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HomeBusiness and Professions CodeDiv. 5Ch. 7§ 12712 Weighmaster Certificate Issuance

§ 12712 Weighmaster Certificate Issuance

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§ 12712 Weighmaster Certificate Issuance

Key Takeaways

  • •A weighmaster can sign a certificate even if they didn't do the weighing themselves, but only if they get the info from the weighmaster who did the actual weighing and both work for the same company.
  • •The weighmaster who did the actual weighing must sign the records and worksheets, and these must be kept with the certificate.
  • •A weighmaster can copy the weight from one certificate to another, but they must include the original certificate number and the name of the weighmaster who issued the first certificate.

Example

A farmer sells a truckload of apples to a grocery store. The weighmaster at the farm weighs the apples and tells the weighmaster at the grocery store the weight.

The weighmaster at the grocery store can sign the certificate even though they didn't weigh the apples themselves. They must keep the records from the farm's weighmaster and make sure everything matches up.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 12712 Weighmaster Certificate Issuance

(a) A weighmaster certificate may be signed and issued by a weighmaster other than the weighmaster actually determining the weight, measure, or count of any commodity, if both of the following conditions are met: (1) The weighmaster issuing the certificate does so based on information received from the weighmaster who actually determined the weight, measure, or count and both are on the same principal license. (2) The records and worksheets, signed by the weighmaster who actually weighed, measured, or counted the commodity, are maintained as a part of the weighmaster’s records in a manner so as to ensure their identity with the certificate issued. (b) A weighmaster may transfer a weight, measure, or count appearing on a weighmaster certificate to another weighmaster certificate, if the original certificate number and name of the issuing weighmaster appear on the second certificate. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 646, Sec. 4.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

Key Terms

weighmaster certificateprincipal licenseoriginal certificate number

Related Statutes

  • § 12711 Weighmaster Certificate Requirement
  • § 12718 Weighmaster Certificate Fraud
  • § 12719 Weighmaster Certificate Integrity
  • § 12720 Altering Weighmaster Certificate Weights
  • § 12731 Livestock Weight Certification Requirements

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Business and Professions Code. Section 12712.
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