(A) When an instrument is security sealed by the County Inspector, such security seal shall not be cut, severed, or removed without permission of the County Inspector. Any instrument designed to be security sealed shall be sealed by the County Inspector.
(B) Repairmen whose equipment is certified under § 112.04(A) may remove a security seal without prior approval of the County Inspector for the sole purpose of making repairs to such equipment. Repairmen who cut, sever, or remove a security seal shall notify the County Inspector within 24 hours of such cutting, severance, or removal.
(C) If an instrument bears an annual approval seal on its exterior, such approval seal shall not be altered, defaced, or removed.
(D) No security seal or annual approval seal shall be valid in Warrick County except for that which is authorized by the County Inspector.
(E) No instrument shall be used in the business of selling, buying, bartering, or exchanging of goods or commodities if the security seal has been cut, severed, or removed until such instrument is resealed by the County Inspector, or permission is given by the County Inspector if immediate resealing of the instrument is impractical.
(F) A person who violates this section shall be fined $100.
(BC Ord. 2020-17, passed 8-24-2020)