Rule 901:7-2-03 | Scale weight ticket format.
(A) Scale weight tickets, other than those approved for use by persons licensed under the United States Warehouse Act, which are used to weigh agricultural commodities handled shall contain only the following:
(1) A serially numbered ticket series used in numerical order;
(2) The name of the licensed handler and location of warehouse;
(3) Inclusion of the telephone number, hours of operation, and\or facility address is acceptable;
(4) Date the commodity is weighed;
(5) Designation that the commodity is inbound or outbound at the handler's warehouse;
(6) Name of the depositor (inbound), or consignee (outbound);
(7) Name of the commodity;
(8) The gross, tare, and net weight of the commodity and adjustments due to quality factors, if applicable;
(9) The marketing transaction type;
(10) Vehicle driver on or off the scale at the time of weighing;
(11) Initialed or signed by the commodity tester; and
(12) The ticket may be initialed or signed by the driver.
(B) Tickets for agricultural commodities that are handled but not physically delivered into the licensed handler's warehouse shall contain only the following:
(1) A separate ticket series serially numbered and used in numerical order;
(2) The name of the licensed handler and liable location;
(3) Date the commodity is delivered;
(4) Date of entry into the licensed handler's records;
(5) Name of the depositor;
(6) Name of the consignee and location where delivered;
(7) The serial number of original delivery ticket;
(8) Name of the commodity;
(9) The gross, tare, and net weight of the commodity and adjustments due to quality factors, if applicable;
(10) The marketing transaction type between the depositor and licensed handler;
(11) The marketing transaction type between the licensed handler and consignee;
(12) The initials of the person completing the ticket; and
(13) "Warning to Seller: You may have no recourse from the Ohio Agricultural Commodity Depositors' Fund if you did not submit tickets within five days of delivery, demand payment within fifteen days after the last delivery of a contract, enter into a contract with specific pricing terms, or possess a deferred payment agreement with specified payment terms."
(C) Depositors shall submit original delivery tickets and the licensed handler shall issue a direct-delivery ticket within five days of delivery.
(D) One copy of each scale weight ticket shall be retained by the licensed handler as permanent record. Electronic copies are permitted after the original copy has been reviewed and examined by Ohio department of agriculture.
(E) A copy of a scale weight ticket that is used in weighing agricultural commodities or other products that is voided shall be retained as part of the permanent record of the licensed handler.
Last updated February 13, 2023 at 5:05 PM
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