Section 4493 - Conditions of UseThe following conditions apply to the use of timber tare weights:
(a) Timber tare weights shall be limited to sales where agreed to by all parties having a legal or financial interest.(b) A weighmaster shall not use a timber tare weight which is not based on weighmaster records in their possession.(c) Whenever the timber tare weight has not been updated for more than one hundred and twenty (120) days, a new timber tare weight shall be established for that vehicle.(d) A current actual tare weight that differs from the timber tare weight for that vehicle by more than plus or minus two percent (±2%) must automatically cause the establishment of a new timber tare weight for that vehicle.(e) When any vehicle fails to obtain a current tare weight when required by the program to update the timber tare weight, the existing timber tare weight shall be used for that load and the system must automatically cause the establishment of a new timber tare weight for that vehicle.(f) Vehicles with cribs or inserts for short logs, mule trains, and self loaders shall not use a timber tare weight unless the cribs, inserts, or self loading apparatus are permanently installed.(g) Timber tare weight information must be kept as part of the weighmaster records for a period of four (4) years. These records are to include, but are not limited to, tare weight records supporting timber tare weight updates, tare frequency and sample scaling frequency.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 4, § 4493
1. New section filed 11-29-93; operative 12-29-93 (Register 93, No. 49). Note: Authority cited: Sections 12027, 12723 and 12735, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 12716, 12722 and 12723, Business and Professions Code.
1. New section filed 11-29-93; operative 12-29-93 (Register 93, No. 49).