule pursuant to § 43-1-703.
TN Code § 47-26-808 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 26 - Weights and Measures|Part 8 - Certified Public Weighers of Natural Resources Products|§ 47-26-808. Oath of Weigher — Compensation — Signature and Seal

  Each certified public weigher shall, before entering upon such duties, make oath to execute faithfully such duties and file the oath with the commissioner.   The issuance of a license as a certified public weigher shall not oblige the state to pay the licensee any compensation for services as a certified public weigher.   Each certified public weigher shall register with the commissioner a copy of the weigher's official signature and shall, at the weigher's own expense, obtain a seal.
TN Code § 47-26-809 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 26 - Weights and Measures|Part 8 - Certified Public Weighers of Natural Resources Products|§ 47-26-809. Display of License — Duties of Weigher

  The certified public weigher's license shall be posted near the scale beam or indicator in full view at all times.   A certified public weigher shall be the only person allowed to operate the scale or weight recording equipment.   In case of batch weights, the certified weigher shall observe all measurements and count all batches to determine the total gross weight including vehicle.
TN Code § 47-26-810 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 26 - Weights and Measures|Part 8 - Certified Public Weighers of Natural Resources Products|§ 47-26-810. Record of Shipment to Be Signed and Sealed

 The certified public weigher shall sign the weigher's official registered signature and place the weigher's seal on a copy of record. This copy of record shall be the ticket delivered to the purchaser of materials. The seal and signature shall be placed on the copy of record either manually (with a rubber stamp, or with an imprinting type stamp) or electronically.
TN Code § 47-26-811 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 26 - Weights and Measures|Part 8 - Certified Public Weighers of Natural Resources Products|§ 47-26-811. Inspection of Weighing Devices

 The producer or supplier shall cause to be inspected, at intervals of not more than six (6) months, each weighing device used by producers and suppliers for the weighing of natural resource products as defined in this part. The inspection of the scales shall be performed by a certified scale technician of a licensed scale company, or by an employee of the Tennessee department of agriculture or department of transportation, whose duty it is to check scales.
TN Code § 47-26-812 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 26 - Weights and Measures|Part 8 - Certified Public Weighers of Natural Resources Products|§ 47-26-812. Gross Weights for Trucks and Tractor Trailers

 Gross weights for truck or tractor trailer vehicles shall be determined by axle limitations as prescribed in § 55-7-203(b)(6), and adding an additional five hundred pounds (500 lbs.) thereto when the natural resources product is transported over a street or highway other than the portion designated as the interstate system. A three percent (3%) tolerance, over the maximum gross weight as prescribed in § 55-7-203(b)(6), may be permitted when the natural resources product is transported over a street or public highway other than the portion designated as the interstate system. A certified public weigher will not be subject to any liability for measurement variance which falls within such three percent (3%) tolerance, but shall be responsible for measurement variance in excess of the three percent (3%) tolerance.
TN Code § 47-26-813 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 26 - Weights and Measures|Part 8 - Certified Public Weighers of Natural Resources Products|§ 47-26-813. Violations — Penalties

  It is a violation for a certified weigher to measure trucks in excess of weights as prescribed in § 47-26-812.   It is a violation for a certified weigher to make flagrant or fraudulent recordings of measurements of weight or capacity.   A violation of this part shall be reported to the commissioner of safety.   A penalty of fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be assessed against the certified public weigher for each infraction deemed to be a violation of this part by the commissioner of safety. A certified public weigher's license may be revoked upon a finding of any such violation.   Producers and suppliers of natural resources products which do not weigh or measure such products in accordance with § 47-26-803(b) shall pay a penalty of fifty dollars ($50.00) for each such violation.   The commissioner of safety is responsible for the enforcement of this part, and it is the commissioner's duty to prosecute violations of this part.   If any penalties imposed by this part and assessed by the department of safety, pursuant to any statute or executive order, are not paid within ninety (90) days from the date of assessment notice, such penalties shall be subject to collection by the commissioner of revenue under title 67, chapter 1, part 14. If it becomes necessary for the commissioner of revenue to collect such penalties on behalf of the department of safety, the department of revenue shall retain an administrative fee of two percent (2%) of the gross penalties collected.
TN Code § 47-26-814 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 26 - Weights and Measures|Part 8 - Certified Public Weighers of Natural Resources Products|§ 47-26-814. Disposition of Penalties

 All penalties collected under this part shall be remitted to the department of revenue, as are tax receipts, and treated as such by that department.
TN Code § 47-26-901 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 26 - Weights and Measures|Part 9 - Weights and Measures|§ 47-26-901. Short Title

