Weights and Measures Program

Milwaukee Code of Ordinances ch. 82, subch. 2

in effect

Milwaukee Code of Ordinances § 82-41 Weights and Measures Program.

82-41. Weights and Measures Program. There is created in the health department a program which shall be known as the weights and measures program. The program shall be under the administrative control and direction of the commissioner of health. The commissioner shall have as assistants as many inspectors and such other assistants as the common council may from time to time determine. (HISTORY: Section 82-41 rn. from 2-170, File #881930, March 7, 1989; eff. March 25, 1989. 82-41 am. File #991247, Nov. 29, 1999; eff. Jan. 1, 2000.)

Milwaukee Code of Ordinances § 82-45 Inspectors.

82-45. Inspectors. Inspectors shall be appointed by the commissioner of health pursuant to the civil service laws. (HISTORY: Section 82-45 rn. from 2-172, File #881930, March 7, 1989; eff. March 25, 1989. 82-45 am. File #991247, Nov. 29, 1999; eff. Jan. 1, 2000.)

Milwaukee Code of Ordinances § 82-47 Oath of Office.

82-47. Oath of Office. Each inspector shall, before entering upon their duties as an employee of the city, take the oath of office required by the city charter. (HISTORY: Section 82-47 rn. from 2-173, File #881930, March 7, 1989; eff. March 25, 1989. 82-47 am. File #991247, Nov. 29, 1999; eff. Jan. 1, 2000.)

Milwaukee Code of Ordinances § 82-49 Duties of Inspectors.

82-49. Duties of Inspectors. The inspectors shall perform such duties as the commissioner of health shall direct. (HISTORY: Section 82-49 rn. from 2-174, File #881930, March 7, 1989; eff. March 25, 1989. 82-49 am. File #991247, Nov. 29, 1999; eff. Jan. 1, 2000.)

Milwaukee Code of Ordinances § 82-51 Official Standards of Weights and Measures.

82-51. Official Standards of Weights and Measures. 1. The common council shall procure at the expense of the city and shall keep at all times a complete set of weights and measures, scales and beams in exact conformity with the state standards kept by the state superintendent of weights and measures, and the health department shall cause the same to be tried, proven, sealed and certified by the state superintendent of weights and measures. Said set of weights and measures, scales and beams shall be deposited with and preserved by the commissioner of health, and shall be the public standards for the city. 2. The weights and measures described by the laws of the state of Wisconsin are declared to be the standard weights and measures of the city. (HISTORY: Section 82-51 rn. from 2-176, File #881930, March 7, 1989; eff. March 25, 1989. 82-51 am. File #991247, Nov. 29, 1999; eff. Jan. 1, 2000.)

Milwaukee Code of Ordinances § 82-53 Inspection of Weights and Measures; Right of Entry.

82-53. Inspection of Weights and Measures; Right of Entry. 1. RIGHT OF ENTRY. The commissioner of health shall have the power within the city to inspect, test, try and ascertain if they are correct, all weights, scales, beams, measures of every kind, instruments or mechanical devices for measurement, and tools, appliances or accessories connected with any or all such instruments or mechanical devices for measurement, kept, offered or exposed for sale or sold. 2. AUTHORITY TO TEST. The commissioner shall within the city inspect, try and ascertain if they are correct, all weights, scales, beams, measures of every kind, instruments or mechanical devices for measurement, and tools, appliances or accessories connected with any or all such instruments or mechanical devices for measurement, used or employed within the city by any owner, agent, lessee or employee in determining the weight, size, quantity, extent, area or measurement of persons, quantities, services, things, produce or articles of any kind offered for distribution, consumption, transportation, sale, barter, exchange, hire or award. 3. INSPECTION. a. The commissioner shall, as often as the commissioner may deem necessary, see that all weights, measures and weighing and measuring apparatus used in the city are correct. The commissioner and inspectors may, for the purpose stated in sub. 2, and in the performance of their official duties, with or without formal warrant, enter or go in or upon any stand, place, building or premises, and may stop any vendor, peddler, dealer or vehicle for the purpose of making the proper tests. b. The commissioner shall from time to time weigh or measure and inspect packages or amounts of commodities of whatsoever kind, kept for the purpose of sale, offered or exposed for sale, or sold, or in the process of delivery, in order to determine whether the same contain the amounts represented and whether they be offered for sale or sold in a manner in accordance with the law. (HISTORY: Section 82-53 rn. from 2-177, File #881930, March 7, 1989; eff. March 25, 1989. 82-53 am. File #991247, Nov. 29, 1999; eff. Jan. 1, 2000.)

Milwaukee Code of Ordinances § 82-55 Procedure in Case of Violation of Laws; Sealing.

