Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 9 Sec. 2769

  • 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.
  • Person: means both the plural and singular, as the case demands and includes individuals, partnerships, corporations, companies, societies, and associations. See
  • Vehicle: means any device in, upon, or by which any property, produce, commodity, or article is or may be transported or drawn. See
  • weight: as used in this chapter in connection with any commodity shall mean net weight. See

§ 2769. Presumptive evidence

For the purposes of this chapter, proof of the existence of a weight or measure or a weighing or measuring device in or about any building, enclosure, stand, or vehicle in which or from which it is shown that buying or selling is commonly carried on, shall, in the absence of conclusive evidence to the contrary, be presumptive proof of the regular use of such weight or measure or weighing or measuring device for commercial purposes and of that use by the person in charge of the building, enclosure, stand, or vehicle. (Added 1967, No. 102, § 62, eff. April 14, 1967.)