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06/04/63 618.610 Dealing in Articles Not Weighed At Authorized Scales Prohibited. No person shall offer for sale or delive~ or c2eliver any load of solid fuel, or any other commodity, except solid fuel in quantities less than one thousand pounds in any vehicle which has been weighed at scales not authorized to issue certificates of weight. 618.620 Ice To Be Weighed When Sold, Avoirdupois Weight Prescribed, Exceptions. (1) Every person or corporation selling ice or offering ice for sale, shall at the time of delivery of any ice sold weigh the quantity of ice delivered, and for that purpose shall be provided with a steel yard balance or other apparatus for ,,.'eighing such ice, which shall have been duly adjusted and sealed by the Supervisor of Weights and Measures in accordance with the provisions of tlxis Ordinance. (2) When block ice is sold from a self-service automatic vending device, there shall be posted or displayed on the outside homing of the vending device, a plain and conspicuous declaration of the weight of the block of ice to be dispensed, together with the price. The letters and numerals in the weight and price declarations shall be of the same size. (3) Crushed ice or ice cubes packed and sold in paper bags or other containers shall have printed or stamped in a conspicuous place on the outside of the bag or container a declaration of the net weight of the crushed ice or ice cubes contained in the bag or container;, provided however, that ice cubes in small car~ons may be sold by count. 618.630 Counter and Spring Scales, Certain Types Prohibited, Seizure. All devices for adjusting the balance of a counter or spring scale shall be of such construction that they are operative or accessible ordy by the use of some tool or device which is outside of and entirely separate from the movable mechanism of the scale itself, such as a screw-driver, wrench, etc., and no scale used in trade shall be so conswucted ~at an adjusting pin. screw, wheel or other device can be hand operated, and it shall be unlawful to possess any scale with the "Kitchen Scale," "Not legal for use in Trade" or any mark of similar import for use in buying or selling any commodity. No person shall use or attempt to use, or cause to be used in trade any counter or spring scale which does not conform to the provision of this section. The Supervisor of Weights and Measures may seize and confiscate any and all scales found in use in trade which do not conform to the provisions of this section. 618.640 Possession of Scales Not Set on Zero, Misdemeanor. No person shall have in his possession any scale or measuring device, the indicator of which is not set at zero, or which is set ahead. 618.650 Person-Weigher Scales. Any person-weigher scales placed in public use for the weighing of persons shall be plainly and permanently labeled with the names and addresses of the owners thereof. Any person placing such scales in use shall furnish the Supervisor of Weights and Measures, during the months of January and July of each calendar year, a complete list of all such person-weigher scales together WTAO-18