By Marc Paquette, VT Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
The Weights & Measures Section of the Agency will be hosting multiple scale inspection events around the state during April for anyone who uses a scale(s) at farmers’ markets or farm stands to sell produce or other commodities. The testing and licensing of these scales is required by law, if you need an application form to license the scale it can be found on our website, agriculture.vermont.gov. Please plan to attend one of the inspection events listed below. Bring your legal for trade scale, and any accessories that you use with it for weighing items for sale.
The following is a list of dates and locations for the testing. Most sites will be at Agency of Transportation (AOT) garages. You can come anytime during our open hours, and no advance appointment is necessary. The test should take 5 to 10 minutes per scale. Look for the yellow “Scale Check Here” signs.
