No person shall operate scales upon which livestock are weighed at livestock markets where the livestock are sold upon the basis of weight unless such person obtains a permit as required under the provisions of this division, nor shall any person who operates a livestock market sell livestock for himself or others at a livestock market upon the basis of weight unless such livestock is weighed by a person holding a permit as required under the provisions of this division.
(Acts 1959, No. 169, p. 693, §1.)