California Code of Regulations
Title 4 - Business Regulations
Division 9 - Division of Measurement Standards, Department of Food and Agriculture
Chapter 9 - Weighmaster Enforcement
Article 5 - Common Tare Weights
Section 4445 - Conditions of Use
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
The following conditions apply to the use of common tare weights:
(a) common tare weights may only be used by a weighmaster licensed at a location at which a copy of the Common Tare Notice is maintained; and
(b) common tare weights may be used by a weighmaster unless a party having a legal or financial interest in the transaction notifies the weighmaster prior to issuance of the certificate that a common tare weight shall not be used; and
(c) the weighmaster certifying to a common tare weight shall verify that the total number of containers includes not more than 10% of other users' containers and that all containers are within uniform weight range (as defined by Section 4441(a) of this Article); and
(d) a weighmaster shall not use a common tare weight if for any reason it appears that the common tare weight may not meet the tolerance levels prescribed by Section 4450.
1. Editorial
correction of subsection (c) filed 7-15-83 (Register 83, No. 30).
2.
Editorial correction of NOTE filed 11-4-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter
(Register 85, No. 47).
3. Repealer of former subsection (d) and
relettering of former subsection (e) to subsection (d) filed 4-25-86; effective
thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No. 17).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 12027, 12723 and 12735, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 12722 and 12723, Business and Professions Code.
