Peddlers and Transient Merchants.
Milwaukee Code of Ordinances § 82-1
in effect82-1. Peddlers and Transient Merchants.
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SCALES TO BE CHECKED. All itinerant peddlers and hawkers and all transient merchants shall, before making any use of any weights, scales, measures or weighing or mea-suring devices, cause the same to be taken to the office of the sealer of weights and measures and have the same adjusted and sealed annually with the seal for the year during which the same is to be used.
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TO NOTIFY SEALER. Any person, firm or corporation who shall acquire or have in his or its possession, after this chapter shall take effect and be in force, any scales or weighing instruments or nonportable measures or measuring devices to be used in the sale or purchase of any article or thing for hire shall notify the sealer of weights and measures at his office that he has the same, giving a general description thereof, and the street and number of the place where same may be found. It shall be the duty of the sealer to acknowledge in writing forthwith the receipt of any such notice.
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DEVICE SEALED. Any person, firm or corporation who shall acquire or have in his or its possession, after this chapter shall take effect and be in force, any portable measures or measuring devices to be used in the sale or purchase of any article or thing, or for hire, shall cause the same to be taken to the office of the sealer of weights and measures and shall not use the same until sealed by said sealer.
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MOVING TO NEW LOCATION. Any person, firm or corporation who shall have in his or its possession any weighing or measuring device previously sealed and who shall move his or its place of business to a new location shall, at least 48 hours before using the said weighing or measuring devices at said new place of business, notify the sealer of weights and measures of his or its new business location. (File #46389, March 9, 1931.)
Source: City of Milwaukee Legislative Reference Bureau, Milwaukee City Charter and Code of Ordinances (city.milwaukee.gov master PDFs)URL: https://city.milwaukee.gov/ImageLibrary/Groups/ccClerk/Ordinances/Volume-1/CH82.pdf#page=1Fetched: 10/26/2026