Michigan Laws 290.609a – Weighing device; measuring device; certificates of conformance; participating laboratory
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 290.609a
- Department: means the department of agriculture and rural development. See Michigan Laws 290.602
- Director: means the director of the department or his or her designee. See Michigan Laws 290.602
- NTEP: means the national type evaluation program administered by the NCWM, in cooperation with the states, the private sector, and the NIST for determining on a uniform basis conformance of a type. See Michigan Laws 290.602
- Participating laboratory: means a state measurement laboratory that is accredited by NCWM to conduct a type evaluation under the NTEP and determined otherwise acceptable to the director. See Michigan Laws 290.602
- Registered service agency: means an agency, firm, company, or corporation that installs, services, repairs, reconditions, or places into service commercial weights and measures and that holds a registration issued by the director. See Michigan Laws 290.602
(1) A weighing device placed in service after January 1, 1988 must have valid certificates of conformance before use for commercial or law enforcement purposes. A non-NTEP weighing device for special use may be used for products for which an NTEP weighing device is not readily available, if all of the following conditions are met:
(a) The device owner receives written approval from the director.
(b) The device is tested on an annual basis by a registered service agency.
(c) The registered service agency records all testing data and the records are retained on site and made available to the department on request.
(2) A measuring device placed in service on or after October 29, 2002 must have valid certificates of conformance before use for commercial or law enforcement purposes. A non-NTEP measuring device for special use may be used for products for which an NTEP measuring device is not readily available, if all of the following conditions are met:
(a) The device owner receives written approval from the director.
(b) The device is tested on an annual basis by a registered service agency.
(c) The registered service agency records all testing data and the records are retained on site and made available to the department on request.
(3) The director may operate a participating laboratory as part of NTEP. The director may charge and collect fees pursuant to section 10b for services rendered by the participating laboratory.