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An Ordinance to Amend Subsections 8.01(3), 8.02(1), 8.03(1)-(3), 8.04(1), 8.05(3) and 8.05(5); Repeal Subsections 8.02(2), 8.05(6), 8.06, 8.07, 8.10 and 8.11; Repeal and Recreate Subsection 8.12; and Create Subsections 8.13, 8.14 and 8.15 of the City of West Allis Revised Municipal Code Relating to Weights and Measures.
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The Common Council of the City of West Allis do ordain as follows:
PART I. Subsection 8.01(3) of the City of West Allis Revised Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
8.01 Definitions.
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(3) "Weights and measures" means weights and measures of every kind, instruments and devices for weighing and measuring, and any appliances and accessories used with any or all such instruments and devices, except meters for the measurement of electricity, gas (natural or manufactured) or water, when the same are operated in a public utility system.
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PART II. Subsection 8.02(1) of the City of West Allis Revised Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
8.02 Systems of Weights and Measures.
(1) The system of weights and measures in customary use in the United States or the metric system of weights and measures shall be the only systems used for commercial purposes in this City. The definitions of basic units of weights and measure, the tables of weights and measures and weights and measures equivalents, published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, shall govern weighing and measuring equipment and transactions in this City.
PART III. Subsections 8.03(1)-(3) of the City of West Allis Revised Municipal Code are hereby amended to read as follows:
8.03 Field Standards and Equipment; Specifications and Tolerances; Adoption of Code.
(1) There shall be supplied by the City such "field standards" and such equipment as may be found necessary to carry out the provisions of this ordinance. The field standards shall be verified by the Wisconsin Weights and Mea...
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