1. A. The Secretary may deny or revoke approval to sell or use a weighing and measuring device if the Secretary determines that:

   1. (1) The owner or manufacturer has provided false or misleading information about the device;
   2. (2) The device does not comply with the applicable technical requirements of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 44 or any other requirement of this chapter; or
   3. (3) The owner or manufacturer has not paid the Secretary the cost of conducting a type evaluation service for that device.
2. B. Before denying or revoking approval to sell or use a weighing and measuring device, the Secretary shall afford the owner or manufacturer of the device notice and an opportunity to be heard.

Authority: Agriculture Article, §§11-204.1 and 11-207.1, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: February 1, 1993 (20:2 Md. R. 113)

Regulation .01B amended effective October 14, 2002 (29:20 Md. R. 1590)

Regulation .02A amended effective October 2, 2000 (27:19 Md. R. 1728)

Regulation .03F amended effective October 14, 2002 (29:20 Md. R. 1590)

Regulation .05B amended effective October 2, 2000 (27:19 Md. R. 1728)

Regulation .05C amended effective December 30, 1996 (23:26 Md. R. 1861); November 5, 2007 (34:22 Md. R. 1979)

Regulation .05C amended as an emergency provision effective January 31, 2002 (29:4 Md. R. 415); amended permanently effective April 29, 2002 (29:8 Md. R. 701)

Regulation .05C amended effective February 17, 2025 (52:3 Md. R. 161)