Tennessee § 47-26-811 - Inspection of weighing devices.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 47-26-811 — Inspection of weighing devices., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 47-26-811. Inspection of weighing devices.
The producer or supplier shall cause to be inspected, at intervals of not more than six (6) months, each weighing device used by producers and suppliers for the weighing of natural resource products as defined in this part. The inspection of the scales shall be performed by a certified scale technician of a licensed scale company, or by an employee of the Tennessee department of agriculture or department of transportation, whose duty it is to check scales. Acts 1981, ch. 389, § 12; T.C.A., § 71-811.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 47-26-811 ("Inspection of weighing devices.") 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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