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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 182

[11-304.

The governing body of each city or county authorized to
appoint a local inspector shall procure at the expense of the
city or county secondary standards of weights and measures and
any additional equipment to be used to enforce this subtitle as
prescribed by the Secretary. When the secondary standards of
weight and measure required by this section are examined and
approved by the Secretary, they shall be the official standards
for the city or county.]

[11-308.] 11-307.

(a) (1) When a commodity in bulk is transported by vehicle
to a buyer and the weight, measurement, or count of the commodity
serves as the basis for determination of the charge or cost of
the commodity, the person who weighs, measures, or counts the
commodity shall make, in ink or other indelible marking material,
a delivery ticket or written statement that includes:

(i) The date of issue;

(ii) The name and address of the seller;

(iii) The name and address of the buyer;

(iv) An accurate statement of quantity,
expressed as follows:

1.    For weight, the net weight in pounds
or tons or in kilograms or metric tons of the international
system of measurement and, if net weight is derived from gross
and tare weight determinations, the gross and tare weight in the
same system of measurement, as the net weight; and

2.    For other measurement terms, the
appropriate term in accordance with §§ 11-301 and [11-305] 11-304
of this subtitle;

(v) A complete identification of the commodity
in bulk, expressed as follows:

1.  For solid fuel, the kind and size; and

2.  For any other commodity in bulk, the
kind and size, if necessary for accurate identification and value
determination;

(vi) The complete signature of the person who
determines the quantity of the commodity in bulk and, if
required, the weighmaster license number; and

(vii) The license number or other numbers and
letters that identify the vehicle by which the commodity in bulk
is transported.