California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 5 — Weights and MeasuresChapter 2 — AdministrationArticle 1 — State AdministrationSection 12107
The secretary shall establish tolerances and specifications and other technical requirements for commercial weighing and measuring. In doing so, the secretary shall adopt, by reference, the latest standards as recommended by the National Council on Weights and Measures and published in the National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 44 “Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices,” except as specifically modified, amended, or rejected by regulation adopted by the secretary.
The secretary may, by regulation, establish tolerances and specifications for commercial weighing and measuring devices not included in Handbook 44.
Any regulation shall be adopted, amended, or repealed in conformity with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any of the rules, regulations, tolerances, specifications, or standards established under this section.
Notes
Requires the secretary to establish commercial weighing and measuring tolerances, specifications, and technical requirements by adopting the latest referenced Handbook 44 standards unless modified, amended, or rejected by regulation, and allows standards for devices not covered there. Regulations follow the cited administrative procedure, and violating any established rule, regulation, tolerance, specification, or standard is unlawful.
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