Appointment and duties.
Columbus City Codes § 2901.03
in effect2901.03 - Appointment and duties.
The sealer of weights and measures shall be appointed by the director of building and zoning services. The sealer of weights and measures, or the sealer's assistants, shall enforce the provisions of this Weights and Measures Code.
To accomplish this, the sealer or the sealer's assistants may:
(a) Conduct investigations to ensure compliance with this Code.
(b) Delegate to appropriate personnel any of these necessary responsibilities for the proper administration of this office.
(c) Test annually the standards of weight and measure used by any commercial business within the city and approve the same when found to be correct.
(d) Inspect and test weights and measures kept, offered, or exposed for sale.
(e) Inspect and test, to ascertain if they are correct, weights and measures commercially used:
(1) In determining the weight, measure, or count of commodities or things sold, or offered or exposed for sale, on the basis of weight, measure or count, or,
(2) In computing the basic charge or for services rendered on the basis of weight, measure, or count.
(f) Perform such other duties and functions as may be assigned to the sealer by this chapter or other ordinances of council.
(Ord. 228-94; Ord. No. 2019-2021, § 1, 7-26-2021; Ord. No. 0768-2024, § 2, 3-18-2024)
Source: City of Columbus, City Codes and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/oh/columbus/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT29WEMECO_CH2901CISE_2901.03APDUFetched: 10/27/2026