Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
ATCP 90-139 - Trade and Consumer Protection
Chapter ATCP 92 - Weights And Measures
Subchapter I - General Provisions
Section ATCP 92.01 - Definitions

Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง ATCP 92.01

Current through August 26, 2024

In this chapter:

(1) "Commodity" means any product or commodity that is sold, offered for sale, or held or distributed for sale in this state. "Commodity" includes a consumer commodity.

(2) "Construction plan" means a set of detailed blueprints for the construction of a vehicle or livestock scale, including the construction of any scale pit, footings, base slabs, piers, end walls, and approaches.

(3) "Consumer commodity" has the meaning given in s. ATCP 90.01(5).

(4) "Correct," as applied to a weighing or measuring device, means that the weighing or measuring device complies with this chapter and ch. 98, Stats.

(5) "Department" means the state of Wisconsin department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.

(6) "Individual" means a natural person.

(7) "Inspector" means any of the following:

(a) A department weights and measures inspector.

(b) A municipal weights and measures sealer or inspector under s. 98.04(1), Stats.

(8) "Liquefied petroleum gas meter" means a commercial meter used to measure liquefied petroleum gas sold or delivered to a consumer.

(9) "Livestock scale" means a scale designed or used to weigh livestock, but does not include a scale which is designed to weigh only one animal at a time.

Note: A "livestock scale" may also be a "vehicle scale" if it is used to weigh vehicles that contain livestock for the purpose of weighing the livestock.

(10) "Load receiving element" means that portion of a scale, such as a scale platform or deck, which receives the load to be weighed.

(10d) "NIST" means the national institute of standards and technology, United States department of commerce.

(10h) " NIST Handbook 44" means NIST Handbook 44 (2018 edition) published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, United States department of commerce.

Note: Copies of NIST Handbook 44,Specifications, Tolerances and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices (2018 edition) are on file with the department and the legislative reference bureau. Copies may be obtained from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Stop SSOP, Washington, D.C. 20102-0001, website: www.nist.gov.

(10p) " NIST Handbook 130" means NIST Handbook 130 (2018 edition) published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, United States department of commerce.

Note: Copies of NIST Handbook 130,Uniform Laws and Regulation in the Areas of Legal Metrology and Engine Fuel Quality (2018 edition) are on file with the department and the legislative reference bureau. Copies may be obtained from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Stop SSOP, Washington, D.C. 20102-0001, website: www.nist.gov.

(10t) " NIST Handbook 133" means NIST Handbook 133 (2018 edition) published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, United States department of commerce.

Note: Copies of NIST Handbook 133,Checking the Net Contents of Packaged Goods (2018 edition) are on file with the department and the legislative reference bureau. Copies may be obtained from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Stop SSOP, Washington, D.C. 20102-0001, website: www.nist.gov.

(11) "Person" means an individual, corporation, partnership, cooperative association, limited liability company, or other legal organization or entity.

(12) "Pit neck" means that part of a scale pit, usually an extension of a scale pit wall, which encloses the end of the transverse lever of a lever-type weighing element, and which supports the indicating element.

(13) "Portable vehicle scale" means any self-contained vehicle scale that is all of the following:

(a) Designed and engineered by the original manufacturer to measure weight accurately when used without a permanent concrete foundation or approach ramp.

(b) Equipped with lifting and positioning mechanisms that are built into the structure of the scale frame.

(c) Designed for use with approach bulkheads.

(d) Readily movable between job sites.

(14) "Retail food establishment" has the meaning given in s. 97.30(1) (c), Stats.

(15) "Vehicle scale" means a commercial scale designed or used to weigh loaded or unloaded highway, farm, or industrial vehicles, and includes above-ground scales, dump scales, and portable scales. "Vehicle scale" does not include a railway scale used exclusively for the weighing of commodities on railroad track vehicles.

(16) "Vehicle tank meter" has the meaning given in s. 98.224(1), Stats. A "vehicle tank" meter does not include a liquefied petroleum gas meter.

(17) "Weighing element" means that portion of a scale that supports the load-receiving element and transmits to the indicating element a signal or force resulting from the load applied to the load-receiving element.

(18) "Weighing or measuring device" means any device used to determine the weight or measure of a commodity, for commercial purposes. "Weighing or measuring device" includes a scale, meter, measuring device, or timing device that affects the determination of weight or measure.

(19) "Weights and measures" has the meaning given in s. 98.01(7), Stats.

(20) "Weights and measures service company" means a person that is required to be licensed under s. ATCP 92.20(1).

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