37-21-10. Inspection and testing on complaint to director. Whenever complaint shall be made to the director of commercial inspection and licensing that any false or incorrect scales, weights, or measures are being made use of by any person, firm, or corporation in the purchase or sale of merchandise or other commodities or in weighing any article or commodity, the piece price for which is determined by weight or measure, it shall be his duty to cause the same to be inspected as soon as the duties of his office will permit, and he shall make such other inspections of the weights and measures as in his judgment are necessary or proper to be made, except where inspection is provided for by chapter 37-22 or chapter 37-22A.
Source: SDC 1939, § 63.0106; SL 2004, ch 17, § 250.