Agricultural Commissioner



National Weights and Measures Week March 1 through 7, 2009
	On March 2, 1799, 210 years ago, the Congress of the United States enacted the nation’s first weights and measures law, citing the necessity of standards of weights and measures, the need for weights and measures as a public service, the need to examine and try all weighing and measuring devices, and the need for uniformity.
The Department of the Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer of Weights and Measures has continued to perform its duties of inspecting all weighing and measuring devices within the limits of this jurisdiction to ensure equity in commercial transactions for the protection of all citizens of our County, whether they be the buyer or the seller.
	Weights and Measures laws promote and require the accurate labeling and advertisement of product identities, quantity, and prices, which facilitates value comparisons essential to a successful free enterprise market, delivers the best products for the best price, protects the consumer and enables manufacturers and merchants to compete fairly.
		Considering that as much as 50% of a family’s income is used to purchase consumer goods, the impact on an inaccurate marketplace can be significant to each of us. The cost of this valuable program is sixty cents per consumer per year.

Weights and Measures: making a difference
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