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A weightmaster is any person, who for hire or otherwise: A. Weighs, measures, or counts any commodity B. Issues a statement of the weight, measure, or count which is used as the basis of purchase or sale of a commodity C. Issues a weighmaster's certificate of weight and measure D. Operates a public scale. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Weighs, measures, or counts any commodity Issues a statement of the weight, measure, or count which is used as the basis of purchase or sale of a commodity A weighmaster engaged in the business of weighing for hire: A. Cannot legally weigh a privately owned vehicle B. Is required to weigh for anyone that desires a weighmaster certificate C. Is required to weigh trucks used on public highways only D. May weigh for the public and charge for this service if desired - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ May weigh for the public and charge for this service if desired Which of the following are not weighmasters: A. Common carriers issuing waybills or bills of lading on which are recorded, for the purpose of computing transportation charges, the weights of commodities offered for transportation B. Sand, rock, and gravel companies selling to a contractor by weight only C. Dealers of scrap metal when purchasing scrap metal on the basis of weight on his own scale D. Hay dealers when selling baled hay to large feed lots by the ton - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Common carriers issuing waybills or bills of lading on which are recorded, for the purpose of computing transportation charges, the weights of commodities offered for transportation "Weighmaster", when used without qualification:
A. means only the principal weighmaster B. Includes deputy weighmaster C. Means only the deputy weighmasters D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Includes deputy weighmaster No person shall weigh for hire or perform the acts of a weighmaster unless he/she has: A. Posted a bond with the Department of Food and Agriculture B. Passed an examination C. Been fingerprinted and passed a background check D. Obtained a weighmaster license - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Obtained a weighmaster license The principal fixed location fee for a weighmaster is: A. $ B. $ C. $ D. $200 - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ $ The annual license fee for each additional fixed location for a weighmaster is: A. $ B. $ C. $ D. $50 - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ $ Any change in the legal entity of a licensed weighmaster requires: A. The new legal entity to notify the Division of Measurement Standards by telephone within 48 hours B. The new legal entity to cross out the old name on the license and write in the new name
C. May replace deputies without payment if they forward to the Department names of replacement and deleted deputies D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ All of the above A weighmaster shall issue a weighmaster certificate: A. Whenever it is required B. Whenever payment for the commodity or service represented is dependent on a written or printed, measure or count C. Whenever payment is offered D. Whenever he/she weighs a vehicle for any reason - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Whenever payment for the commodity or service represented is dependent on a written or printed, measure or count A weighmaster certificate may be signed and issued by a weighmaster other than the weighmaster who actually determined the weight if: A. The weighmaster issuing the certificate does so based on information received from the weighmaster who actually determined the weight B. The weighmaster knows the weight to be accurate C. Both weighmasters are on the same principal license D. The records and worksheets, signed by the weighmaster who actually weighed the commodity are maintained as part of the records - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ The weighmaster issuing the certificate does so based on information received from the weighmaster who actually determined the weight Both weighmasters are on the same principal license The records and worksheets, signed by the weighmaster who actually weighed the commodity are maintained as part of the records A weighmaster is responsible for ensuring that: A. His deputy weighmasters are trained B. Weighmaster certificates issued by him or his deputies are complete and contain all the required information C. His scale is kept clean
D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Weighmaster certificates issued by him or his deputies are complete and contain all the required information The issuance of a receipt showing the weigh of fish, pursuant to the Fish and Game Code, constitutes the issuance of a weighmaster's certificate when: A. Issued by persons who are licensed as a weighmaster B. Fish are sold in and out of a state port C. Fish are sold before being cleaned D. None of the aboe - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Issued by persons who are licensed as a weighmaster In addition to the proper legend, the following must appear on each weighmaster certificate: A. The name of the company who printed the certificate B. The date the certificate was approved for use C. The words "customer copy", "file copy", "buyers copy" D. The printed name of the principal weighmaster as it appears on the license. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ The printed name of the principal weighmaster as it appears on the license Any certificate issued by a weighmaster shall state thereon: A. Consecutive number B. Date of issue and signature of the weighmaster C. Unit of measure D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ All of the above Which of the following is not required to be stated on a weighmaster certificate: A. Kind of product or article B. Owner, or agent and consignee C. Make of vehicle or trailer D. Street address of the location where the weighing, measuring, or counting occurred - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Make of vehicle or trailer
