(a) 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.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 47-26-803

  • Certified public weigher: means a natural person licensed under this part. See Tennessee Code 47-26-802
  • Department: means the Tennessee department of agriculture. See Tennessee Code 47-26-802
  • Highway: includes public bridges and may be held equivalent to the words "county way" "county road" or "state road". See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Producer and supplier: means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, or governmental entity which engages in the production and/or sale of natural resources products. See Tennessee Code 47-26-802
  • Road: includes public bridges and may be held equivalent to the words "county way" "county road" or "state road". See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b)

(1) 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.
(2) 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.
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