2006 Code of Virginia § 3.1-986 - Certain acts forbidden to persons not licensed as public weighmasters

3.1-986. Certain acts forbidden to persons not licensed as publicweighmasters.

No person shall assume the title "licensed public weighmaster," or anytitle of similar import, perform the duties or acts to be performed by alicensed public weighmaster under this chapter, hold himself out as alicensed public weighmaster, issue any weight certificate, ticket,memorandum, or statement for which a fee is charged or engage in thefull-time or part-time business of public weighing, unless he holds a validlicense as a licensed public weighmaster. "Public weighing," as used inthis section, shall mean the weighing for any person, upon request, ofproperty, produce, commodities, or articles other than those which theweigher or his employer, or any, is either buying or selling.

(Code 1950, 3-709.17; 1962, c. 126; 1966, c. 702.)