### Question
How is the term official weighing defined?


### Answer
The term **official weighing** is defined in *7 U.S.C. § 75* as the following:

> the determination and certification by official inspection personnel of the quantity of a lot of grain under standards provided for in this chapter, based on the actual performance of weighing or the physical supervision thereof, including the physical inspection and testing for accuracy of the weights and scales and the physical inspection of the premises at which the weighing is performed and the monitoring of the discharge of grain into the elevator or conveyance (the terms "officially weigh" and "officially weighed" shall be construed accordingly)

#### Citation:
  - *7 U.S.C. § 75*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 3-GRAIN STANDARDS**

