New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 1 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS
Chapter V - Weight and Measures
Part 220 - Administrative and General Requirements
Section 220.5 - Frequency of inspection and testing of devices
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
The following schedule sets forth the frequency that municipal directors of weights and measures must inspect the following devices and measures.
(a) Weighing devices. All commercially used weights and weighing devices and accessories shall be inspected and tested for accuracy at least once a year.
(b) Petroleum dispensing devices. All commercial petroleum dispensing devices and accessories, except terminal meters, shall be inspected and tested for accuracy at least once a year.
(c) Volumetric measures. All commercially used volumetric measures shall be inspected and checked for accuracy at least annually and shall be recalibrated at least once in every five years, except for bulk milk holding tanks, which shall be calibrated upon installation and shall be recalibrated upon request by either the producer or receiver, or whenever the weights and measures official deems it necessary. When approved by the appropriate municipal director of weights and measures, calibrations performed by the Federal Milk Market Administration shall satisfy the requirements of this subdivision.
(d) Linear measures and linear measuring devices. All commercially used linear measures and linear measuring devices shall be inspected and tested for accuracy at least once annually.
(e) All devices and measures, including those set forth in this section, may be tested by the appropriate weights and measures official whenever they deem it necessary to ensure the accuracy of the device or measure.
