Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) Each
municipality shall provide the municipal director with the fol- lowing
necessary standard weighing and measuring devices:
(1) Weights (class F or better).
(i) Twenty 50 lb weights or 25 kg
weights;
(ii) One 25 lb weight or
10 kg weight;
(iii) One customary
weight kit with capacity of at least 20 lb (except in New York City where the
capacity may be at least 8 lb); and
(iv) One metric weight kit with capacity of
at least 10 kg (except in New York City where the capacity may be at least 5
kg).
(2) Volumetric
measures.
(i) One large test measure with a
minimum capacity of 379 L (100 gal) for inspection of petroleum dispensing
meters;
(ii) One graduated neck
type 5 gallon test measure for inspection of petroleum dispensing pumps;
(iii) One graduated neck type 5
gallon test measure for inspection of bulk milk holding tanks (if
applicable);or
(iv) One slicker
type 5 gallon or 10 gallon test measure for inspec- tion of bulk milk holding
tanks (if applicable);
(v) One set
of glass or metal test measures with capa- city from 2 fl oz to 1 gallon or 50
mL to 4 L.
(3) Linear
measures.
(i) One steel tape at least 6 feet
in length;
(ii) One steel tape at
least 2 meters in length; or
(iii)
One steel tape with dual metric and customary graduations of comparable
length;
(iv) One yard standard
rigid type (optional);
(v) One
meter standard rigid type (optional).
(4) Balances.
(i) One portable scale, approved for use in
check weighing commodities.
(5) Time measure.
(i) One mechanical or electronic
stopwatch.
(b)
Such standards must be submitted by the municipal director to the commissioner
at the laboratory of the Bureau of Weights and Measures at 6 Harriman Campus
Road, Albany, New York 12206, or such other loca- tion as approved by the
commissioner, prior to use and at least once every five years thereafter for
calibration and certification except for a municipality that has entered into
an intermunicipal agreement to provide the devices referred to in this section
and that is not responsible for so providing pursuant to such agreement
.
