[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Grafton as Title 25, Ch. 25.04, of the 1979 Code. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Those used or employed in establishing the size, quantity,
extent, area or measurement of quantities, things, produce or articles
for sale, hire or award, or in computing any basic charge or payment
for services rendered on the basis of weight or measure within the
Village of Grafton.
Includes administration and enforcement of this chapter and
Ch. 98, Wis. Stats., and any related actions.
A.
Except as provided in Subsection B, no person shall operate or maintain weights and measures, weighing or measuring devices and systems and accessories relating thereto, which are used commercially within the Village of Grafton in determining the weight, measure or count of commodities or things sold or offered or exposed for sale on the basis of weights and measures a license issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
B.
Occasional sales temporarily permitted by a Village of Grafton special
event permit are exempt from licensing under this chapter.
The application for a weighing or measuring device license shall
be made in writing on a form provided for such purpose by the Village
of Grafton Inspection Department and signed by an individual authorized
to sign for the applicant. Such application shall state the type and
number of weighing and measuring devices to be licensed, the location
of the devices, the applicant's full name and post office address
and whether such person is an individual, partnership, limited liability
company or corporation. If a partnership, the application shall state
the names of partners together with their addresses. If a company
or limited liability corporation, the application shall state the
names and addresses of all officers and agents of the applicant.
The Village of Grafton Inspection Department shall issue a license
to the applicant if the requirements of this Code have been complied
with upon payment to the Village of Grafton Inspection Department
of the license fees.
Licenses issued under this section shall expire on June 30 of
each year.
It shall be the duty of the Village of Grafton Inspection Department
to notify the Village Attorney and other appropriate Village officials
and to order the immediate enforcement of the provisions of this chapter
in cases involving failure to renew a weighing or measuring device
license. Said licensee shall be prohibited from operating or maintaining
a weighing or measuring device until such time as a valid license
has been obtained under the provisions of this chapter.
A.
The Village Board shall establish a fee schedule for each type of
weighing and measuring devices licensed as of July 1.
B.
The Inspection Department shall prepare a notice of fees and mail
to each licensee a copy of the fee schedule at the licensee's last
known address as shown on the application form prior to the licensing
period. The schedule shall be known as Weights and Measures Fees,
Table II.
[Amended by Ord. No. 009, Series 2000; Ord. No.
012, Series 2003; Ord. No. 021, Series 2003]
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Table II
Weights and Measures Fees
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Type of Device
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Cost
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Liquid measure device (LMD)
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$28
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Counter scales
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$28
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Point-of-sale system
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$36
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[Amended by Ord. No. 005, Series 2011]
Any person who fails to renew a license prior to the date of
expiration may be subject to doubled fees for each day that constitutes
a separate violation. The assessment or payment of penalties does
not preclude the Village from seeking an injunction to cease and desist
from allowing an unlicensed device, as defined in this chapter, to
be used to determine a weight, measure or cost of goods for public
sale or consumption.
[Amended by Ord. No. 005, Series 2011]
In addition to any other penalty imposed or restitution required,
any person who shall violate any provisions of this chapter shall,
upon conviction thereof, forfeit not less than $500 nor more than
$2,000 together with the costs of prosecution and, in default in payment
of such forfeiture and costs of prosecution shall be imprisoned in
the county jail until the forfeiture and costs are paid, but not exceeding
60 days. Each day is considered a separate violation.