C. Sealed by a Sealer of Weights and Measures D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ All of the above Which of the following acts committed by any person are not considered a misdemeanor: A. Requests a false weighmaster certificate B. Gives false information to a weighmaster C. Possesses unused weighmaster certificate forms, if not a weighmaster D. Issues an incomplete weighmaster certificate - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Issues an incomplete weighmaster certificate It is not a misdemeanor to possess unused weighmaster certificates if: A. You are in the business of printing weighmaster certificate forms B. You are an owner/operator of a tractor-trailer rig C. You only weigh your own commodities D. None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ You are in the business of printing weighmaster certificate forms When the weight or measure of a vehicle, container, or pallet and its contents have been recorded on a weighmaster certificate, it is unlawful to: A. Remove a part of or add to the net contents B. Tarp over the load C. Drive more than 100 miles to deliver the contents D. Obtain a new weighmaster certificate if the weight of the contents are altered - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Remove a part of or add to the net contents When the tare weight of a vehicle has been recorded on a weighmaster certificate: A. It is legal to add fuel to the vehicle's fuel tanks B. It is legal to change tires if the old ones are worn down C. It is unlawful to alter the tare weight D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ It is unlawful to alter the tare weight
The tare weight of a vehicle for which the weight is being certified shall be: A. Actually weighed at the time of certification B. Clean and free of all foreign material C. Presented with fuel tanks full D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Actually weighed at the time of certification Whose responsibility is it to see that the tare weight of a vehicle is maintained within the variations prescribed: A. The weighmaster B. The truck driver C. The party for whom the tare was established D. The Division of Measurement Standards - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ The party for whom the tare was established Predetermined tares for vehicles moving earth, stone, rock, sand, gravel, or asphalt paving material shall at no time: A. Exceed the registration tare weight of the vehicle B. Exceed the recorded tare weight of the vehicle C. Exceed the stenciled tare weight on the vehicle D. Exceed the previous tare weight determined by the weighmaster - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Exceed the recorded tare weight of the vehicle A weighmaster may transfer a weight from one cert. to another as long as the original wt. cert # and name of the weighmaster are on the 2nd cert. True or False - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ True Who may be in possessions of unfilled or unused weighmaster cert (12718.5) A. People who print, distributing or selling B. Person who are employees of marketing order boards of CDFA or USDA C. Person who are employees of a grading inspection serves CDFA or USDA
What is the license fee for operating at a fix location? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ $ What is the license fee for each additional fixed location? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ $ What is the license fee for other than a fixed location? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ $ What is the license fee for each deputy weighmaster? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ $ A weighmaster license is good for 1 year from the first day of the month that it was issued True or False - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ True What is the penalty for failure to renew a weighmaster license? A. 30 Days Late = 30% B. 60 Days Late = 100% C. None of the above D. A and B - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ A and B The same penalty will be applied to the Deputy Weighmaster License. True or False - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ False A weighmaster may replace deputies without payment of additional fee's? True or False - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ True How would it be done for a weighmaster to replace deputies without payment of additional fee's? A. Send the name of the deputy to be replaced B. Who is replacing him C. Send in each $100 each year D. A and B - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ A and B What is the fine for not licensing a deputy?
A. 25.
B. 50.
C. 100.
D. 200.00 - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ 100.
A weighmaster certificate may be signed and issued by another weighmaster if? A. The weighmaster cert is based on actual information B. Both deputy weighmasters are on the weighmaster license C. Records are maintained in manor so as to ensure their I.D. and which weigh cert they go with D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ All of the above "Correct" means any weight, weighing or counting instrument which: A. Fails to meet all of the tolerances and specifications established by the regulations in Title 4, California Code of Regulations B. Meets all tolerances and specification requirements established by regulations of the Director C. Has a "Certificate of Approval" for the weight, weighing or counting instrument being inspected D. Has been tested by the manufacturer and found to meet rigid standards of performance - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Meets all tolerances and specification requirements established by regulations of the Director A scale dial with an indicator and graduations is an example of _________ indication. A. Analog B. Digital C. Selector D. None of the aboe - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Analog A decreasing load test is: A. Intended to disclose the SR of a scale
The adjusting material in a poise shall be securely enclosed and firmly fixed in position and it shall not be in contact with the weighbeam, if softer than: A. Aluminum B. Brass C. Bronze D. Copper - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Brass The sensitivity requirement of a scale shall be applied in conjunction with: A. maintenance tolerances only B. Acceptance tolerances only C. Regardless of maintenance and acceptance tolerances D. Scales officially tested for the first time, provided they have not been in use for a period of more than 3 months - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Regardless of maintenance and acceptance tolerances Specifications are particularly directed to: A. Manufacturers of devices B. Navigators of aircraft C. Users of devices D. The Office of Weights and Measures - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Manufacturers of devices Newly manufactured scales are required to be designated as class: A. I, II, III, IV or V B. I, II, IIL, III, or IIII C. I, II, III, IIIL, or IV D. I, II, III, IIIL, or IIII - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ I, II, III, IIIL, or IIII The normal balance position of the weighbeam of a bean scale shall be: A. Within 1 degree of horizontal
