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2021 SESSION

21101884D
SENATE BILL NO. 1177
Offered January 13, 2021
Prefiled January 8, 2021
A BILL to amend and reenact § 3.2-5802 of the Code of Virginia, relating to public weighmasters; license.
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Patron-- Ruff
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Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 3.2-5802 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 3.2-5802. Qualifications of licensed public weighmasters.

A. A citizen of the United States or a person who has been lawfully admitted for permanent residence, and who is not less than 18 years of age, and of good moral character, and who has the ability to weigh accurately and to make correct weight certificates, and who has received from the Commissioner a license as a licensed public weighmaster shall be authorized to act as a licensed public weighmaster.

B. A company, cooperative, partnership, corporation, firm, association, or other entity may apply for a license that allows qualified individuals working for or on behalf of such entity to act as licensed public weighmasters.