Every load of solid fuel of more than 1,000 pounds, or of any other commodity, produce or other article of merchandise sold in load lots by weight, delivered by vehicle within the city, shall be weighed. A certificate of weight for each such load shall be delivered by the driver or person in charge of the vehicle to the purchaser or consignee of such load, or to his or their agent, at the time of the delivery and before any of the commodity, produce or article of merchandise is removed from the vehicle, or such certificates shall be delivered to the commissioner upon the commissioner's demand.
When delivery is made, in case no person is present to receive such commodity, produce, or other article of merchandise, and if the purchaser or consignee, or his or their agent, cannot be located, then the certificate of weight hereinbefore provided for shall be posted conspicuously at the place of delivery before any of the commodity, produce or article of merchandise is removed from the vehicle.
No person shall alter any certificate of weight or attempt to use the same for any other load than the one for which the same was given, or diminish the quantity of such load after the weighing and before the sale and delivery thereof.
The weight certificate shall remain at all times on the vehicle conveying the load until it is delivered by the driver to the purchaser or posted as provided above at the point of delivery.
Ice sold in load lots by weight is exempted from all of the requirements of this section.
(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 3-9-11, p. 113698, § 1)