New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Agr - Commissioner, Department of Agriculture, Markets, and Food
Chapter Agr 1400 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Part Agr 1410 - NEW HAMPSHIRE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES FEES
Section Agr 1410.04 - Fees for the Testing, Certification and Sealing of Commercial Devices

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules Agr 1410.04

Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024

(a) The following fees shall be charged for the testing, certification and sealing of devices by the division's inspectors:

(1) For precious metal and jewelry scales, $30 per scale;

(2) For scales with a capacity of 100 pounds or less, other than precious metal and jewelry scales, $20 per scale;

(3) For scales with a capacity greater than 100 pounds up to and including 2,000 pounds, $75 per scale;

(4) For scales with a capacity greater than 2,000 pounds up to and including 5,000 pounds:
a. If the division does the testing, certifying, and sealing, $200 per scale; and

b. If a contractor does the testing and the division does the certifying and sealing, $100 per scale;

(5) For scales with a capacity greater than 5,000 pounds, up to and including 10,000 pounds:
a. If the division does the testing, certifying, and sealing, $250 per scale; and

b. If a contractor does the testing and the division does the certifying and sealing, $100 per scale;

(6) For scales with a capacity greater than 10,000 pounds, up to and including 120,000 pounds:
a. If the division does the testing, certifying, and sealing, $400 per scale; and

b. If a contractor does the testing and the division does the certifying and sealing, $100 per scale;

(7) For scales with a capacity greater than 120,000 pounds, up to and including 200,000 pounds:
a. If the division does the testing, certifying, and sealing $600 per scale; and

b. If a contractor does the testing and the division does the certifying and sealing, $200 per scale;

(8) For onboard weighing systems or scales on lift trucks or forklifts:
a. If the division does the testing, certifying and sealing, $200 per scale; and

b. If a contractor does the testing and the division does the certifying and sealing, $100 per scale;

(9) For other onboard weighing systems or scales, for example, those on trucks for the collection of refuse or recyclable materials, $200 each;

(10) For retail motor fuel devices except for devices dispensing LP gas and natural gas:
a. For devices dispensing up to 20 gallons per minute, $25 per meter; and

b. For devices dispensing more than 20 gallons per minute, $75 per meter;

(11) For LP gas retail motor fuel dispensers, $48 per meter;

(12) For natural gas retail motor fuel dispensers, $48 per meter;

(13) For vehicle tank meters other than LP gas and natural gas meters:
a. If the division does the testing, certifying and sealing, $100 per meter; and

b. If a contractor does the testing and the division does the certifying and sealing, $50 per meter;

(14) For LP gas and natural gas vehicle tank meters:
a. If the division does the testing, certifying and sealing, $125 per meter; and

b. If a contractor does the testing and the division does the certifying and sealing, $50 per meter;

(15) LPG filling station meters, $75 per meter;

(16) For bulk storage meters:
a. If the division does the testing, certifying and sealing, $150 per meter; and

b. If a contractor does the testing and the division does the certifying and sealing, $75 per meter;

(17) Taxi meters, $25 per meter;

(18) Linear measures, $18 per device;

(19) Timing devices, $20 per device;

(20) Motor oil and fluid dispensers, $20 per device;

(21) Water meters, $20 per device;

(22) Fabric measuring devices, $20 per device;

(23) Wire and cordage measuring devices, $20 per device; and

(24) Capacity measurements, dry or liquid, $100 per unit.

(b) There shall be no fee for the testing, certifying, and sealing of scales used by an agricultural business, such as a farm stand or a farmers' market, when the business uses, at a single location or at all its locations taken together, no commercial weighing or measuring devices other than 3 or fewer scales each having a capacity of no more than 100 pounds or 50 kilograms.

(See Revision Note at chapter heading for Agr 1400) #7462, eff 3-21-01; ss by #9416, INTERIM, eff 3-13-09, EXPIRED: 9-9-09

New. #9639, eff 1-20-10; ss by #10199, INTERIM, eff 10-11-12, EXPIRES: 4-9-13; ss by #10305, eff 3-27-13

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