Minnesota Administrative Rules

7601.1010 NIST HANDBOOK 44; COMPLIANCE REQUIRED.

Subpart 1.

Compliance.

A person who owns or operates weighing or measuring equipment for commercial purposes in Minnesota must use weighing and measuring equipment that meets all applicable requirements in NIST Handbook 44 as adopted under part 7601.1000. Only the director, or a department employee delegated by the director, shall determine the applicability of, and compliance with, the requirements of NIST Handbook 44.

Subp. 2.

Certification of weighing or measuring equipment.

A person who sells, installs, owns, or operates commercial weighing or measuring equipment manufactured after January 1, 1996, must sell, install, or use only weighing or measuring equipment of a make, model, and type for which a "Certificate of Conformance" has been issued by the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM).

Statutory Authority:

MS s 239.06

History:

20 SR 1928; 30 SR 346

Published Electronically:

October 2, 2007