Code of Maine Rules
01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY
001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL
Chapter 304 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Section 001-304-1 - Technical Requirements for Commercial Devices
10 MRSA §2353 provides that "specifications, tolerances and other technical requirements for commercial weighing and measuring devices as adopted by the National Conference on Weights and Measures and published in National Bureau of Standards Handbook 44, 'Specifications, Tolerances and Other Technical Requirements for Commercial Weighing and Measuring Devices,' and supplements thereto or revisions thereof, shall apply to commercial weighing and measuring devices in the State, except insofar as modified or rejected by regulation."
Note: Copies may be purchased at cost from the Office of Weights and Measures, National Bureau of Standards. Washington, D.C., 20234. Spare copies are kept in the Department of Agriculture, Division of Inspections for viewing. Many public and law libraries will have copies although they may not be up to date.