1. (a) The owner of an artifact or device who submits it to the state metrology laboratory for testing, calibration, or certification shall pay the department a fee for the following testing and certification services:

   1. (1) for mass measurement services:

      1. (A) for class F weight sets: $300 per set;
      2. (B) for 25-pound class F weights: $50 per weight;
      3. (C) for 50-pound class F weights: $50 per weight;
      4. (D) for 500-pound class F weights: $75 per weight;
      5. (E) for 1,000-pound class F weights: $75 per weight;
      6. (F) for adjustment of mass measurement artifacts or devices, if out of tolerance: $85 per hour;

   2. (2) for volumetric measurement services:

      1. (A) for five-gallon test measures: $75 per test measure;
      2. (B) for provers over five gallons and up to and including 100 gallons: $200 per prover;
      3. (C) for provers over 100 gallons up to and including 500 gallons: $600 per prover;
      4. (D) for provers over 500 gallons up to and including 1,500 gallons: $1,200 per prover;
      5. (E) for liquid propane gas (LPG) provers up to and including 100 gallons, $400 per prover;

   3. (3) for electric meters:

      1. (A) for residential electric meters: $150 per device;
      2. (B) for industrial electric meters: $150 per device;

   4. (4) for speed detection devices:

      1. (A) for single tuning forks: $30 per fork;
      2. (B) for a lidar device: $150 per device;

   5. (5) for miscellaneous artifacts, devices, or services:

      1. (A) for wheel load weighers: $85 per unit;
      2. (B) for adjustments: $85 per hour;
      3. (C) for thermometry: $85 per hour;
   6. (6) for services of the state metrology lab, other than those specified in (1) - (5) of this subsection: $85 per hour.
2. (b) In addition to the applicable fees specified in (a) of this section, the owner of the device or artifact shall pay all mailing and shipping expenses.

(Eff. 7/9/2000, Register 155; am 1/18/2002, Register 161; am 4/9/2016, Register 218; am 5/5/2018, Register 226)

Authority: AS 45.75.040, AS 45.75.050, AS 45.75.070, AS 45.75.080