Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 81A > Article 1 - Administration of Chapter

• Adjustment: is a n act involving the tightening or loosening, or lengthening or shortening, or movement, of any part of a weighing or measuring device, or the coordination of mechanical action of parts or electronic components with or upon each other, so as to make the weighing or measuring device give correct indications of applied weight or measure values within legal tolerance, and the correctness of indications shall be determined by test provided for under definition of the term "service" as defined in this Chapter. See North Carolina General Statutes 81A-9
• authorized agent: is a ny employee of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services designated by the Commissioner to enforce any provisions of this Chapter and who is designated by an official identification card issued by the Commissioner. See North Carolina General Statutes 81A-9
• barrel: when used in connection with beer, ale, porter, and other similar fermented liquor is a unit of 31 liquid gallons; fractional parts of a barrel shall be understood to mean like fractional parts of 31 gallons. See North Carolina General Statutes 81A-9
• Bulk Sale: The term "bulk sale" is the sale of commodities when the quantity is determined at the time of sale. See North Carolina General Statutes 81A-9
• bushel: when used in connection with dry measure and standard containers is a unit of 2150. See North Carolina General Statutes 81A-9
• Commissioner of Agriculture: "Commissioner" is the Commissioner of Agriculture of the State of North Carolina. See North Carolina General Statutes 81A-9
• Condemned Equipment: "Condemned equipment" is equipment that is permanently out of service. See North Carolina General Statutes 81A-9
• Cord: when used in connection with purchases of wood is a quantity of wood consisting of any number of sticks, bolts or pieces laid parallel and together so as to form a rick or stack occupying a space four feet wide, four feet high and eight feet long, or such other dimensions that will when multiplied together equal 128 cubic feet by volume, construed as being seventy percent (70%) solid and thirty percent (30%) air space or 90 solid cubic feet. See North Carolina General Statutes 81A-9
• Correct: "Correct" is conformance to all applicable requirements of this Chapter. See North Carolina General Statutes 81A-9
• Flour: is a ny finely ground product of wheat, or other grain, corn, peas, beans, seed or other substance, with or without added ingredients, intended for use as food for man. See North Carolina General Statutes 81A-9
• following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
• Gallon: when used in connection with liquid measure is a unit of 231 cubic inches, of which the liquid quart, liquid pint and gill are, respectively, the quarter, the one-eighth and the one-thirty-second parts. See North Carolina General Statutes 81A-9
• Installation: is a n act involving the erection, or building, or assembling of parts, or the placing or setting up of a weighing or measuring device so as to give correct indications of applied weight or measure values within legal tolerance when used for the purpose intended, and the correctness of indications shall be determined by test provided for under definition of the term "service" as defined in this Chapter. See North Carolina General Statutes 81A-9
• Maintenance: is a n act pursuant to the retention of a weighing or measuring device in such working condition as to give correct applied weight or measure value indications within legal tolerance when used as intended, which may involve either or both adjustment or repair before or after inaccuracy develops in fact, and the correctness of indications shall be determined by test provided for under the term "service" as defined in this Chapter. See North Carolina General Statutes 81A-9
• Meal: is a ny product of grain, corn, peas, beans, seed or other substance coarsely ground, with or without added ingredients, either bolted, or unbolted, including grits and hominy, intended for use as food for man. See North Carolina General Statutes 81A-9
• Package: is a ny commodity put up or packaged in any manner in advance of sale in units suitable for either wholesale or retail sale. See North Carolina General Statutes 81A-9
• Person: "Person" is both plural and singular, as the case demands, and includes individuals, partnerships, corporations, companies, firms, societies, and associations. See North Carolina General Statutes 81A-9
• Pound: "Pound" used in connection with weight is the avoirdupois pound as declared by act of the United States Congress, except in those cases where it is common practice to use the "troy" pound or "apothecaries" pound, and the "ounce" is one-sixteenth part of an avoirdupois pound. See North Carolina General Statutes 81A-9
• Primary Standards: "Primary standards" are the physical standards of the State which serve as the legal reference from which all other standards, weights and measures are derived. See North Carolina General Statutes 81A-9
• Rejected Equipment: "Rejected equipment" is equipment that is incorrect, which is considered susceptible of proper repair. See North Carolina General Statutes 81A-9
• Repair: is a n act involving the replacement or mending of a broken or nonadjustable part or parts and the restoration of a weighing or measuring device to such working condition as to give correct indications of applied weight or measure values within legal tolerance when used for the purpose intended, and the correctness of indications shall be determined by test provided for under the term "service" as defined in this Chapter. See North Carolina General Statutes 81A-9
• Sale or Sell: "Sale" or "sell" is the ordinary meaning of said words and includes barter and exchange. See North Carolina General Statutes 81A-9
• scale technician: is a ny person who, for hire or award, renders service involving adjustment, installation, repair, or maintenance of a scale or weighing device, either used or intended to be used in determining weight value, or values, by either physical act, instruction, or supervision. See North Carolina General Statutes 81A-9
• Secondary Standards: "Secondary standards" are the physical standards which are traceable to the primary standards through comparisons, using acceptable laboratory procedures, and used in the enforcement of weights and measures laws and regulations. See North Carolina General Statutes 81A-9
• Service: is a ctivity involving adjustment, installation, repair, or maintenance or a combination of two or more of these activities with respect to a weighing or measuring device. See North Carolina General Statutes 81A-9
• state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
• Ton: is a unit of 2,000 pounds, avoirdupois weight. See North Carolina General Statutes 81A-9
• United States: shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
• Weight: when used in connection with any commodity is net weight; provided, however, where the label declares that the product is sold by drained weight, weight means net drained weight. See North Carolina General Statutes 81A-9