Santa Cruz County Office of Weights and Measures (Office of the Agricultural Commissioner)

Point-of-Sale (Scanner) System Registration

A store that rings up sales with barcode scanners or price look-up equipment registers those point-of-sale stations with the County Office of Weights and Measures. County Code Chapter 5.41 states that it 'establishes a system to identify, register and inspect point-of-sale stations in retail commodity sales', and that 'It shall be unlawful for a person to use a point-of-sale station for commercial purposes without first obtaining a registration permit'; 'A separate registration shall be required for each establishment location.' The chapter says 'Each registration permit expires on December 31st of the current year, provided such permit may be renewed without penalty on or before February 15th of the year following the expiration date.' Amounts are as published in the County's Unified Fee Schedule.