Tennessee Code 47-26-1020 – Optional licensing

The following persons shall be authorized, but are not required, to obtain licenses as public weighmasters:

(1) A law enforcement or weights and measures official, or other qualified employee of a state, city, or county agency or institution when acting within the scope of such person‘s official duties. The commissioner shall be authorized, but is not required, to waive the registration fee for these individuals;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 47-26-1020

Commissioner: means the commissioner of agriculture or the commissioner's duly appointed representative. See Tennessee Code 47-26-1002
Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
State: means the state of Tennessee. See Tennessee Code 47-26-1002
Weights and measures official: means any department of agriculture employee acting on behalf of the department and/or appointed by the commissioner. See Tennessee Code 47-26-1002

(2) A person weighing property, produce, commodities, or article:

(A) That such person or such person’s employer is either buying or selling; or

(B) In conformity with the requirements of federal statutes or the statutes of this state relative to warehousemen or processors.

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