La. Admin. Code tit. 7 § XXXV-129

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XXXV-129 - Standards

A. For the purposes of registration of weighing and measuring devices, the criteria shall be compliance with the applicable requirements of NIST Handbook 44 "Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices." This publication is published annually by the United States Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology.

B. For any device being registered for the first time, it shall be determined that the above criteria has been met and that the device:

1. has been tested and approved in Louisiana prior to January 1, 1987, with no modifications to the device since such test and approval;

2. has been tested by the National Institute of Standards and shown to comply with Handbook 44 criteria by the issuance of a Report of Test (Prior to 1985) or a Certificate of Conformance (1985, Forward); or

3. has been tested by the Division of Weights and Measures of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry or another state which uses Handbook 44 as its criteria and has been issued a certificate stating such test and compliance with said criteria.

C. For the purpose of registration of a weighing and measuring device, the stated intended use shall be a use that the manufacturer intended or a use that is proven suitable for that device.

La. Admin. Code tit. 7, § XXXV-129

Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Agro-Consumer Services, Commission of Weights and Measures, LR 13:158 (March 1987), amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Agro-Consumer Services, Division of Weights and Measures, LR 19:1535 (December 1993), amended by the Weights and Measures Commission, LR 24:1495 (August 1998).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:4603 (formerly R.S. 55:3).