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Rev. 1987 618.150 Control of Rejected Weights and Measures, Disposition of. Weights and measures that have been rejected under the authority of the Supervisor or the Chief Inspector or an inspector shall remain subject to the control of the office of Weights and Measures until such time as suitable repair or disposition thereof has been made as required by this Section. The owner of such condemned weights and measures shall cause the same to be made correct within ten (1 O) days or, in lieu of this, may dispose of the same, but only in such manner as is specifically authorized by the office of Weights and Measures. Weights and measures that have been condemned shall not again be used commercially until they have been officially re-examined and found to be correct, or until specific written permission for such use is issued by the Supervisor of Weights and Measures. 618.160 Condemnation of Non-conforming Instruments. Whenever the supervisor, the Chief Inspector or the inspectors shall upon examination or test discover that any instrument used for weighing or m~g does not conform to the standard required by law he shall mark such instrument "condenmed", and the owner thereof shall within ten (10) days thereafter have the same properly adjusted and sealed, and if such person shall fail to do so, it shall be the duty of the inspector to seize and destroy such condemned instrument. After such instrument shall have been condemned, the owner shall not use the same until it has been properly adjusted and sealed. Such "condemned" tags, stickers or markings shall not be removed by anyone other than the rejecting authority. 618.170 Notice of Confiscation, Hearing, Decision, Appeal. (1) Immediately a_~er the seizing or confiscation of any weights, measures or other instruments used for weighing or measuring, the Supervisor of Weights and Measures shall give the owner of such scales, weights, measures, or other weighing devices, or his agent or employee, at least ten (10) days written notice of the complaint or charge, and shall fix the date for a hearing on said complaint or charge upon which hearing the party summoned shall have the fight of counsel and produce witnesses in his behalf For the purpose of said hearing the Supervisor of Weights and Measures is empowered to issue subpoenas and all necessary processes, administer oaths, and take testimony at said hearing. (2) If the Supervisor of Weights and Measures shall, after such hearing, decide that the scale, weight, measure, weighing or measuring device or other article so seized, was used or kept in violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance, he shall order the scale, weight, measure, weighing or measuring device destroyed; provided, however, if any such scale, weight, measure, weighing or measuring device can be made to conform to the standards prescribed by the laws of the United States or of this State or County, the same shall be adjusted and sold at public auction and the proceeds shall be turned over by the Supervisor to the County Treasurer. (3) The decision and action of the Supervisor at the hearing shall be reviewable in a court of competent jurisdiction by a writ of certiorari filed by any person aggrieved thereby, within ten (10) days after said decision in writing has been made and forwarded to the owner. No scale, weight, WTAO(Rev)-6 :