The Weights and Measures program protects the interests
of the buyer and seller to ensure honesty and integrity of everyday business
transactions when products are sold by weight, measure, count or time. This
protection is accomplished through our continuous and systematic inspection
of all equipment that weighs or measures a commodity that is sold. Weights
and Measures inspectors test taximeters, scales in stores, gasoline pumps,
fabric and cordage meters, electric meters, water meters, livestock and
animal scales, vehicle scales, scanner systems for pricing accuracy, and
packaged products for stated net contents. Every transaction involving the
exchange of goods, property, and service is affected in a very vital way
by some form of weights and measures.
