Article V — COMMERCIAL WEIGHING AND MEASURING DEVICE REGISTRATION PROGRAM

devices for the recovery of costs incurred from the inspecting and testing of such devices, as established in the California Business and Professions Code Sections 12210 and 12240, et seq.

(Ord. No. 1658, § 1, 7-7-87)

(a)

Weighing and Measuring Devices means the devices specified in Business and Professions Code Section 12210.

(Ord. No. 1658, § 1, 7-7-87; Ord. No. 2012, § 1, 6-11-91; Ord. No. 2292, § 1, 7-25-95; Ord. No. 2814 § 1, 2- 20-2007)

(b)

Commercial Purposes shall have the meaning assigned to it by the California Business and Professions Code, Section 12500.

(Ord. No. 1658, § 1, 7-7-87; Ord. No. 2012, § 1, 6-11-91)

(c)

County Sealer shall mean the Sealer or Director of the Lake County Department of Weights and Measures as appointed by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Lake, State of California, as well as any duly authorized agents appointed by the Sealer or Director.

(Ord. No. 1658, § 1, 7-7-87; Ord. No. 2012, § 1, 6-11-91)

(d)

Each "business location" shall consist of all of the combined fixed and mobile facilities of the owner of commercial weighing and measuring device(s). The combined facilities at each business location shall pay only one (1) business location fee for each inspection at the site.

(Ord. No. 1658, § 1, 7-7-87; Ord. No. 2012, § 1, 6-11-91; Ord. No. 2814 § 2, 2-20-2007)

without first registering the device with the County Sealer. The registration shall be in addition to any other certificate license or permit which may be required by the County of Lake or any other governmental activity.

December 31), or any part thereof, for all commercial weighing or measuring devices. For purposes of this section, the annual registration fee for a business that uses a commercial weighing or measuring device or devices shall consist of a business location fee, a Department of Food and Agriculture administrative fee, as specified in Business and Professions Code Section 12241, and a device fee, as outlined in the latest County of Lake's Master Fee Schedule adopted by the County of Lake Board of Supervisors in accordance with Section 12240 of the California Business and Professions Code. (Ord. No. 3140, § 2, 8-6-2024)

The County Sealer shall on or before February 1 of each year send a billing statement to each

owner of a commercial weighing and measuring device requesting payment of the applicable fee set forth in subsection 53.2 above.

A device registration is transferable from one (1) person to another, and is valid only for the

specific devices and, if the devices are to be used at a fixed location for the specific location for which it is issued. Replacement of specific devices shall be allowed without a new registration fee being required.

Any person failing to renew a device registration on or before March 15 of each year shall

be required to pay an additional sum equal to fifty (50) percent of the registration fee as a penalty for each year of delinquency.

and first re-test pursuant to Business and Professions Code Section 12210.5.

(Ord. No. 1658, § 1, 7-7-87; Ord. No. 2012, §§ 2—4, 6-11-91; Ord. No. 2292, § 2, 7-25-95; Ord. No. 2814, § 3, 2-20-2007)

(Ord. No. 2980, § 1, 11-27-2012)

(Ord. No. 1658, § 1, 7-7-87; Ord. No. 2012, § 5, 6-11-91; Ord. No. 2814, § 4, 2-20-2007)

(Ord. No. 1658, § 1, 7-7-87; Ord. No. 2814, § 4, 2-20-2007)

Secs. 3-54—3-59. - Reserved.