Grand Terrace Municipal Code Ch. 5.32 Fertilizer Sales

Every person, firm or corporation engaged in the buying, selling, transporting or delivering, as agent or principal, of bulk fertilizer for hire or sale, within the City, shall first secure from the county sealer of weights and measures a certificate as to the cubic-foot capacity of any vehicle, cart, wagon or other means of conveyance for hauling fertilizer.

(Ord. 1 § 1(part), 1978: county code § 41.011)

Such vehicle, cart, wagon or other means of conveyance, shall be constructed in the following manner:

A. All floorboards and sideboards shall be securely and permanently attached to such vehicle, cart, wagon or other means of conveyance.

B. On the front left-hand corner of the bed of such vehicle, cart, wagon or other means of conveyance, there shall be permanently attached an iron or steel metal strip running from the bottom or floor to the top of the top sideboard or to the top of the top headboard, which iron or steel metal strip shall be no less than one inch in width and riveted to each and every separate board or crosspiece making up the body of such truck, vehicle, cart, wagon or other means of conveyance, and at the top of such iron or steel metal strip there shall be a hole not less than one-fourth inch in diameter running through the iron or steel metal strip, and also through the sideboard or headboard or panel to which the iron or steel metal strip is attached, which hole shall be for the purpose of convenience of the county sealer of weights and measures in attaching a seal upon the granting of a certificate, as provided in this Chapter.

C. On each side of the body of the vehicle, cart, wagon or other means of conveyance, commencing two inches from the top of the body, there shall be painted in printing, with a durable paint, in white letters not less than four inches in height, the letters: "Cap. Cu. Ft." and following the letters there shall be also printed in white numerals not less than four inches in height, and not less than one-half inch in width of stroke the cubic-foot capacity to the nearest unit as determined by the county sealer of weights and measures, which shall conform to the certificate provided for in this Chapter.

D. In the event the top sideboard is not in place or use, then the sideboard in use at the time which is at the top shall be marked and subject to subsection B and C of this Section.

(Ord. 1 § 1(part), 1978: county code § 41.012)

A. Before any certificate of cubical capacity of a vehicle is issued by the county sealer of weights and measures to any person, firm or corporation as provided in this Chapter, an application shall be made therefor to the county sealer of weights and measures in writing, which application shall provide:

1. The name and residence address of the applicant;

2. The registered and legal owner of such vehicle, cart, wagon or other means of transportation;

3. The place of business of the applicant;

4. Whether such vehicle, cart, wagon or other means of conveyance is used exclusively in buying, selling, transporting or delivering of fertilizer, and if not, for what other commodities it is proposed to be used.

B. Thereupon, the county sealer of weights and measures shall make his measurements of the body and capacity of the vehicle, cart, wagon or other means of conveyance, and shall also inspect the body as to its permanent construction before issuance of such certificate, and shall compute the capacity load by cubic feet, and shall permanently seal the body at the place provided for, as specified in this Chapter, and shall thereupon issue to such applicant his certificate, which certificate shall designate the name, the residence and business addresses of the person to whom such certificate has been issued, the exact measurements of the body of such vehicle, cart, wagon or other means of conveyance, and the computation of the cubic feet to within the nearest unit when fully loaded, which certificate shall conform in cubic feet to the figure placed on the body thereof by the county sealer of weights and measures.

(Ord. 1 § 1(part), 1978: county code § 41.013)

It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to buy, sell, transport, deliver or otherwise engage in the dealing in bulk fertilizer, and use in connection therewith a vehicle, cart, wagon or other means of conveyance, without first having applied for and secured a certificate as to its capacity, as provided in this Chapter, or use such vehicle, cart, wagon or other means of conveyance in the buying, selling, transporting or delivering of such fertilizer without having printed on the sides thereof the word "Capacity," or the letters "Cap. Cu. Ft." and also the actual full cubic-foot capacity in the manner and form as provided in this Chapter, or to use the vehicle, cart, wagon or other means of conveyance in the buying, selling, transporting or delivering of bulk fertilizer without the certificate of the county sealer of weights and measures permanently attached to the inside of the cab thereof, in a conspicuous place.

(Ord. 1 § 1(part), 1978: county code § 41.014)