Tennessee § 47-26-803 - Employment of certified public weighers required.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 47-26-803 — Employment of certified public weighers required., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 47-26-803. Employment of certified public weighers required.
Every producer and supplier of natural resources products shall have in its employ at least one (1) or more certified public weighers licensed by the department. All natural resources products sold by such producer and supplier shall be accurately weighed or measured by a certified public weigher licensed by the department. When natural resources products are loaded onto trucks or other vehicles which do not haul or transport such products on any public road, street, highway or right-of-way, then this subsection (b) shall not apply if the invoice for each load of such products is marked to indicate that such load is not to travel on any public way. Acts 1981, ch. 389, § 4; T.C.A., § 71-803; Acts 1990, ch. 620, § 1.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 47-26-803 ("Employment of certified public weighers required.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. 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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