(a) The registration fee for a business with one or more instruments at the business location to be used for commercial purposes shall be assessed at the maximum amount authorized in Section 12240 of the Business and Professions Code and is due on the first day of the applicable registration period.
(b) Any person who fails to register a business with one or more instruments used for commercial purposes shall be in violation of this chapter. If the registration fee is not received by the department within 30 days of the due date, any person required to register under this chapter shall be subject to a delinquent fee of 50% of the registration fee.
(c) Nothing in this section limits the County's right to prosecute and/or pursue civil penalties against an owner or operator who uses an unregistered instrument for commercial purposes in violation of this chapter.
(d) The delinquent fee may be waived by the Sealer if an error is made by the Department of Agriculture, Weights and Measures staff.
(Amended by Ord. No. 7309 (N.S.), effective 7-2-87; amended by Ord. No. 9514 (N.S.), effective 2-13-02; amended by Ord. No. 9889 (N.S.), effective 10-26-07; amended by Ord. No. 10199 (N.S.), effective 4-13-12; amended by Ord. No. 10482 (N.S.), effective 7-1-17; amended by Ord. No. 10605 (N.S.), effective 5-31-19)
State law reference(s)--Fees, Business and Professions Code, § 12240.