Pennsylvania § 4123 - City and county standards and equipment.
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§ 4123. City and county standards and equipment.
(a) Procurement of standards.--The mayor of each city and the board of county commissioners of each county to which a delegation of powers and duties has been effected pursuant to section 4121 (relating to powers and duties of director and inspector) shall:
(1) Procure at the expense of the city or county, as the case may be, such standards of weight and measure and such additional equipment to be used for the enforcement of the provisions of this subchapter in such city or county as may be prescribed by the department.
(2) Provide a suitable office for the sealer.
(3) Make provisions for the necessary clerical services, supplies and transportation and for defraying contingent expenses incident to the official activities of the sealer in carrying out the provisions of this subchapter.
(b) Official.--When the standards of weight and measure required by this section to be provided by a city or county shall have been examined and approved by the department, they shall be the official standards for the city or county.
(c) Comparisons.--It shall be the duty of the sealer to make or to arrange to have made, at least as frequently as once a year, comparisons between his field standards and appropriate standards of a higher order belonging to his city or county, as the case may be, or to the Commonwealth in order to maintain the field standards in accurate condition.
Cross References. Section 4123 is referred to in section 4178 of this title.
Source: official Pennsylvania text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 4123 ("City and county standards and equipment.") is part of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the codified statutory law of Pennsylvania. 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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