BILL NUMBER: AB 1623 INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Yamada FEBRUARY 8, 2012 An act to amend Section 12246 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to weights and measures. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1623, as introduced, Yamada. Weights and measures: inspection fees. Existing law requires the sealer of a county to inspect and test weighing and measuring devices, as specified, that are used or sold in the county. Existing law also requires the sealer of a county to weigh or measure packages to determine whether they contain the amount represented, as provided. Existing law, until January 1, 2013, permits the board of supervisors of a county to charge fees to recover the costs of the county sealer to perform these duties. This bill would extend the authority of the board of supervisors of a county to charge fees to recover the costs of the county sealer, as provided, until January 1, 2015. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 12246 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 12246. This article shall remain in effect only until January 1,20132015 , and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1,20132015 , deletes or extends that date.