2 N.C. Admin. Code 38.0505

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 11, December 2, 2024
Section 38 .0505 - VARIATIONS IN WEIGHT

A tolerance not exceeding two pounds on each basket of tobacco weighing not more than 175 pounds, and a tolerance of four pounds on each basket of tobacco weighing more than 175 pounds shall be considered a reasonable variation in weight; provided, however, such variation shall be allowable only when supported by the facts in each case and applicable to each individual basket of tobacco; and further provided that in no case shall any allowance be made for variation in weight on basket erroneously weighed or illegally packed; and also provided that consistent short weights on baskets peculiar to any warehouse on a given market shall raise a presumption of erroneous weighing.

02 N.C. Admin. Code 38 .0505

Authority G.S. 81A-2; 81A-4; 81A-15(9);
Eff. May 1, 1983;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. March 22, 2015.
Authority G.S. 81A-2; 81A-4; 81A-15(9);
Eff. May 1, 1983.