N.J. Admin. Code § 13:47F-1.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024
Section 13:47F-1.2 - Definitions

For the purposes of this chapter, all definitions and terms describing weights and measures contained in 51:1-1 et seq. and in the National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 44, as adopted pursuant to 13:47B-1.20, are incorporated herein by reference. In addition, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings:

"Act" means P.L. 1994, c. 60.

"Applicant" means a person who is an owner or user of a weight and measure.

"Commercial location" means the premises where weights and measures are installed or employed in the purchase or sale of commodities.

"Commercial purposes" means the purchase or sale of commodities.

"Fuel pump dispenser" means a device used for the measurement and sale of liquid fuels including, but not limited to, gasoline, diesel and kerosene, but not including liquefied petroleum gas and compressed natural gas.

"Length measure" means a device which automatically indicates (with or without value-computing capabilities) the length of commodities passing through the measuring elements.

"Natural gas meter" means a meter which is installed to measure compressed natural gas.

"Person" shall include any natural person or his or her legal representative, partnership, corporation, trust, business entity or association and any agent, employee, partner, office or director thereof.

"Pharmacy weight kits" means the set of weights required by 13:39-7.7.

"Propane meter" means a meter which is mounted on a liquefied petroleum gas delivery vehicle or installed at a fixed location to measure liquefied petroleum gas.

"Rack meter" means a meter used to load bulk delivery vehicles as in those primarily installed at wholesale petroleum terminals.

"Retail vehicle tank meter" means a meter mounted on a tank truck and used to deliver liquid fuel including, but not limited to, gasoline, diesel and kerosene with a maximum flow rate of 100 gallons per minute, but does not include meters used to sell or sell and deliver liquefied petroleum gas or compressed natural gas.

"State Superintendent" means the State Superintendent of the Office of Weights and Measures.

"Used in trade" means used for commercial purposes.

"Weights and measures" means a device, apparatus, or instrument designed or used to weigh, measure, count or time any physical property or determine value, and any auxiliary apparatus and accessories that indicate quantity or value, or records representative thereof.

"Wholesale vehicle tank meter" means a meter mounted on a tank truck and used to deliver liquid fuels including, but not limited to, gasoline, diesel and kerosene with a maximum flow rate of more than 100 gallons per minute, but does not include meters used to sell or sell and deliver liquefied petroleum gas or compressed natural gas.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:47F-1.2

Amended by R.2000 d.140, effective 4/3/2000.
See: 32 New Jersey Register 254(a), 32 New Jersey Register 1243(a).
Inserted "Weights and measures".