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239.003 IMPLEMENTATION RULES; COMMISSIONER OF ADMINISTRATION.
(a) The commissioner of administration shall have general supervisory authority over the
implementation of the metric system in the state of Minnesota.
(b) The commissioner of administration shall promulgate such rules as may be necessary to
plan for the gradual implementation in the commerce of this state the metric system of weights
and measures. The rules promulgated by the commissioner of administration pursuant to this
subdivision shall:
(1) provide for the full conversion of the commerce of this state to the metric system when
this system has been fully adopted as national standards by the Congress of the United States; and
(2) insure that all state departments, divisions, agencies, boards, and commissions having
any authority and/or responsibility in matters concerning standards of weights and measurement
in this state shall forthwith initiate planning for the gradual conversion to and implementation of
the metric system of weights and measures in this state.
History: 1974 c 474 s 3; 1985 c 248 s 70

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