{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-51-1-73","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 51:1-73","heading":"Definitions;  public weighmaster;  private weighmaster","body":"The words  \"public weighmaster\"  as used in this title, shall be deemed to mean and include all firms, corporations, copartners or individuals who shall, for hire, weigh or measure any commodity, produce or article and issue therefor  a weight certificate, which shall be accepted as the accurate weight, upon  which the purchase or sale of such commodity is based.\nAny firm, corporation or individual not engaged in the business of weighing  for hire, who requires the services of a certified weigher in his business may  on application to the state superintendent have one or more of his employees or  other suitable persons designated by the state superintendent to act as such  weighmaster.","path":["TITLE 51 STANDARDS, WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND CONTAINERS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"671877b58fd5f636cc50260f50748a8af063e4c929d5a02416f9a39dac2ed62b","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-51-1-72","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-51-1-74"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}