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    MDARD Weights & Measures Advisories

    • Minimum Test Requirements for Placing Commercial Scales Into Service PDF icon Templates defining the minimum testing requirement necessary to place a commercial scale into service in Michigan

    • Buying and Selling Gold Due to an increase in operators buying and selling gold from retail locations or residences, the Office of Weights and Measures provides the following guidelines.

    • The Michigan Department of Agriculture Weights & Measures Program announces fee increases effective May 1, 2007 Effective May 1, 2007, the Michigan Department of Agriculture will adjust the fees associated with the inspection and testing of commercial weighing and measuring devices and for the registration of service agencies and servicepersons.

    • Sale of Calcium Chloride for Dust and Ice Control Pursuant to and under the authority of the Michigan Weights and Measures Law Public Act 283, of 1964 as amended: all products bought or sold by weight, measure or count, and the devices utilized for those transactions, are the responsibility of the Weights and Measures Program. Included in these ...

    • Roadside Advertising, Receipts, and Cash Discounts Offered at Retail Motor Fuel Outlets Retail marketers of petroleum products are responsible under the Michigan Weights and Measures Law (P.A. Act 283 of 1964) to ensure that any and all advertising of motor fuel prices are accurate and in no way considered deceptive or misleading. Furthermore, operators offering "discounted" prices ...

    • Half Gallon Pricing: How to Request a Temporary Variance Half Gallon Pricing: How to Request a Temporary Variance

    • Blending Type Gasoline Dispensers - Proper "Placing in Service" Blending Type Gasoline Dispensers - Proper "Placing in Service"

    • Advisory on Updating Your Registration Card - Change of Employment This procedure outlines the steps necessary for a Michigan Registered Service Agent to update their card following a change of employment.

    • Metrology Laboratory Services Information http://www.michigan.gov/mda/0,1607,7-125-1568_2389---,00.html

    • Advisory on Out-of-State Manufacturers/Suppliers and Off-Site Calibrated Devices This advisory is intended to provide clarification on the following installation scenarios: 1) Counter scales installed and not calibrated on-site; 2) Out-of-state manufacturers/suppliers shipping meters mounted on vehicle tank trucks; and 3)Requirements for Hanging Scales (Placed In Service)

    • Place-In-Service Report Guidelines One of the obligations of a registered serviceperson is to submit a proper Place-In-Service Report and test report under specified conditions. This advisory is intended to serve as a general guideline for report submission.

    • NIST Handbook 44 Correction for Vehicle Tank Meters Code The tolerance table printed (on page 3-28 for Vehicle-Tank Meters) in the initial 2003 Edition of Handbook 44 has been corrected and updated. This information should be forwarded to all Service Personnel.

    • Advisory on Registration - Summary of Act Changes July 2012 Advisory on Registration - Summary of Act Changes July 2012

    • Inspection Service Fees These are the fixed and hourly fees for certifying weighing and measuring devices.

    • NIST Handbook 44, G-UR.2.2., Installation of Indicating or Recording Element; and G-UR.3.3., Position of Equipment. Background, Interpretation, and Application of NIST Handbook 44, G-UR.2.2., Installation of Indicating or Recording Element; and G-UR.3.3., Position of Equipment.




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