69-10-03-08. Rejection of standards.

Standards rejected by a NIST-recognized laboratory must be removed from service as follows:

1. A standard that has been rejected must be conspicuously marked by sealing, tagging, or painting as appropriate to that standard.

2. A rejected standard may not be used to test and certify a commercial weighing and measuring device. The use of a rejected standard may result in commission enforcement action.

3. A standard not meeting appropriate design criteria may be allowed to remain in service for a limited time, provided a variance permit is obtained from the commission prior to certification or recertification.

History: Effective May 1, 2005; amended effective July 1, 2008; October 1, 2010.

General Authority: NDCC 64-02-03

Law Implemented: NDCC 64-02-02