 This part may be cited as “Testing and Sealing — Use of Weights and Measures.”
TN Code § 47-26-903 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 26 - Weights and Measures|Part 9 - Weights and Measures|§ 47-26-903. Systems of Weights and Measures

 The system of weights and measures in customary use in the United States and the International System of Units (SI), the modernized metric system of weights and measures, are jointly recognized and either one or both of these systems shall be used for all commercial purposes in the state. The definitions of basic units of weight and measure, the tables of weight and measure, and weights and measures equivalents as published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology are recognized and shall govern weighing and measuring equipment and transactions in the state.
TN Code § 47-26-904 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 26 - Weights and Measures|Part 9 - Weights and Measures|§ 47-26-904. Primary Standards

  Weights and measures that are traceable to the United States prototype standards supplied by the federal government, or approved as being satisfactory by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), shall be the state primary standards of weights and measures, and shall be maintained in such calibration as prescribed by the NIST.   The primary standards shall be kept in a place designated by the commissioner and approved by NIST and shall not be removed from such place except for repairs or calibration.   The primary standards shall be used only in verifying the secondary standards and for scientific purposes.
TN Code § 47-26-905 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 26 - Weights and Measures|Part 9 - Weights and Measures|§ 47-26-905. Secondary and Field Standards

  The commissioner may acquire by purchase at least one set of copies of the primary standards to be kept in a place designated by the commissioner and to be known as secondary standards, and also such field standards and other equipment as may be found necessary to carry out this part.   The secondary standards and field standards shall be verified upon their initial receipt and as often thereafter as deemed necessary by the commissioner.
TN Code § 47-26-906 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 26 - Weights and Measures|Part 9 - Weights and Measures|§ 47-26-906. State Sealer of Weights and Measures — Supervision of Local Sealers

  The commissioner shall be the state sealer of weights and measures and shall have the custody of the primary standards of weights and measures and of the other standards and equipment provided for in this part.   The commissioner has the general supervision over city sealers of weights and measures, county sealers of weights and measures, and over all weights and measures offered for sale, sold or in use in the state.
TN Code § 47-26-907 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 26 - Weights and Measures|Part 9 - Weights and Measures|§ 47-26-907. Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices, Packaging and Labeling, Method of Sale of Commodities, and Type Evaluation

  The specifications, tolerances, and other technical requirements for commercial, law enforcement, data gathering, and other weighing and measuring devices as adopted by the National Conference on Weights and Measures and published in National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 44, “Specifications, Tolerances, and other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices,” and supplements thereto or revisions thereof, shall apply to weighing and measuring devices in the state, except insofar as modified or rejected by regulation.   The Uniform Packaging and Labeling Regulation as adopted by the National Conference on Weights and Measures and published in the National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 130, “Uniform Laws and Regulations,” and supplements thereto or revisions thereof, shall apply to packaging and labeling in the state, except insofar as modified or rejected by regulation.   The Uniform Regulation for the Method of Sale of Commodities as adopted by the National Conference on Weights and Measures and published in the National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 130, “Uniform Laws and Regulations,” and supplements thereto or revisions thereof, shall apply to the method of sale of commodities in the state, except insofar as modified or rejected by regulation.   The Uniform Regulation for National Type Evaluation as adopted by the National Conference on Weights and Measures and published in the National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 130, “Uniform Laws and Regulations,” and supplements thereto or revisions thereof, shall apply to type evaluation in the state, except insofar as modified or rejected by regulation.
TN Code § 47-26-908 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 26 - Weights and Measures|Part 9 - Weights and Measures|§ 47-26-908. State Weights and Measures Agency

 There shall be a weights and measures agency located for administrative purposes within the department of agriculture. This agency is charged with, but not limited to, performing the following functions on behalf of the citizens of the state:   Assuring that weights and measures in commercial service within the state are suitable for their intended use, properly installed, and accurate, and are so maintained by their owner or user;   Preventing unfair or deceptive dealing by weight or measure in any commodity or service advertised, packaged, sold, or purchased within this state;   As deemed necessary, making available to all users of physical standards or weighing and measuring equipment the precision calibration and related metrological certification capabilities of the weights and measures facilities of the agency;   Promoting uniformity, to the extent practicable and desirable, between weights and measures requirements of this state and those of other states and federal agencies;   Encouraging desirable economic growth while protecting the consumer through the adoption by rule of weights and measures requirements as necessary to assure equity among buyers and sellers; and   Maintaining a weights and measures laboratory that meets the requirements of and is traceable to the National Institute of Standards and Technology.