Tex. Agriculture Code § 13.257
This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 13.257, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.
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§ 13.257. RECORDING OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Official statutory text
(a) On each certificate of weight or measure of a commodity that a public weigher issues, the public weigher shall include the:
(1) time and date that the weight or measure of the commodity was taken;
(2) signature and license number of the public weigher; and
(3) seal of the department.
(b) A public weigher shall retain in a well-bound book a copy of each certificate. The department and members of the general public may inspect the record on request.
(1) time and date that the weight or measure of the commodity was taken;
(2) signature and license number of the public weigher; and
(3) seal of the department.
(b) A public weigher shall retain in a well-bound book a copy of each certificate. The department and members of the general public may inspect the record on request.
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