9.70.040 Definitions—Weights and measures.
A. “Weight” as used in connection with any commodity shall mean net weight. When the commodity is sold by drained weight, the term means net drained weight.
B. “Net weight” means the weight of a commodity excluding any materials, substances, or items not considered to be part of the commodity. Materials, substances, or items not considered to be part of the commodity include, but are not limited to, containers, conveyances, bags, wrappers, packaging materials, labels, individual piece coverings, decorative accompaniments, and coupons.
C. Special Units of Measure.
1. “Barrel”, when used in connection with fermented liquor, means a unit of thirty-one gallons.
2. “Ton” means a unit of two thousand pounds, avoirdupois weight.
3. “Cord”, when used in connection with wood intended for fuel purposes, means the amount of wood that is contained in a space of one hundred twenty-eight cubic feet when the wood in racked and well-stowed.
4. “Unit” or “load”, when used in connection with wood intended for fuel purposes, means firewood sixteen inches or less in length, such as but not limited to mill ends, slabs, edgings and millblocks, that is contained in a space of one hundred ninety-two cubic feet, when the wood is loosely or at random thrown into a container.
D. “Public weighing” means the weighing, measuring, or counting, upon request, of vehicles, property, produce, commodities, or articles other than those that the weigher or his/her employer, if any, is either buying or selling.
E. “Public weighmaster” means any person who performs public weighing as defined in subsection D of this section. (Ord. 2114-95 § 2(B), 1995.)