§ 4151. Licenses
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 3 Pa.C.S.A. Agriculture
3 Pa.C.S.A. § 4151
§ 4151. Licenses
(b) Referral.--The department may refer any application for a license as a weighmaster to any city or county inspector of weights and measures for a report as to the accuracy of the statements made on the application, the suitability of the scale or scales to be used by the applicant and such other information as the department may require.
(c) Fee.--The applicant shall pay to the department a license fee of $60, which shall be remitted to the State Treasurer through the Department of Revenue. The license shall be for a period of two years from the date of issue. A license may be renewed at the discretion of the department for successive periods of not more than two years upon payment to the department of a license fee of $60, which shall be remitted to the State Treasurer through the Department of Revenue.
(d) Display.--Each license or a duplicate thereof shall be kept conspicuously displayed at the place where the weighmaster is engaged in weighing. In the event of the change of any name or address appearing on any application, the licensed weighmaster shall notify the department of the change within 48 hours.
(e) Suspension or revocation.--After a hearing and upon due notice to the licensee, a license may be suspended or revoked by the department for dishonesty, incompetency, inaccuracy or failure to notify the department of any change of name or address stated in the application, and a license may be revoked by the department without hearing if the licensed weighmaster has been found guilty of any violation of the provisions of this subchapter or if the licensed weighmaster has ceased to be employed at the places of weighing for which the license has been issued.
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1996, Dec. 18, P.L. 1028, No. 155, § 1, effective in 60 days.
3 Pa.C.S.A. § 4151, PA ST 3 Pa.C.S.A. § 4151
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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