{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-3.2-5811","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 3.2-5811","heading":"Only suitable, tested and approved weighing devices to be used","body":"When making a weight determination as provided for by this chapter a licensed public weighmaster shall use a weighing device that is of a type suitable for the weighing of the amount and kind of material to be weighed, and that has been tested and approved for use by a weights and measures officer of the Commonwealth within a period of 12 months immediately preceding the date of the weighing.Code 1950, § 3-709.12; 1962, c. 126; 1966, c. 702, § 3.1-981; 2008, c. 860.","path":["Title 3.2. AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL CARE, AND FOOD","Subtitle IV. FOOD AND DRINK; WEIGHTS AND MEASURES","Chapter 58. PUBLIC WEIGHMASTERS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/3.2-5811/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:19Z","sha256":"213853387707ba2c0e9b78e5caf5b334e3c4473dbc331b690516b73c7e247bf5","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-3.2-5810","next":"us-va/va.-code-3.2-5812"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}