IDAPA 02.02.14
All owners of all commercial weighing, measuring, dispensing devices used for commerce in the state of Idaho.
Inspection and testing of all weights and measures commercially used, to ascertain if they are correct, and to determine the accuracy of the weight, measurement, or count of commodities or things sold, or offered or exposed for sale, on the basis of weight, measure or of count. This rule is intended to ensure consumers are receiving the accurate amount, weight, and/or size of commodity or item they are purchasing.
This rule implements the following statutes passed by the Idaho Legislature:
Weights and Measures:
Idaho State Department of Agriculture 2270 Old Penitentiary Rd. Boise, ID 83712 P.O. Box 7249 Boise, ID 83707 Phone: (208) 332-8500 Fax: (208) 334-2170 Email: rulesinfo@isda.idaho.gov Webpage: https://agri.idaho.gov/main/
This rule chapter will be reviewed in compliance with Section 67-5292, Idaho Code, and in accordance with the 8-year rule review schedule linked here.
02.02.14 – Rules for Weights and Measures
000. Legal Authority. ... 3
001. Scope. ... 3
002. – 003. (Reserved) ... 3
004. Incorporation By Reference. ... 3
005. Diesel, Biodiesel, And Gasoline Standards. ... 3
006. -- 011. (Reserved) ... 3
012. License Required For Commercially-Used Weighing Or Measuring Instrument Or Device. ... 3
013. License Application. ... 3
014. Annual License Period. ... 3
015. License Renewals. ... 3
016. Maximum And Minimum License Fee Schedule For Commercially-Used Weighing And Measuring Instruments And Devices. ... 4
017. Voluntary Inspection Of Weighing And Measuring Instruments And Devices, Fees. ... 4
018. License Displayed. ... 4
019. -- 099. (Reserved) ... 4
100. Charges For Special Request Testing Or Examination. ... 4
101. -- 999. (Reserved) ... 5
Sections 71-111, 71-121, 71-232, 71-233, 71-236, 71-241, and 71-408, Idaho Code. (7-1-26)
This chapter has the following scope: to govern the checking, testing, and examination of weighing and measuring devices, packages and labels; to govern consumer and non-consumer packaging and labeling; to govern the registration of servicemen and service agencies for commercial weighing and measuring devices; to govern the licensing of weighmasters, and to govern the licensing of commercially used weighing and measuring devices and to set maximum annual license fees for weighing and measuring devices. (7-1-26)
01. Required Reference Materials. The 2025 edition of Handbook No. 130 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, United States Department of Commerce, “Uniform Laws and Regulations in the Areas of Legal Metrology and Fuel Quality Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices,” (Published December, 2024) hereby incorporated by reference, is the specifications, tolerances and other technical requirements for commercial weighing and measuring devices, unless otherwise stated in these rules. (7-1-26)
02. Required Reference Materials for Checking Prepackaged Commodities. The 2025 edition of Handbook No. 133 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, United States Department of Commerce, “Checking the Net Contents of Packaged Goods,” (Published January 10, 2025) hereby incorporated by reference, is the authority in checking packaged commodities, unless otherwise stated in these rules. (7-1-26)
Per Section 37-2506, Idaho Code, the latest specifications adopted by the American Society for Testing and Materials is the required standard for all diesel, biodiesel, and gasoline fuels. The standards can be accessed at https://www.astm.org/products-services/standards-and-publications/standards/petroleum-standards.html. (7-1-25)
Weighing or measuring instruments or devices used for commercial purposes in the State of Idaho must be licensed annually. (3-15-22)
01. Annual License. No person may operate or use for commercial purposes within the state any weighing or measuring instrument or device specified in Section 71-113, Idaho Code, that is not licensed in accordance with this rule. (7-1-26)
02. Specific Device. Any license issued applies only to the instrument or device identified by Device Code, as listed in TABLE 1-A, and rated capacity on the application for license. The license is applicable to an equivalent replacement for the original instrument or device, within the annual license period. (3-15-22)
License application must be submitted on forms provided by Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) and accompanied with the proper fee as established in this rule. The capacity of an instrument or device will be determined by the manufacturer’s rated capacity. (7-1-26)
Annual license applications and fees are due February 1 of each year and all licenses expire on January 31 of the following year. (3-15-22)
Any device or instrument will be considered rejected if the license for that device or instrument is not renewed thirty (30) days after expiration. A person failing to pay the annual license fee after forty-five (45) days following the expiration date, forfeits the right to use the instrument or device for commercial purposes, and the instrument or device may be taken out of service by the ISDA Bureau of Weights and Measures (Bureau) until the license fee is paid. (7-1-26)
The annual license fee for instruments and devices is based on manufacturer’s rated capacity. The minimum annual license fee for commercially used instrument and device types is twelve dollars ($12) when licensing a single device.
| TABLE 1-A | ||
|---|---|---|
| DEVICE CODE | KEY | FEE (Not to Exceed) |
| A | Scales ≤ 50 lb | $6.00 |
| B | Scales > 50 ≤ 1,159 lb | $12.00 |
| C | Scales ≥ 1,160 ≤ 7,499 lb | $24.00 |
| D | Scales ≥ 7,500 ≤ 59,999 lb | $100.00 |
| E & F | Scales 60,000 lbs or more | $100.00 |
| G | Motor-fuel device < 20 gpm | $6.00 |
| H | Meter ≥ 30 < 150 gpm | $33.00 |
| I | Meter ≥ 150 gpm | $40.00 |
| J | LPG dispenser | $40.00 |
| K & L | LPG temperature compensated | $60.00 |
| M | Cordage or Fabric meters | $5.00 |
| N | Natural gas motor fuel devices | $60.00 |
| O | Bulk oil meter | $35.00 |
| P | Meter > 20 ≤ 30 gpm or fuel additive metering devices | $10.00 |
(3-15-22)
In addition to commercially used weighing and measuring instruments and devices, the Bureau, at the request of an owner or user thereof, may inspect and test non-commercial weighing or measuring instruments or devices to ascertain if they are correct. Any entity making such special request must pay the Bureau the cost of the inspection as listed in Section 100.
(7-1-26)
Any owner or user of commercially used weighing and measuring instruments and devices must display the current annual license for those instruments and devices in a prominent place at the same physical location where those devices are installed or used. In the case of devices installed on vehicles, the license must be carried in the vehicle on which the device is installed.
(3-15-22)
(3-15-22)
a. Current state mileage rate for car travel.
(7-1-26)
b. Seventy-five cents ($.75) a mile for pickup and prover. (3-15-22) c. Two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) a mile for heavy capacity scale trucks. (3-15-22)
02. Fee Collection. Such fees will be collected from place where working and back. Where more than one (1) request is to be handled on same trip, the mileage will be prorated between the parties requesting the service. (3-15-22)
03. Personnel Charges. There will also be an hourly personnel charge of thirty dollars ($30) per hour per person for special request testing, chargeable during the time of the actual testing and examination of devices and for driving time. (3-15-22)
101. -- 999. (RESERVED)