RD232 - Annual Report on the Testing and Inspection Activities of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Weights and Measures Program - October 1, 2009


Executive Summary:
This document is submitted pursuant to §3.2-5609(B) of the Code of Virginia, which requires the Commissioner to report annually to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Finance and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources, and the Chairmen of the House Appropriations Committee and House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources, the results of testing and inspection activities carried out by staff in the weights and measures program of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS), including the number and frequency of inspections. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, staff inspected 45,903 weights and measures devices that are used in commercial transactions in Virginia, posted an overall frequency of inspection per device of 31 months, and investigated 2,619 consumer complaints.