North Dakota Code 64-02-07 – Duties of commission
The commission shall:
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 64-02-07
- Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- seal: includes an impression of such seal upon the paper alone as well as upon wax or a wafer affixed thereto. See North Dakota Code 1-01-38
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- written: include "typewriting" and "typewritten" and "printing" and "printed" except in the case of signatures and when the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See North Dakota Code 1-01-37
1. Maintain the calibration of the state weights and measures standards that are traceable to the United States standards. All secondary standards must be calibrated by a national institute of standards and technology-recognized metrology laboratory as often as the commission deems necessary.
2. Keep a seal to impress the letters “N.D.” and the date of sealing upon the weighing or measuring devices that are sealed.
3. Test, correct, and seal, when found to be accurate, all the copies of the standards used in the state for the purpose of testing the weighing or measuring devices used in the state, and keep a record thereof.
4. Have general supervision of the weighing or measuring devices used as standards in the state.
5. Upon the written request of any person, test or calibrate weighing or measuring devices used as standards in the state.
6. Keep a complete record of the standards, weighing or measuring devices, and all testing and sealing equipment owned by the state, and maintain traceability of the state standards to the United States standards.