Kansas Statutes Chapter 83. Weights and Measures § 83-225. Scale; authorized removal of rejection tag or other mark

(a) A licensed service company shall be authorized to remove an official rejection tag or other mark placed on a scale by authority of the secretary for the purpose of testing or repairing any scale.

(b) After the test is conducted and necessary repairs are completed, the service company shall place the weighing and measuring device in service and shall notify the secretary of such within the time periods established by the secretary pursuant to rules and regulations adopted hereunder.

(c) When a scale cannot be repaired properly, the service company shall replace the rejection tag or other mark with a substitute rejection tag or other mark supplied by the department and shall notify the secretary within the time period as established by the secretary pursuant to rules and regulations adopted hereunder.

(d) This section shall apply to new and used scales.

(e) This section shall be supplemental to and part of the act appearing in article 2 of chapter 83 of Kansas Statutes Annotated. Administrative or civil penalties specified in K.S.A. 83-220, and amendments thereto, shall apply to violations of this section.