Sonoma County Municipal Code § 30-7 Late registration fees

The purpose of this article is to establish a system for registering commercial weighing and measuring devices and to recover the costs of inspecting and testing such devices by the County Sealer pursuant to California Business and Professions Code Division 5, Section 12210 and to recover the cost of carrying out Section 12211.

(Ord. No. 5656 § 2, 2006.)

(a) "Division of weights and measures" means the office of the agricultural commissioner-sealer of Sonoma County and its agents and employees duly authorized to act on behalf of said office.

(b) "Weighing and measuring devices" means the devices specified in Section 12210 of the Business and Professions Code.

(c) "Business location" has the meaning set forth in Section 12240(o) of the Business and Professions Code or its successor provision.

(d) "Sealer of weights and measures" or "sealer" means the Sonoma County agricultural commissioner-sealer and his or her duly authorized agents.

(Ord. No. 5656 § 2, 2006.)

No person shall use any commercial weighing or measuring device without first registering the device with the division of weights and measures. The registration shall be in addition to any other certificate, license, or permit which may be required by the county or any other public entity.

(Ord. No. 5656 § 2, 2006.)

Applications for device registration and renewals thereof shall be filed with the sealer upon such form as he or she may prescribe.

(Ord. No. 5656 § 2, 2006.)

A registration shall be valid for the twelve (12) month term set by the sealer.

(Ord. No. 5656 § 2, 2006.)

(a) The annual fee for registering weighing and measuring devices to be used for a fixed location throughout the term of the registration shall be set by the board from time to time by ordinance.

(b) The annual fee for registering weighing and measuring devices set by the board pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be consistent with the provisions of Section 12240, Division 5, California Business and Professions Code, and its successor provisions.

(c) Should Section 12240 sunset or otherwise become ineffective, the sealer shall submit and the board of supervisors shall adopt by ordinance a schedule of registration fees for weighing and measuring devices consistent with the provisions of applicable law and sufficient to cover the costs of carrying out Division 5, California Business and Professions Code.

(d) The sealer may recover his or her costs for the initial testing or the retesting of devices found in violation of Section 12107, Division 5, California Business and Professions Code or when a device is recalibrated, requiring retesting of the device.

(e) The revenue from the fees charged pursuant to this section shall be placed in the general fund of the county and used solely for activities substantially related to inspection and testing of weighing and measuring devices, within the limits of applicable state law as provided in Section 12240, California Business and Professions Code.

(Ord. No. 6470, § III, 4-30-2024; Ord. No. 6039, § I(a), 6-25-2013; Ord. No. 5656 § 2, 2006.)

In accordance with Section 30-6, any registration or any reinspection fee not paid within thirty (30) days of the date when due is delinquent. The original fee remains due and shall be subject to a penalty of fifty percent (50%) of the original fee, and fees not paid within sixty (60) days past the original due date shall be subject to a penalty amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the original fee to cover the additional costs associated with late registration.

(Ord. No. 6039, § I(b), 6-25-2013; Ord. No. 5656 § 2, 2006.)

A registration certificate is not transferable from one person to another, and is only valid for the specific devices, and, if the devices are to be used at a fixed location, for the location for which it is issued.

(Ord. No. 5656 § 2, 2006.)