Louisiana § RS 3:651 - Mechanical or electrical weighing device; installation date
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 3:651 — Mechanical or electrical weighing device; installation date, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 3:651. Mechanical or electrical weighing device; installation date
A. All livestock auction barns shall install a mechanical or electrical device which shall visually indicate the weight of all animals or groups of animals sold on a weight basis immediately after they have passed across the scales. The device herein required shall be installed in plain view of attending buyers and sellers and shall be of a size to be easily read at a distance of not less than fifty feet.
B. Livestock auction barns operating in the state of Louisiana shall have such a device installed not later than July 1, 1959.
Acts 1958, No. 110, §§1, 2.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 3:651 ("Mechanical or electrical weighing device; installation date") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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