82-55. Procedure in Case of Violation of Laws; Sealing. Whenever the commissioner of health finds a violation of the statutes or code provisions relating to weights and measures, the commissioner shall cause the violator to be prosecuted. Whenever an inspector compares weights and measures and finds that they correspond, or causes them to correspond with the standards in his possession, the inspector shall seal or mark the same with appropriate devices to be approved by the state superin-tendent of weights and measures. Inspectors shall condemn or seize, and may destroy incorrect weights and measures, and weighing or measuring instruments which cannot be repaired, or which have been falsified; and such as are incorrect and yet may be repaired, shall be marked or tagged as condemned for repairs, in a manner prescribed by the state superintendent of weights and measures. The owner thereof shall, within 10 days thereafter, have the same properly adjusted and sealed, and said inspectors may, at any time after the expiration of such period, seize or destroy all such weights, measures, weighing and measuring instruments which have not been corrected. (HISTORY: Section 82-55 rn. from 2-178, File #881930, March 7, 1989; eff. March 25, 1989. 82-55 am. File #991247, Nov. 29, 1999; eff. Jan. 1, 2000.)

Milwaukee Code of Ordinances § 82-57 Authority to Make Arrest; Badges.

82-57. Authority to Make Arrest; Badges. There is conferred upon the commissioner and inspectors police power, and in the exercise of their duties they shall wear badges bearing their photograph, name and official designation, and they are empowered and authorized to make arrests, with or without formal warrant, of any person violating the provisions of any statute or the code relating to weights and measures. (HISTORY: Section 82-57 rn. from 2-179, File #881930, March 7, 1989; eff. March 25, 1989. 82-57 am. File #991247, Nov. 29, 1999; eff. Jan. 1, 2000)

Milwaukee Code of Ordinances § 82-59 Alteration of Weights and Measures.

82-59. Alteration of Weights and Measures. Every person who shall, with intent to use the same for weighing or measuring, alter or permit to be altered, or shall use or permit to be used after the same shall have been altered, any weight, measure, scale beam, steel yard, automatic or computing scale, or other instrument for weighing or measuring, after the same shall have been tested, marked and sealed as aforesaid, which by reason of such alteration shall not conform to the city standards, shall upon conviction be punished by a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $100, and every person who shall alter or detach any seal or tag impressed or attached by the inspectors shall upon conviction thereof be punished by a fine of not less than $5 nor more than $100. (HISTORY: Section 82-59 rn. from 2-180, File #881930, March 7, 1989; eff. March 25, 1989. 82-59 am. File #991247, Nov. 29, 1999; eff. Jan. 1, 2000.)

Milwaukee Code of Ordinances § 82-61 Refusal to Exhibit Weights and Measures.

82-61. Refusal to Exhibit Weights and Measures. Any person who shall refuse to exhibit any weight, measure, scale, scale beam, patent balance, steel yard, automatic or computing scale or other instrument used for weighing or measuring to said inspectors, for the purpose of having it inspected and examined, shall forfeit a penalty of not less than $5 nor more than $100 for each offense. (HISTORY: Section 82-61 rn. from 2-181, File #881930, March 7, 1989; eff. March 25, 1989. 82-61 am. File #991247, Nov. 29, 1999; eff. Jan. 1, 2000.)

Milwaukee Code of Ordinances § 82-63 Interference with Officers.

82-63. Interference with Officers. Any person who shall in any way or manner impersonate, obstruct, hinder or molest the inspectors in the performance of their duties shall forfeit a penalty of not less than $10 nor more than $100 for each offense. (HISTORY: Section 82-63 rn. from 2-182, File #881930, March 7, 1989; eff. March 25, 1989. 82-63 am. File #991247, Nov. 29, 1999; eff. Jan. 1, 2000.)

Milwaukee Code of Ordinances § 82-65 Department Employees not to Vend Weights and Measures.

82-65. Department Employees not to Vend Weights and Measures. It shall be unlawful for the commissioner of health or any person employed in the department to vend any weights, measures, scales, scale beams, patent balances, steel yards, automatic or computing scales, or other instruments to be used for the purpose of weighing or measuring, or to offer or expose the same for sale, or be interested directly or indirectly in the sale of the same in the city under a penalty of $50 for every such offense. (HISTORY: Section 82-65 rn. from 2-183, File #881930, March 7, 1989; eff. March 25, 1989. 82-65 am. File #961523, Feb. 11, 1997; eff. Feb. 28, 1997. 82-65 am. File #980963, Dec. 18, 1998; eff. Jan. 1, 1999.)

Milwaukee Code of Ordinances § 82-67 Record of Weights and Measures Inspected; Reports.

82-67. Record of Weights and Measures Inspected; Reports. It shall be the duty of the commissioner of health to keep a record of all weights, measures, scales, scale beams, patent balances, steel yards, computing and automatic scales, and other instruments used for weighing or measuring, inspected by the commissioner, in which the commissioner shall state the name of the owner of the same and whether they are conformable to the city standards. The commissioner shall also keep a complete record of the work done by the commissioner and the inspectors. (HISTORY: Section 82-67 rn. from 2-184, File #881930, March 7, 1989; eff. March 25, 1989. 82-67 am. File #991247, Nov. 29, 1999; eff. Jan. 1, 2000.) Subch. 2 rp. File #180529, July 31, 2018; eff. August 17, 2018. Subch. 3 rn to Subch. 2 File #180529, July 31, 2018; eff. August 17, 2018.)

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