Indiana § 24-6-2-1 - Procurement of weights and measures

§ 24-6-2-1. Procurement of weights and measures

Sec. 1. The several boards of county commissioners within this state be, and they are hereby authorized and required to procure for their respective counties, and at the expense of the same, a set of the following measures and weights for the use of their county: that is; one (1) measure of one (1) foot or twelve (12) inches, English measure, so-called; also one (1) measure of three (3) feet, or thirty-six (36) inches, as aforesaid; also, one half (1/2) bushel measure for dry measure, which shall contain one thousand seventy-five and one-fifth (1,075 1/5) solid inches; also one gallon measure, which shall contain two hundred and thirty-one (231) solid inches; which measures are to be of wood or of any metal the court may think proper; also, one (1) set of weights commonly called avoirdupois weights; and sealed with the name or initial letters of the county inscribed thereon; and shall be kept by the county auditor of each and every county in this state, for the purpose of trying and sealing the weights and measures used in their counties.

Formerly: Acts 1852, 1RS, c.117, s.1. As amended by P.L.137-2021, SEC.6.

IC 24-6-3Chapter 3. State and Local Weights and Measures Program

24-6-3-1Weights and measures furnished by United States government 24-6-3-2Division of weights and measures; powers and duties 24-6-3-3County inspectors; appointment; compensation 24-6-3-4City inspectors; appointment, service and removal 24-6-3-5Powers and duties of county and city inspectors 24-6-3-6Qualifications of inspectors; discharge and removal 24-6-3-7Inspection of devices; confirmation to legal standards; tagging nonconforming devices 24-6-3-8Seizure of nonconforming devices 24-6-3-9Entry without warrant; prosecution; hindrance of inspector 24-6-3-10Commodity sold by numerical count; weight per ton 24-6-3-10.5Items that may be sold as unweighed, uncounted units 24-6-3-11Use or retention of false scales; removal of tag 24-6-3-12Dry capacity measure; sale of fruits and vegetables; commodities; original standard container; definitions 24-6-3-13Weighmaster; appointment; powers and duties 24-6-3-14Definitions 24-6-3-15Violations 24-6-3-16Standards for weights and measures; rules; federal standards 24-6-3-17Adoption of rules requiring posting notices concerning oxygenates at service stations; prohibition