TITLE 21 AGRICULTURE AND RANCHING

CHAPTER 16 AGRICULTURAL WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

PART 2 SPECIFICATIONS, TOLERANCES, AND OTHER TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR

COMMERCIAL WEIGHING AND MEASURING DEVICES

21.16.2.1 ISSUING AGENCY: New Mexico State University, New Mexico Department of Agriculture

[7/1/97; 21.16.2.1 NMAC - Rn & A, 21 NMAC 16.2.1, 05/29/09]

[MSC 3189 P. O. Box 30005 Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003-8005; Telephone: (575) 646-3007]

21.16.2.2 SCOPE: All parties involved in the servicing or use of commercial weighing or measuring devices.

[7/1/97; 21.16.2.2 NMAC - Rn, 21 NMAC 16.2.2, 05/29/09]

21.16.2.3 STATUTORY AUTHORITY: Granted to the board of regents of New Mexico state university under the Weights and Measures Law, Chapter 57, Article 17, Sections 1 through 19, New Mexico Statutes Annotated, 1978 Compilation.

[7/1/97; 21.16.2.3 NMAC - Rn, 21 NMAC 16.2.3, 05/29/09]

21.16.2.4 DURATION: Permanent

[7/1/97; 21.16.2.4 NMAC - Rn, 21 NMAC 16.2.4, 05/29/09]

21.16.2.5 EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 1997

[7/1/97; 21.16.2.5 NMAC - Rn, 21 NMAC 16.2.5, 05/29/09]

21.16.2.6 OBJECTIVE: This part establishes the specifications, tolerances, and other technical requirements for commercial weighing and measuring devices.

[7/1/97; 21.16.2.6 NMAC - Rn, 21 NMAC 16.2.6, 05/29/09]

21.16.2.7 DEFINITIONS: [RESERVED]

21.16.2.8 [RESERVED]

21.16.2.9 SPECIFICATIONS, TOLERANCES, AND OTHER TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS: The specifications, tolerances, and other technical requirements for commercial weighing and measuring devices for the state of New Mexico shall be the same as adopted by the national conference on weights and measures as set forth in national institute of standards and technology (NIST) handbook 44, as revised.

[7/1/97; 21.16.2.9 NMAC - Rn, 21 NMAC 16.2.9, 05/29/09]

21.16.2.10 [RESERVED]

HISTORY OF 21.16.2 NMAC:

Pre-NMAC History: The material in this part was derived from that previously filed with the State Records Center and Archives under:

NMDA Rule No. 59-1, Weights and Measures Regulation No. 1, Specifications, Tolerances and Regulations for Commercial Weighing and Measuring Devices, filed 7/6/59, refiled pursuant to House Bill 551, 1991, and filed 5/16/91.

NMDA Rule No. 95-5, Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Commercial Weighing and Measuring Devices Under the Weights and Measures Law, filed 11/14/95.

History of Repealed Material: [RESERVED]