New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Agr - Commissioner, Department of Agriculture, Markets, and Food
Chapter Agr 1400 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Part Agr 1403 - PUBLIC WEIGHMASTER RESPONSIBILITIES
Section Agr 1403.16 - Prohibitions

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules Agr 1403.16

Current through Register No. 12, March 21, 2024

A licensed public weighmaster shall not:

(a) Work as a public weighmaster without being currently licensed with the division;

(b) Transfer the public weighmaster license to any other person, or permit another person to use it;

(c) Manufacture, advertise for sale, sell or possess any fictitious, facsimile or simulated public weighmaster license that could be mistaken for a valid license;

(d) Pre-sign weight certificates for future use;

(e) Make changes or alterations on weight certificates when an error has been discovered;

(f) Make a handwritten weight entry on a weight certificate if the scale is equipped with a printer that is functioning correctly;

(g) Make an entry on a weight certificate that was issued by any other person;

(h) Enter on a weight certificate values or other data that have not been personally determined, whether by use of the public weighmaster's physical senses or electronically captured;

(i) In a direct sale, use a scale equipped with a primary indicating element when the indications are so positioned they cannot be accurately read from some reasonable customer position;

(j) Use a weighing or measuring device that is not currently licensed and certified as required by Agr 1407;

(k) Issue a weight certificate when the weight of the item being weighed exceeds the rated weight capacity of the scale;

(l) Use a scale to weigh a load when the gross weight or net weight exceeds the rated capacity of the scale;

(m) Issue a weight certificate for the gross weight, net weight, or tare weight of a vehicle which exceeds the gross weight limits set forth in RSA 266:18;

(n) Use a vehicle scale to weigh net loads smaller than an amount equal to 50 scale divisions for all weighings except for weighings of solid waste as that term is defined in RSA 149-M:4, XXII;

(o) Falsify a weight certificate;

(p) Issue upon request of any person a false or incorrect weight certificate;

(q) Alter a weight certificate by adding the gross or tare or net weight, or add any combination of gross or net or tare weight, to the weight certificate which was not recorded at the time of weighing or measuring;

(r) Alter a weight certificate by deleting the gross or tare or net weight or any combination of gross or net or tare weight which was recorded on the weight certificate;

(s) Possess an incomplete or unused weight certificate that contains the electronically imprinted signature of another public weighmaster, unless engaged in the business of printing, distributing, or selling public weighmaster certificate forms;

(t) Possess an unused weight certificate unless licensed as a public weighmaster or engaged in the business of printing, distributing, or selling weighmaster certificate forms;

(u) Possess an incomplete or partially completed weight certificate signed by a public weighmaster;

(v) Complete, partially complete or issue a weight certificate with an electronically imprinted signature of another public weighmaster; or

(w) Complete, partially complete or issue a weight certificate with a hand printed signature of another public weighmaster.

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