Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Part XXXV - Agro-Consumer Services
Chapter 1 - Weights and Measures
Section XXXV-129 - Standards

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XXXV-129

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

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.

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

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