Nevada County Municipal Code Ch. 6 Registration Requirement for Commercial Weighing and Measuring Instruments…

The purpose of this Chapter is to establish a system for the registration of weighing and measuring instruments and to recover the cost of inspecting and testing such instruments as provided for by Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 12001—13800.

(Ord. 2526. (06/13/2023))

For the purpose of this Chapter, and unless the text otherwise requires, the following terms and phrases shall have the following definition:

A. Weighing and Measuring Instruments shall include all those devices covered by Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 12210.

B. Commercial Purposes shall have the meaning assigned to it by Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 12500.

C. County Sealer shall mean the sealer appointed by the County of Nevada Board of Supervisors and the Sealer's duly authorized agents.

D. Location means the room, enclosure, building, space or area where one (1) or more weighing and measuring instruments are located or operated.

(Ord. 2526. (06/13/2023))

No person shall use any weighing or measuring instrument for commercial purposes without having a current annual registration certificate for such instrument. The certificate shall be in addition to any other certificate, license or permit which may be required by the County or any other governmental entity. In the case of LP-gas vapor meters, a certificate shall be issued based on an annual count of an LP-gas dealer's meters located in the County, and if changes in the number of meters occur during the year, no additional certificate(s) shall be required.

(Ord. 2526. (06/13/2023))

An application for a registration certificate must be submitted to the County Sealer in the form prescribed by them. The County Sealer shall, upon receipt of a completed application and the payment of the applicable fees described herein, issue a current registration certificate.

(Ord. 2526. (06/13/2023))

Each registration certificate shall expire on December 31st of the year of its issuance and may thereafter be renewed on an annual basis upon payment of the applicable fees provided herein.

(Ord. 2526. (06/13/2023))

A. An annual registration fee shall be charged for the calendar year, or any part thereof, for all weighing and measuring instruments requiring a registration certificate as provided for herein. The annual registration schedule of fees shall be adopted by resolution of the Board of Supervisors, as provided by Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 12240.

The fee shall be just the annual registration fee as listed in the fee schedule for producers who possess a valid Certified Producers Certificate issued by the County, and if the device is brought into the Office of the Sealer of Weights and Measures for testing.

(Ord. 2526. (06/13/2023))

A registration certificate may be issued to a corporation duly authorized to transact business in this state or to any person operating under a fictitious name who has complied with the provisions of Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 17900—17930. Otherwise, all such certificates shall be issued in the true name of the applicant. Except as above provided, no business, occupation or activity for which a certificate is required by this Chapter may be conducted under any false or fictitious name. A certificate issued to a corporation shall designate such corporation by the exact name which appears in the Articles of Incorporation of such corporation.

(Ord. 2526. (06/13/2023))

A registration certificate is transferable from one (1) person to another and is valid only for the specific instruments and if the instruments are to be used at a fixed location for the specific location for which it is issued.

(Ord. 2526. (06/13/2023))

Any person failing to renew a permit on or before January 31st of each year shall be required to pay an additional sum equal to fifty percent (50%) of the registration fee as a penalty for any such delinquency.

(Ord. 2526. (06/13/2023))