O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 10-2-45 (2019)

Certified public weigher’s official seal

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It shall be the duty of every certified public weigher licensed under this article to obtain through the Department of Agriculture an official seal which shall have inscribed thereon the following words: “Georgia Certified Public Weigher” or such other design or legend as the Commissioner may deem appropriate. The seal shall be stamped or impressed upon each and every weight, measure, count, reading, or recording certificate issued by such certified public weigher. When so applied, the certificate shall be recognized and accepted as a declaration of the official, true, and accurate weight, measure, count, reading, or recording of the commodity, product, or article weighed, measured, or counted with the tolerance allowed by Article 1 of this chapter.

History

Ga. L. 1949, p. 1179, § 6.

Annotations

Cross references. - Provision that official weigher's certificate constitutes prima-facie evidence of its own authenticity and genuineness and of facts stated therein, § 11-1-202.

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d. - 79 Am. Jur. 2d, Weights and Measures, § 19.

C.J.S. - 94 C.J.S., Weights and Measures, § 13 et seq.