For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
COMMERCIAL WEIGHING AND MEASURING DEVICE. A weight or measure or weighing or measuring device used to establish size, quantity, area or other quantitative measurement of a commodity sold or bartered by weight or measurement, or where the price to be paid for producing the commodity is based upon the weight or measurement of the commodity. The term includes an accessory attached to, or used in connection with, a commercial weighing or measuring device when the accessory is so designed or installed that its operation may affect the accuracy of the device.
INCORRECT As applied to a commercial weighing and measuring device includes any failure to comply with the requirements of Handbook 44: Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices adopted by the National Conference on Weights and Measures, and published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, excluding paragraph S.5 of section 3.30, as adopted by the State of Indiana.
INSPECTOR or DEPUTY INSPECTOR. The Inspector and Deputy Inspector(s) for the Department of Weights and Measures for the city.
PERSON. Any individual, partnership, corporation, proprietor, agent, lessee, or employee placing in service, using or employing a weighing or measuring device or who is engaged in the selling or bartering of goods or commodities within the city.
(Ord. G-17-05, passed 10-11-05)