South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Article 15 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 5-581.02 - Scale Tickets

Universal Citation: SC Code Regs 5-581.02

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 3, March 22, 2024

1. The licensed grain dealer who has a scale or regular access to a scale shall have issued a scale ticket for each movement of grain that is delivered to him or delivered out from his possession. A copy of which shall be held on file by the dealer at his place of business or office for inspection.

2. If the grain dealer does not have a scale or regular access to a scale and purchases grain by having such grain custom weighed at various locations or at destination, the dealer shall maintain a copy of the scale ticket and any other information pertaining to the sale of said grain on file in daily order as part of the grain records.

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4. All scale or weigh tickets used by dealers who have a scale or regular access to a scale shall be on forms approved by the Commissioner of Agriculture. Each ticket shall show and include the following--

(A) Be consecutively numbered;

(B) Be filed numerically at the warehouse and held for inspection;

(C) Date;

(D) Name and address of the dealer and handler and his public weighmaster number;

(E) Owner of commodity;

(F) Vehicle identity;

(G) Gross, tare and net weight or in the case of hopper weighing, net weight of load;

(H) Type commodity;

(I) Percentage of moisture and other factors, if determined (specify);

(J) Grade, if one is assigned;

(K) Disposition of commodity (in or out, sold or contracted, etc.);

(L) Signature of person weighing and/or grading;

(M) May be used as a contract only if it meets the requirements for a contract as set forth in regulation 5-581.03.

5. A sample of the scale or weigh ticket shall be presented to the South Carolina Department of Agriculture for approval before said scale or weigh ticket shall be used.

6. Any weigh or scale ticket used in pricing grain to the dealer shall have the price shown on all copies of the ticket.

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