Connecticut General Statutes 22-141 – Weighing or gaging to be by licensed weigher or gager
(a) Each person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of buying milk or cream by weight shall have such milk or cream weighed by a licensed weigher when such milk or cream is purchased or gaged by a licensed gager when such milk or cream is bought from or at a dairy farm, using a bulk milk cooling tank approved by the commissioner and currently calibrated for the measurement of milk quantity by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 22-141
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Agriculture. See Connecticut General Statutes 22-127
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- farm: includes farm buildings, and accessory buildings thereto, nurseries, orchards, ranges, greenhouses, hoophouses and other temporary structures or other structures used primarily for the raising and, as an incident to ordinary farming operations, the sale of agricultural or horticultural commodities. See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1
(b) Each licensed weigher or gager shall have his license in his possession, or available for inspection, during working hours.
(c) The Commissioner of Agriculture may revoke any such weigher’s license or gager’s license for just cause. Each such license which has been revoked shall be returned to the commissioner.