MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                       1807

DEVICES; CORRECT WEIGHT AND MEASURE.

(A)    SECRETARY MAY ADOPT CERTAIN RULES AND
REGULATIONS.

TO ENFORCE THIS TITLE, THE SECRETARY MAY ADOPT
RULES AND REGULATIONS RELATING TO:

(1)   STANDARDS OF NET WEIGHT, MEASURE, OR
COUNT, REASONABLE STANDARDS OF FILL, AND LABELING
REQUIREMENTS, FOR ANY COMMODITY IN PACKAGE FORM;

(2)   EXEMPTIONS FROM THE SEALING OR MASKING
REQUIREMENTS OF §11-212 WITH RESPECT TO WEIGHTS AND
MEASURES WHOSE CHARACTER OR SIZE MAKES SEALING OR
MARKING INAPPROPRIATE, NOT FEASIBLE, OR DAMAGING TO
THE WEIGHT AND MEASURE;

(3)   THE PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED BY LOCAL
INSPECTORS IN THE DISCHARGE OF THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIES;

(4)   REGISTRATION OF SERVICEMEN AND SERVICE
AGENCIES ENGAGED IN THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF
WEIGHING AND MEASURING DEVICES;

(5)   THE TYPES OF COMMODITIES AND OBJECTS TO
BE WEIGHED BY LICENSED WEIGHMASTERS;

(6)    THE TYPES OF WEIGHING DEVICES REQUIRING
OPERATION BY A LICENSED WEIGHMASTER, THE LICENSING OF
WEIGHMASTERS AND APPLICANTS' LICENSING FEES, THE
MAINTENANCE OF WEIGHT RECORDS AND INSPECTION OF WEIGHT
RECORDS BY THE SECRETARY, LOCAL INSPECTOR, OR DEPUTY
LOCAL INSPECTOR.

(B)        RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING
SPECIFICATIONS AND TOLERANCES.

THE SECRETARY SHALL ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS,
SPECIFICATIONS, TOLERANCES, AND OTHER TECHNICAL
REQUIREMENTS FOR WEIGHTS AND MEASURES OF THE CHARACTER

OF THOSE SPECIFIED IN §11-209, DESIGNED TO ELIMINATE
FROM USE, WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO ANY WEIGHT AND MEASURE
THAT CONFORMS AS CLOSELY AS FEASIBLE TO THE OFFICIAL
STANDARDS, THOSE THAT:

(1)   ARE NOT ACCURATE,

(2)    ARE CONSTRUCTED SO THAT THEY ARE NOT
REASONABLY PERMANENT IN THEIR ADJUSTMENT OR DO NOT
REPEAT THEIR INDICATIONS CORRECTLY, OR