Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 15.80 - Weighmasters.
15.80.420 - Highway transport of commodities sold by weight—Weighing required—Exceptions.

RCW 15.80.420
Highway transport of commodities sold by weight—Weighing required—Exceptions.

It shall be a violation of this chapter to transport by highway any hay, straw, or grain which has been purchased by weight or will be purchased by weight, unless it is weighed and a certified weight ticket is issued thereon, by the first licensed public weighmaster which would be encountered on the ordinary route to the destination where the hay, straw, or grain is to be unloaded: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That this section shall not apply to the following:
(1) The transportation of, or sale of, hay, straw, or grain by the primary producer thereof;
(2) The transportation of hay, straw, or grain by an agriculturalist for use in his or her own growing, or animal or poultry husbandry endeavors;
(3) The transportation of grain by a party who is either a warehouse operator or grain dealer and who is licensed under the grain warehouse laws and who makes such shipment in the course of the business for which he or she is so licensed;
(4) The transportation of hay, straw, or grain by retail merchants, except for the provisions of RCW 15.80.430 and 15.80.440;
(5) The transportation of grain from a warehouse licensed under the grain warehouse laws when the transported grain is consigned directly to a public terminal warehouse.

[ 2011 c 336 § 416; 1969 ex.s. c 100 § 13.]

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing

Chapter 15.80 - Weighmasters.

15.80.300 - Definitions.

15.80.410 - Director's duty to enforce—Adoption of rules.

15.80.420 - Highway transport of commodities sold by weight—Weighing required—Exceptions.

15.80.430 - Certificates of weight and invoices to be carried with loads.

15.80.440 - Reweighing—Weighing—Variance from invoiced weight.

15.80.450 - Weighmaster's license—Applications—Fee.

15.80.460 - Weighmaster's license—Issuance—Expiration date.

15.80.470 - Weighmaster's license—Renewal date—Penalty fee.

15.80.490 - Weigher's license—Employees or agents to issue weight tickets—Application—Fee.

15.80.500 - Weigher's license—Issuance—Expiration date.

15.80.510 - Duties of weighmaster.

15.80.520 - Certification of weights—Impression seal—Fee.

15.80.530 - Certified weight ticket—Form—Contents—Evidence.

15.80.540 - Certified weight tickets—Retention of copies—Records.

15.80.550 - Weighmaster or weigher to determine weights—Automatic devices.

15.80.560 - Weighing devices to be suitable—Testing of weighing and measuring devices.

15.80.570 - Weighing devices—Rated capacity to exceed weight of load.

15.80.580 - Weighing devices—Platform size to sufficiently accommodate vehicles.

15.80.590 - Denial, suspension, or revocation of licenses—Hearing.

15.80.610 - Subpoenas—Oaths.

15.80.620 - Assuming to act as weighmaster or weigher.

15.80.630 - Falsifying weight tickets, weight or count—Unlawfully delegating—Presealing before weighing.

15.80.640 - Writing, etc., false ticket or certificate—Influence—Penalty.

15.80.650 - Violations—Penalty—Criminal—Civil—Opportunity to request hearing.

15.80.660 - Collected moneys, civil penalties—Deposit.

15.80.900 - Chapter cumulative.

15.80.910 - Effective date—1969 ex.s. c 100.