Bus. & Prof. Code, § 12516 · Chapter 5. Weighing and Measuring Devices
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 12516
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It shall be unlawful for any person to locate or position any scale used in connection with the auctioning of livestock so that its indications are not readily and clearly readable to the buyer and seller, unless a state certificate of weights and measures, made at the time of weighing, attesting to the weight of the livestock, is issued upon request to the buyer and seller.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1955, Ch. 117.
Source of truth
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- As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
- Official file
- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=12516.
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