PURPOSE: This rule covers guidelines pertaining to the registration of servicemen for commercial weighing devices (formerly listed as Regulation 8).

PUBLISHER’S NOTE: The secretary of state has determined that the publication of the entire text of the material which is incorporated by reference as a portion of this rule would be unduly cumbersome or expensive. This material as incorporated by reference in this rule shall be maintained by the agency at its headquarters and shall be made available to the public for inspection and copying at no more than the actual cost of reproduction. This note applies only to the reference material. The entire text of the rule is printed here.

1. (1) The rule for the Division of Weights, Measures and Consumer Protection for Voluntary Registration of Servicepersons and Service Agencies for Commercial Weighing and Measuring Devices shall incorporate by reference the section of the 2018 edition of NIST Handbook 130, entitled “Uniform Regulation for the Voluntary Registration of Servicepersons and Service Agencies for Commercial Weighing and Measuring Devices”.
2. (2) Registration Fee. There is no registration fee for Servicepersons and Registered Service Agencies.
3. (3) Placed in Service Report. Within twentyfour (24) hours after a device is restored to service or placed in service, the original of the properly executed Placed in Service Report, together with any official rejection tag removed from the device, shall be forwarded to MDA – Weights, Measures and Consumer Protection Division, PO Box 630, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0630 or faxed to 573-751-0281.
4. (4) Certificate of Registration Exception. The “Certificate of Registration” will expire two (2) years from the date of issuance.
5. (5) NIST Handbook 130, 2018 Edition, is published by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, and is available free of charge online at NIST.gov or a hard copy may be purchased from the National Conference on Weights and Measures at NCWM.net.

AUTHORITY: section 413.065, RSMo 2016.* Original rule filed Dec. 30, 1975, effective Jan. 9, 1976. Amended: Filed Nov. 14, 1977, effective April 13, 1978. Amended: Filed May 17, 1988, effective Aug. 11, 1988. Emergency amendment filed July 27, 1995, effective Aug. 5, 1995, expired Dec. 2, 1995. Amended: Filed July 27, 1995, effective Jan. 30, 1996. Amended: Filed June 27, 2018, effective Jan. 30, 2019.

*Original authority: 413.065, RSMo 1983, amended 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002.