§ 735.59 - Weight certificates; form.

Each weight certificate issued under the act by a licensed weigher shall be in a form approved for the purpose by the Administrator, and shall embody within its written or printed terms:

(a) The caption “Cotton weight certificate”;

(b) Whether it is an original, a duplicate, or other copy;

(c) The name and location of the licensed warehouse in which the cotton is or is to be stored;

(d) The date of the certificate;

(e) The location of the cotton at the time of weighing;

(f) The identification of each bale of cotton by the tag number given to the bale in accordance with § 735.31 or if there be no such tag number by other marks or numbers;

(g) The gross, or net and tare, weight of the cotton and, if the cotton be excessively wet or otherwise of a condition materially affecting its weight, a statement of such fact to which may be added the weigher's estimate of the number of pounds which should be allowed for such condition;

(h) That the certificate is issued by a licensed weigher under the United States Warehouse Act and the regulations thereunder; and

(i) The signature of such licensed weigher.

In addition, the weight certificate may include any other matter not inconsistent with the act or the regulations in this part, provided the approval of the Service is first secured.