- (1) All permanently installed stock scales must be provided with a landing or access to the scale, having a width at least equal to the width of the scale platform and a length of at least five feet from the scale platform enclosure. The landing must be level with the deck of the scale platform and be constructed of concrete.
- (2) A pathway must be provided to the scale access such that the test vehicle will not become mired down and such that the test vehicle can be parked in a relatively level position, both horizontally and vertically. The pathway is required to have a width of from ten to twelve feet and a height clearance of at least fourteen feet. This pathway must be continuous to the scale access concrete. All gates in the pathway must be in good working order.
- (3) Portable livestock scales must be located on level ground and be provided with a temporary landing or access to the scale, having a width at least equal to the width of the scale platform, having a length of at least five feet from the scale platform enclosure, be level with the deck of the scale platform, and be constructed of materials sufficient to support a test vehicle.
Authorizing statute(s): 30-12-202, MCA
Implementing statute(s): 30-12-203, MCA
History: NEW, 1991 MAR p. 1486, Eff. 8/16/91; TRANS, from Commerce, 2005 MAR p. 445; AMD, 2012 MAR p. 1786, Eff. 9/7/12.