Bill Information

An Act amending the act of December 1, 1965 (P.L.988, No.368), known as the Weights and Measures Act of 1965, further providing for the types of weights and measures governed by the act; imposing duties and conferring powers upon the Department of Agriculture and city and county sealers of weights and measures; authorizing the regulation of persons engaged in selling, installing and repairing of commercial weighing and measuring devices; providing for the registration of weighing and measuring devices used for commercial purposes; providing for county and city sealers of weights and measures and for training; providing for division of responsibilities; further providing for certain standards, for testing, for reporting and for the sale and packaging of certain commodities; providing for disposition of funds; and imposing criminal and civil penalties.