(a) Appointment.--The mayors of cities of the second and third class, and the several boards of county commissioners, may, respectively, appoint one or more persons to serve as sealers of weights and measures in the respective county or city. In cities of the first class, the sealers shall be appointed by the county commissioners of the county in which the said city may be located. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent two or more counties, or any county and city, from combining the whole or any part of their jurisdictions, as may be agreed upon by the board of county commissioners and mayors of cities, with one set of standards and one sealer upon the written consent of the department. Any sealer appointed pursuant to an agreement for such combination shall, subject to the terms of his appointment, have the same authority and duties as if he had been appointed by each of the authorities who are parties to the agreement.
(b) Powers and duties.--The sealer of a city or of a county and his deputy sealers, when acting under his instructions and at his direction, shall, but only to the extent delegated by the department pursuant to section 4121 (relating to powers and duties of director and inspector) and memorialized in a memorandum of understanding executed pursuant to section 4125 (relating to division of responsibilities), have the same powers and shall perform the same duties within the city or the county for which appointed as are granted to and imposed upon the director by sections 4112 (relating to general testing and inspections), 4116 (relating to investigations), 4117 (relating to inspection of packages), 4118 (relating to stop-use, stop-removal and removal orders), 4119 (relating to disposition of correct and incorrect apparatus), 4120 (relating to police powers; right of entry and stoppage) and 4192 (relating to temporary or permanent injunctions).
Cross References. Section 4122 is referred to in section 4121 of this title.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 41 - Weights and Measures
Section 4101 - Short title of chapter
Section 4105 - Systems of weights and measures
Section 4106 - State standards of weight and measure
Section 4107 - Office and working standards and equipment
Section 4108 - Director and inspectors of weights and measures
Section 4109 - General powers and duties of department
Section 4110 - Specific powers and duties of department; regulations
Section 4111 - Testing and inspections of standards
Section 4112 - General testing and inspections
Section 4113 - Registration of sellers, installers and repairers of weighing and measuring devices
Section 4115 - Training program
Section 4117 - Inspection of packages
Section 4118 - Stop-use, stop-removal and removal orders
Section 4119 - Disposition of correct and incorrect apparatus
Section 4120 - Police powers; right of entry and stoppage
Section 4121 - Powers and duties of director and inspector
Section 4123 - City and county standards and equipment
Section 4124 - Concurrent jurisdiction
Section 4125 - Division of responsibilities
Section 4126 - Duty of owners of incorrect apparatus
Section 4127 - Method of sale of commodities
Section 4128 - Packages; declarations of quantity and origin; variations; exemptions
Section 4129 - Declarations of unit price on random packages
Section 4130 - Misleading packages
Section 4131 - Advertising packages for sale
Section 4132 - Sale by net weight
Section 4133 - Misrepresentation of price
Section 4134 - Meat, poultry and seafood
Section 4135 - Butter, oleomargarine and margarine
Section 4136 - Fluid dairy products
Section 4137 - Flour, cornmeal and hominy grits
Section 4139 - Construction of contracts
Section 4140 - Hindering or obstructing officer; penalties
Section 4141 - Impersonation of officer; penalties
Section 4142 - Prohibited acts
Section 4143 - Presumptive evidence
Section 4150 - Enforcement and regulations
Section 4152 - Weighmasters' certificates
Section 4153 - Preparation of weighmaster's certificate
Section 4154 - Use of approved weighing device required
Section 4155 - Scale requirement
Section 4156 - Disposition of copies of certificates
Section 4157 - License required; definition
Section 4158 - Suspension or revocation of licenses
Section 4159 - Prohibited acts
Section 4160 - Sales by weight
Section 4161 - Separation required
Section 4162 - Substitution of another purchaser in weighmaster's certificate
Section 4163 - Authorization to inspect and direct to nearest scales
Section 4164 - Weighmaster's certificate required
Section 4166 - Exception for boatloads or railroad carloads
Section 4167 - Rules and regulations
Section 4168 - Sales by employer-producer to employees
Section 4169 - Existing licenses
Section 4170 - Approval of types of weights and measures and weighing and measuring devices
Section 4171 - Submission of types for approval
Section 4172 - Certificates of approval; notice of disapproval; appeals
Section 4173 - Manufacture, sale or use of unapproved weights, measures and devices
Section 4174 - Marking of approved weights and measures
Section 4175 - Marking of weights and measures "not legal for trade."
Section 4176 - Rules and regulations
Section 4177 - Sealing of approved weights and measures
Section 4181 - Small deliveries
Section 4183 - Enforcement of chapter, rules and regulations
Section 4187.1 - Scope of subchapter
Section 4187.3 - Automotive Fuel Testing and Disclosure Program
Section 4187.4 - Standards for automotive fuel
Section 4187.5 - Automotive fuel rating, disclosure and labeling requirements
Section 4187.6 - Investigations
Section 4187.7 - Violations and penalties
Section 4190 - Rules and regulations
Section 4191 - Offenses and penalties
Section 4192 - Temporary or permanent injunctions