A. A service agency shall not operate in the Commonwealth without first obtaining registration issued annually by the Commissioner. The application for registration as a service agency or renewal of application shall be made in writing on a form approved by the Commissioner.
B. Each application for registration or renewal shall contain:
1. The name of the service agency, including any fictitious names under which it intends to operate;
2. The principal business address of the service agency;
3. The name of every person functioning as a service technician in the Commonwealth who is in the employ of the service agency;
4. Documentation of verification pursuant to § 3.2-5706 of the weights or measures standards and calibrating equipment used or to be used by the service agency;
5. The fee required by § 3.2-5704; and
6. Proof of a uniquely identifiable security seal for the service agency.
C. The Commissioner may deny, suspend, or revoke any registration or renewal if the application is incomplete, false, or fraudulent. It shall be a violation of this chapter for a person to submit to the Commissioner an application for registration or renewal that he knows to be false or fraudulent.
1992, c. 242, § 3.1-969.4; 2008, c. 860; 2016, c. 168.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 3.2 - Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food
Chapter 57 - Weights and Measures Service Agencies and Technicians
§ 3.2-5701. Powers of the Board
§ 3.2-5701.1. Powers of the Commissioner
§ 3.2-5702. Delegation of authority
§ 3.2-5703. Registration of service agency
§ 3.2-5705. Exemption from registration fee
§ 3.2-5706. Examination and verification of standards and calibrating equipment
§ 3.2-5707. Certification of service technicians
§ 3.2-5709. Service of weights and measures; repair
§ 3.2-5710. Certificate of Conformance
§ 3.2-5712. Denial, suspension, or revocation of registrations and certifications