Minn. R. agency 120, ch. 7601, VOLUNTARY PLACING IN SERVICE PROGRAM, pt. 7601.7060

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 24, December 9, 2024

Part 7601.7060 - RESPONSIBILITIES OF VOLUNTARY REGISTRANT

Subpart 1.Performance.

A registrant shall:

A. ensure that all equipment placed in service complies with this chapter, including NIST Handbook 44;

B. personally perform or observe all installation, service, adjustment, repair, and testing of weighing and measuring equipment placed in service; and

C. use only standards and test equipment that meet the requirements of part 7601.7080.

Subp. 2.Placing in service required.

A registrant shall place in service all commercial weighing and measuring equipment when the registrant, or a person under the direct supervision and observation of the registrant, has:

A. installed the equipment;

B. repaired the equipment, following official rejection by the division; or

C. removed a Minnesota security seal from the equipment.

Subp. 3.Reporting.

When work authorized in part 7601.7050 is performed, a registrant shall:

A. fill out a placed in service report form;

B. carefully follow the instructions on the form and provide all of the required information in legible handwriting or typewriting;

C. submit the original form to the division within five days after completing the work;

D. submit a copy of the form to the owner or operator of the equipment when the work is completed; and

E. retain a copy of the form.

Subp. 4.Security seals.

When a registrant removes a security seal from the adjusting or calibrating mechanism of a weighing or measuring device, the registrant shall:

A. install a new security seal in a manner that will ensure that the device cannot be adjusted without removing or defacing the security seal; and

B. imprint the seal with the registrant's placing in service registration number.

Minn. R. agency 120, ch. 7601, VOLUNTARY PLACING IN SERVICE PROGRAM, pt. 7601.7060

20 SR 1928

Statutory Authority: MS s 239.06