Prima facie evidence of accuracy of measurement; contents of certificate.
1. A certificate of weights and measures, when properly filled out and signed, is prima facie evidence of the accuracy of the measurements shown.
2. The design of and the information to be furnished on a certificate of weights and measures must be prescribed by the State Sealer of Weights and Measures by regulation, and include, without limitation:
(a) The name and license number of the public weighmaster;
(b) The kind of commodity weighed, measured or counted;
(c) The name of the owner, agent or consignee of the commodity;
(d) The name of the recipient of the commodity, if applicable;
(e) The date on which the certificate is issued;
(f) The consecutive number of the certificate;
(g) The identification, including any identification number, of the carrier transporting the commodity, and the identification number or license number of the vehicle;
(h) Any relevant information needed to distinguish or identify the commodity from a like kind;
(i) The number of units of the commodity, if applicable;
(j) The measure of the commodity, if applicable;
(k) The weight or mass of the commodity and the vehicle or container, if applicable, as follows:
(1) The gross weight of the commodity and the associated vehicle or container;
(2) The tare weight of the unladened vehicle or container; or
(3) Both the gross and tare weight and the resultant net weight of the commodity; and
(l) The signature of the public weighmaster who determined the weight, measure or count.
Last modified: February 26, 2006