B. A place-in-service report for the types of devices specified below shall be accompanied by the registered service establishment's test report which shows the device was tested and performing within applicable tolerances at the time the device was placed into service:

(1) For scales above two thousand (2,000) pounds or one thousand (1,000) kilograms capacity, a test report shall be required which shows that certified test weights were applied to test the scale to used capacity or ten thousand (10,000) pounds or five thousand (5,000) kilograms whichever is less.

(2) For meters (liquid measuring devices) with a capacity of more than twenty (20) gallons or seventy five (75) liters per minute, a test report shall be required which shows that a volumetric prover of sufficient capacity to receive a test draft as specified in NIST handbook 44 for the device under test was used to test and calibrate the device.

(3) For devices other than those described above, test reports may be required by the director if it is determined at his discretion that test reports are in the best interest of all concerned.

[7/1/97; 21.16.5.14 NMAC - Rn, 21 NMAC 16.5.14; A, 01/31/07; A, 08/01/11]