Iowa § 215.19 - 215.19 Automatic recorders on scales.
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§ 215.19. 215.19 Automatic recorders on scales.
Except for scales used by packers slaughtering fewer than one hundred twenty head of livestock per day, all scales with a capacity over five hundred pounds, which are used for commercial purposes in this state, and installed after January 1, 1981, shall be equipped with a type-registering weigh beam, a dial with a mechanical ticket printer, an automatic weight recorder, or some similar device which shall be used for printing or stamping the weight values on scale tickets. A scale equipped with a malfunctioning automatic weight recorder may be used for not more than seven days if the device is unable to print or stamp the ticket so long as a repair to the automatic recorder is immediately initiated and the user dates, signs, and accurately handwrites the required information on the ticket until the device is operational. [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §215.19] 2017 Acts, ch 159, §52 Referred to in §327D.130 Thu Dec 11 18:56:56 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 215.19 (20, 0)
Source: official Iowa text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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