Oregon Statutes 618.036 – Establishing weights and measures system; use of federal system
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The State Department of Agriculture may utilize, for all commercial purposes in this state, either that system of weights and measures customarily used in the United States or the metric system of weights and measures. In prescribing the basic units of weight and measure, tables of weight and measure, weight and measure equivalents, specifications, tolerances and other technical requirements for commercial weighing and measuring devices, the department shall recognize those published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and they shall be applicable to weighing and measuring equipment and transactions in this state. [1973 c.293 § 15; 2003 c.14 § 367]
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 618.036
- Department: means the State Department of Agriculture. See Oregon Statutes 618.010
- National Institute of Standards and Technology: means the National Institute of Standards and Technology of the Department of Commerce of the United States. See Oregon Statutes 618.010
- United States: includes territories, outlying possessions and the District of Columbia. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Weights and measures: means all weights and measures, instruments and devices of every kind for weighing and measuring, and any appliances and accessories associated with any or all such instruments and devices. See Oregon Statutes 618.010