B. Within 2 degrees of horizontal C. Horizontal D. Approximately parallel to the main lever - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Horizontal An electronic digital weight indicator: A. May be used for weight determinations exceeding the nominal capacity of the scale if equipped with a conspicuous visual signal B. Shall not display any values when the gross platform load is in excess of 105 percent of nominal capacity C. Both A and B D. Is not restricted by the nominal capacity of the receiving element - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Shall not display any values when the gross platform load is in excess of 105 percent of nominal capacity A weight shall be marked: A. In pounds and ounces only B. In metric terms only C. To show its manufacturer D. To show clearly its nominal value - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ To show clearly its nominal value The SR (Sensitivity Requirement) test for a livestock scale without a balance indicator marked with a class designation is the value of: A. 1d at zero and 1d at maximum test load B. 2d or 0.2% of capacity, whichever is less C. 2d at zero and 2d at maximum test load D. 1d at zero and 2d at maximum test load - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ 2d or 0.2% of capacity, whichever is less When can a weighmaster legally determine both gross and tare weights with a person on the vehicle: A. When the vehicle is moving earth, stone, rock, sand, gravel, or asphalt moving material
C. A felony D. Not a violation - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ An infraction "Farm products" as used in Chapter 7 does not include: A. Vegetable products B. Timber and timber products C. Cottonseed D. Milk and milk products - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Timber and timber products Milk and milk products Farm products sold on the basis of weight shall be weighed by a weigh-master and he shall issue a weighmaster's certificate to the: A. Producer B. Purchaser C. Truck driver D. Producer and buyer - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Producer and buyer Livestock shall be weighed by a weighmaster when sold on the basis of weight at a location subject to: A. California Livestock and Commission Act B. Wholesale Meat Packers Association C. Federal Packers and Stockyards Act D. United States Department of Agriculture - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Federal Packers and Stockyards Act When adjustments are made to a load and the new weights are determined at other than the site where the vehicle was loaded, what additional information is needed: A. Initial gross weight of commodity and vehicle B. Adjusted gross weight of commodity and vehicle C. Name and address of the seller and buyer or broker
D. The reason for adjusting the weight of the load - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Initial gross weight of commodity and vehicle Adjusted gross weight of commodity and vehicle Name and address of the seller and buyer or broker In all cases where salvage materials are sold on the basis of weight or measure to or by dealers, brokers, or commission merchants, it shall be weighed or measured by a weighmaster and a weighmaster certificate issued when: A. Either the buyer or seller is not present B. The quantity indications are not readily accessible and clearly readable to both the buyer and seller C. Requested by the buyer or seller D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ All of the above The weight of squid, pacific whiting, or anchovy may be determined by: A. Volumetric measurement prescribed by regulation B. Weighing on a tested and sealed scale only C. Deducting a 10% allowance for moisture content - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Volumetric measurement prescribed by regulation Predetermined individual trailer tare weights may be established by a weighmaster. Which of the following must be permanently marked on each side of the trailer in letters and numerals not less than 3 inches high: A. Company code B. Serial number C. License number D. Predetermined tare weight - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Company code, license number, predetermined tare weight What do the letters P.T. signify? A. Private trailer
D. Signed by all deputy weighmasters - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Maintained at the weighing or measuring location Made available to a sealer upon request In addition to other provisions of the Business and Professions Code, on weighmaster certificates with only one weight, where shall "Gross Only", "Tare Only", or "Net Only" be entered: A. The unused weight spaces B. Near the commodity C. Under the deputy signature area D. Any convenient space on the certificate - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ The unused weight spaces A common tare weight is: A. The weight of common wooden boxes B. A predetermined tare weight C. Determined for each load at the time of weighing D. The average weight of a group or lot of containers of like construction - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ The average weight of a group or lot of containers of like construction Uniform weight range is defined to mean within a variation of: A. 20 lbs. B. 50 lbs. C. 20% D. 2% - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ 20% Tare weights of pallets or any containers used individually shall be established by weighing a minimum of: A. 100 B. 96
C. 50
D. 48 - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ 96
Average tare weights are determined: A. For each load at the time of certification B. Used only for that load and not subsequent loads C. By the Department of Food and Agriculture D. By a weighmaster - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ For each load at the time of certification Used only for that load and not subsequent loads By a weighmaster Containers used in the volumetric conversion to weight of squid shall be: A. Constructed of non-absorbent material B. Cylindrical in shape C. Open mesh material with not more than 1/2" openings D. Any shape or type of suitable material - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Constructed of non-absorbent material The Director's approval of inspection of weighmaster records shall apply to: A. Distance attorneys and district attorney's designated agents B. The California Highway Patrol C. Caltrans employees D. Defense attorneys in civil cases - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Distance attorneys and district attorney's designated agents What 3 things must be added to a weight cert if the load is adjusted at a place other then where it was weighed? A. Gross weight of commodity and vehicle at the time of 1st weighing
