24.351.105    ADOPTION OF STATE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES STANDARDS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

(1)  Subject to the provisions of Title 32, chapter 12, part 2, and Title 82, chapter 15, part 1, MCA, the bureau adopts and incorporates by reference the following publications for weights and measures in Montana: 

(a)  NIST Handbook 44, 2023 edition: Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices with the following modifications:

(i)  Delete paragraph UR.3.3. Single-Draft Weighing found in section 2.20, Scales.

(ii) Delete paragraph UR.2.2. Ticket Printer, Customer Ticket found in section 3.31, Vehicle-Tank Meters.

(b)  NIST Handbook 130, 2023 edition: Uniform Laws and Regulations in the Areas of Legal Metrology and Fuel Quality with the following modifications:

(i)  IV Uniform Regulations part A, Uniform Packaging and Labeling Regulation section 14, insert in the blank space January 1, 2024, for the effective date.

(ii)  IV Uniform Regulations part B, Uniform Regulation for the Method of Sale of Commodities, section 5 insert in the blank space January 1, 2024, for the effective date.

(iii) IV Uniform Regulations part D, Uniform Regulation for the Voluntary Registration of Servicepersons and Service Agencies for Commercial Weighing and Measuring Devices, section 3, Registration Fee, insert in all blank spaces, $25.00.  Section 8 insert P.O. Box 200516 Helena Mt 59620 in the blank space.

(iv)  IV Uniform Regulations part E. Uniform Regulation for National Type Evaluation, section 4(c) through (g) insert in all blank spaces January 1, 2024, for the effective date.

(v)  IV Uniform Regulations part E. Uniform Regulation for National Type Evaluation, section 7, insert in the blank space January 1, 2024, for the effective date.

(c)  NIST Handbook 130, 2023 edition: Uniform Laws and Regulations in the Areas of Legal Metrology and Fuel Quality with the following modifications:

(i) Delete in its entirety Section III, part B Uniform Weighmaster Law.

(ii) Delete in its entirety Section IV, part C Uniform Unit Pricing Regulation.

(d)  NIST Handbook 133, 2022 edition: Checking the Net Contents of Packaged Goods.

(2) A copy of NIST Handbooks 44, 130, and 133 can be obtained from the United States Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, National Conference on Weights and Measures, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001, or online at www.nist.org.

History: 30-12-202, 82-15-102, MCA; IMP, 30-12-202, 30-12-205, 30-12-401, 30-12-406, 30-12-407, 30-12-408, 30-12-409, MCA; NEW, 2023 MAR p. 1871, Eff. 1/1/24.