Section 001-383-2 - CONTENTS OF MEASUREMENT TALLY SHEET IN PAYMENT FOR SERVICES AND SALE CITY TRANSACTIONSNOTE: Sample tally sheets are available upon request from the State Sealer.
A.General Information Required. All measurement tally sheets must include the following information:1.Parties identified: Identification of the parties.2.Wood identified: A description of the wood in sufficient detail for the parties to identify it. This may be by species, pile number, load number, location of origin, or otherwise. In the case of delayed weight scale, identify the written record of the wood involved, by date or otherwise.3.Date: The date the wood was measured.4.System: The system of measurement used.5.Marking: Where marking is required, the color of the marker used to mark the measured wood, and haw culled pieces will be marked.6.Scaler. The handwritten or stamped signature and license number of the scaler who measured the wood, or the signature of any other person who measured the wood and the name and license number of the supervising or authorizing scaler.7.Scaling measurements. The scaling measurements of the wood measured, as required for the measurement system utilized. Set forth below in subsection C is the specific information for each measurement system.(a) In the case of payment for services, the scaling measurements must be included on the Measurement Tally Sheet.(b) In the case of a sale, this requirement to provide the scaling measurements may be omitted by agreement of the parties.8.Culled wood(a) The number of culled stems or pieces and the reason for culling.(b) In the case of payment for services, where the wood is removed from the harvesting site, the actual measurement of the culled wood or a reasonable estimate of the measurement of the culled wood.9.Gross scale and deductions for each unit measured. The gross scale and the amount of any permissible deductions from the gross scale for each unit measured indicating the reason for the deductions. The reason for the deductions may be provided by way of a code or other system of identification. (Reference should be made to chapter 381 to determine when deductions from gross scale are permissible.)B.Supplemental information for off-site measurement. In the case of payment for services harvesting wood where the wood is measured after it is removed from the harvesting area (off-site measurement), the following information shall be added to the measurement tally sheet by the person measuring the wood or the person requiring the services: 1. For mixed loads, the total quantity measured and the allocation among the persons providing services; and2. Information which enables the person providing services harvesting the wood to relate the measurement tally sheet to the corresponding preliminary record or records for the wood.C.Cumulative total. If a cumulative total of gross scale, and where appropriate, of net scale, were not included on the individual tally sheets: then1. The cumulative total or totals shall be provided on a final tally or within 15 days after the wood was measured or hauled, but no later than at the time of payment for the wood.2. The final tally shall identify all related measurement tally sheets by number or otherwise.D.Scaling measurements for each measurement system. For each measurement system, the following scaling measurements shall be set forth on the measurement tally sheet: 1.Butt measureThe measured diameter of each piece or the diameter class of each piece.
2.CountThe number of pieces, by species or other groupings.
3.Butt scaleThe measured diameter of each stem according to the butt diameter size.
4.Stick cord scale(a) The width of the stack;(b) Height and length of the pile; and(c) The amount of any quantity reductions for voids.5.Log scaleThe measured length or top end diameter of each log.
6.Linear measureThe length of each stem or piece, individually or by length groupings.
7.Cubic foot measureThe top end and butt end diameters and the length of each stem or piece.
8.Chip volume scale(a) The total volume of chips in cubic feet or chipcords; and(b) in the case of a mixed load, how the load is allocated between the persons or crews involved.9.Thrown cord scale(a) The specified length of the bolts: 12, 16, or 24 inches;(b) The total cubic footage of the filled containers and any partially filled containers.10.Weight scale(a) For wood not weighed as oven-dried: (i) the loaded vehicle weight;(ii) the tare weight (weight of vehicle and any foreign matter or culled wood); and(b) For wood weighed as oven-dried where a representative sample is used:(i) the loaded vehicle weight;(ii) the tare weight (weight of vehicle and any foreign matter or culled wood);(iv) the weight of the sample before drying;(v) the weight of the sample after drying;(vi) the percentage moisture content; and(vii) the result of the percentage moisture content applied to the load weight.11.Sample Scaling. The measurement tally sheet requirements for sample scaling are those required for the two other systems of measurement employed. The measurement tally sheet requirements for the other systems of measurement are set forth above. All cumulative tally sheets shall also include: (a) the average scale of the applicable representative sample;(b) the count or weight of the total quantity of wood being Sample scaled; and(c) for purposes of identification, a reference description ,of the wood being sample scaled, by location or otherwise.01-001 C.M.R. ch. 383, § 2