Terms Used In Tennessee Code 47-26-1005

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of agriculture or the commissioner's duly appointed representative. See Tennessee Code 47-26-1002
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Public weighing: means the weighing, measuring, or counting, upon request, of vehicles, property, produce, commodities, or articles other than those that the weigher or the weigher's employer, if any, is either buying or selling. See Tennessee Code 47-26-1002
  • Public weighmaster: means any person who performs public weighing as defined. See Tennessee Code 47-26-1002

Using a form provided by the commissioner, the applicant for a license as a public weighmaster shall furnish evidence that the applicant has the qualifications required by this part and regulations promulgated under this part. It shall be the responsibility of an individual to request a license application form prior to engaging in public weighing.