01-001 C.M.R. ch. 304
DIVISION OF INSPECTIONS
SUMMARY: National Bureau of Standards, Handbook 44 as adopted by the National Conference on Weights and Measures is the technical requirements, specifications and tolerances for commercial weights and measures, and weighing and measuring devices.
10 MRSA §2353 provides that 'specifications, tolerances and other technical requirements for commercial weighing and measuring devices as adopted by the National Conference on Weights and Measures and published in National Bureau of Standards Handbook 44, 'Specifications, Tolerances and Other Technical Requirements for Commercial Weighing and Measuring Devices,' and supplements thereto or revisions thereof, shall apply to commercial weighing and measuring devices in the State, except insofar as modified or rejected by regulation.'
Note: Copies may be purchased at cost from the Office of Weights and Measures, National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D.C., 20234. Spare copies are kept in the Department of Agriculture, Division of Inspections for viewing. Many public and law libraries will have copies although they may not be up to date.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 10 MRSA §2353
EFFECTIVE DATE:
October 3, 1973
EFFECTIVE DATE (ELECTRONIC CONVERSION):
May 4, 1996
NON-SUBSTANTIVE CORRECTIONS:
May 19, 2008 – holding
Corrections:
February, 2014 – agency names, formatting