As used in this chapter the following terms mean: (a) Weighing instrument means any device, contrivance, apparatus, or instrument used, or designed to be used, for ascertaining weight...

The director by rules and regulations shall provide for submission for approval of types or designs of weights, measures, or weighing, measuring, or counting instruments or devices,...

Notwithstanding Section 12500.5, the director may prohibit the sale or installation of any previously approved type or design of weight or measure or weighing, measuring, or counting...

The director may enter into an agreement with the Office of Weights and Measures of the National Bureau of Standards of the Department of Commerce, and other weights and measures...

The director shall charge and collect fees from persons submitting weighing and measuring devices for approval as required by Section 12500.5. Such fees are due and shall be...

(a) A sealer shall cause to be removed from commercial usage any weighing, measuring, or counting instrument or device sold or used in violation of Section 12500.5. The instrument or...

Except as provided in Section 12502 and, with respect to odometers, as is provided in Section 1, every person who, for commercial purposes, sells weights or measures or weighing instruments...

Every person who uses, or intends to use, any weight or measure, or weighing or measuring instrument for commercial purposes shall, before using the same, cause them to be sealed by...

Notwithstanding other provisions of this division, a sealer shall not be required to inspect, test or seal any scales or other weighing or measuring instruments to be sold for use or...

Notwithstanding any other requirements or provisions of this division, a sealer may permit the use of an unsealed device pending repairs if the device is in error only to the disadvantage...

Any weighing or measuring instrument, which, after being sold and before being used for weighing or measuring, it is necessary to assemble or set up, may be sold without first being...

Upon a written request of any resident of a county, there appearing reasonable ground therefor, the sealer shall test or cause to be tested, as soon thereafter as is practicable,...

Upon the written request of any person who intends to use or sell for commercial purposes any weight or measure, or weighing or measuring instrument in any county, the sealer for such...

Whenever a sealer examines any weight or measure or weighing, measuring, or counting instrument used for commercial purposes, and finds it to be correct, he or she shall seal or mark the...

A sealer shall condemn and seize and may destroy incorrect weights and measures and weighing and measuring instruments used for commercial purposes, which in his or her best judgment...

The owners or users of any weights and measures or weighing or measuring instruments which have been marked Out of Order, shall have them repaired or corrected within 30 days, but until...

Except as provided in Section 12509, any person who removes or oblitereates any tag or device placed upon any weight, measure, or weighing or measuring instrument by a sealer is guilty...

When any weight, measure, or weighing or measuring instrument has been repaired and corrected, and has been reinspected and found correct the sealer shall remove the tag or device with the words...

(a) Any person, who by himself or herself, or through or for another, does any of the following is guilty of a misdemeanor: (1) Uses, for commercial purposes, or retains in his...

Any weight, measure, or weighing or measuring instrument tested and found correct by any sealer may be used within this state without any further test for such period as is authorized...

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this division, any weight or measure, or weighing or measuring instrument, found correct or corrected by a repairman, authorized pursuant to...

When the sale of any commodity is based upon a quantity representation either furnished by the purchaser or obtained through the use of equipment supplied by him, the purchaser shall in...

Any sealing or testing of any weight, measure, weighing or measuring instrument by any employee of the department authorized for the purpose shall have the same force and effect as a...

No sealer shall sell or be interested directly or indirectly in the sale of any weighing or measuring instrument, nor shall he accept a fee, compensation, or gratuity of any kind for...

(a) Any person having made repairs or adjustments to any weighing instrument or to any measuring instrument, or any person having sold, rented, leased, loaned, or installed any...

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...

Every owner of a coin-operated person weigher shall place on such weigher, in a prominent position, in letters at least three-sixteenths inches in height and in bold type, the...