1. (a) A public weigher may not officially weigh a commodity unless the weigher has obtained from the department a certificate of authority.
2. (b) A public weigher must submit a fee, as provided by department rule, with the application for a certificate of authority.

Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1040, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.

Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2592, ch. 693, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1981;

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 239, Sec. 59, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 230, Sec. 30, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;

Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 5, Sec. 9.04, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 419, Sec. 2.08, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 5.02, eff. September 1, 2009.