Registration—Fees

Seattle Mun. Code § 7.04.645

in effect

7.04.645 - Registration—Fees A. Except as provided in subsection 7.04.645.F, no weighing or measuring instrument or device, or electronic price scanning system, may be used for commercial purposes in the City unless its commercial use is registered annually with the Department of Finance and Administrative Services. B. The annual registration with the Department of Finance and Administrative Services for weighing or measuring instruments or devices is accomplished as part of the State of Washington master license system under chapter 19.02 RCW. Payment of an annual registration fee for a weighing or measuring instrument or device under the State of Washington master license system constitutes the registration required by this Section 7.04.645. The annual registration with the Department of Finance and Administrative Services for electronic price scanning systems is accomplished as part of the annual business license requirement under Chapter 6.208. Payment of the registration fee with the annual business license application or renewal constitutes the registration required by this Section 7.04.645. C. The following annual City registration fees must be paid for each weighing or measuring instrument or device used for commercial purposes in The City of Seattle: 1. Weighing devices: a. Small scales (0 to 400 pounds capacity): $16. b. Intermediate scales (Over 400 pounds to 5,000 pounds capacity): $60. c. Large scales (Over 5,000 pounds capacity): $120. d. Railroad track scales: $1200. 2. Liquid fuel metering devices: a. Motor fuel meters with flows of 20 gallons or less per minute: $16. b. Motor fuel meters with flows of more than 20 but not more than 150 gallons per minute: $50. c. Motor fuel meters with flows over 150 gallons per minute: $75. 3. Liquid petroleum gas meters: a. With 1-inch diameter or smaller dispensers: $40. b. With greater than 1-inch diameter dispensers: $80. 4. Fabric meters: $15. 5. Cordage meters: $15. 6. Mass flow meters: $300. 7. Taxi meters: $40. D. The following annual City registration fees must be paid for each electronic price scanning system used for commercial purposes in The City of Seattle: 1. Electronic price scanning systems with three or fewer electronic pricing devices: $158. 2. Electronic price scanning systems with more than three electronic price scanning devices: $315. E. The fees established in subsection 7.04.645.C for registering a weighing or measuring instrument or device shall be paid to the State of Washington Department of Licensing concurrently with a master application or with the annual renewal of a master license under chapter 19.02 RCW. The fees established for electronic pricing systems in subsection 7.04.645.D shall be paid with The City of Seattle annual business license application or renewal. F. A weighing or measuring instrument or device, or electronic price scanning system, shall be initially registered with the Department of Finance and Administrative Services as follows: A weighing or measuring device is initially registered through the State of Washington Department of Licensing at the time the owner applies for a master license for a new business or at the first renewal of the license that occurs after the instrument or device is first placed into commercial use. An electronic price scanning system is initially registered through the Department of Finance and Administrative Services when the owner applies for an initial business license or the first renewal of the business license after the instrument or device is first placed into commercial use. G. The State of Washington Department of Licensing shall remit to The City of Seattle, through the State of Washington Department of Agriculture, all fees collected under this Section 7.04.645 less reasonable collection expenses. H. With the exception of Section 7.04.650, no person shall be required to pay more than the fee adopted under this Section 7.04.645 for any weighing or measuring instrument or device, or electronic price scanning system, in one year. (Ord. 126768, § 1, 2023; Ord. 125449, § 9, 2017; Ord. 124963, § 10, 2015; Ord. 123361, § 231, 2010 [department head name change and style update]; Ord. 122845, § 5, 2008; Ord. 122163, §§ 1, 2, 2006; Ord. 120976, § 4, 2002; Ord. 120181, § 110, 2000 [department head name change]; Ord. 118397, § 95, 1996 [department head name change]; Ord. 117917, § 3, 1995.)

Source: City of Seattle, Seattle Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/wa/seattle/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT7COPR_CH7.04WEMECO_7.04.645REEEFetched: 11/1/2026