Weights and Measures

Initial public weighmaster licenses shall be issued only to individuals who: (a) Are within 30 days of becoming 18 years of age, or older; (b) Are citizens or legal residents of the United States; (c) Have complied with the application procedures in Agr 1402.04; and (d) Have pass…

(a) Each applicant for a public weighmaster license shall submit to the division: (1) A completed form "Weighmaster Application Form" described in Agr 1402.05; (2) Payment of the non-refundable license fee specified by Agr 1410.06(a) and modified in accordance with Agr 1402.07(d)…

(a) Any person who wishes initial licensure as a public weighmaster shall apply by completing and submitting form "Weighmaster Application Form." (b) Only the original of the completed form shall be submitted and copies of the completed form shall not be accepted. (c) The applica…

(a) Each applicant shall appear for a written examination scheduled by an examinations officer of the division before any license is issued. (b) A passing score of 70 percent shall be attained before a license is issued. (c) When an applicant fails to achieve a minimum score of 7…

(a) The duration of an initial public weighmaster license issued to an individual not working for a business employing other public weighmasters shall be calculated as follows: (1) The beginning date shall be the first of the following dates after the applicant passes the weighma…

(a) Applications for renewal of public weighmaster licenses shall be submitted no later than 10 days prior to the expiration of the licenses being renewed. (b) Public weighmasters applying for renewal of their licenses shall: (1) Follow the application procedures in (c) below; an…

(a) Licenses that have expired shall not be renewed. (b) Individuals whose licenses have expired and who wish to be licensed again shall:(1) Comply with the initial licensing application requirements specified in Agr 1402.04; and (2) Retake the written public weighmaster examinat…

The commissioner shall deny the application of any person for the issuance or renewal of a public weighmaster license if the commissioner determines that such applicant: (a) Has made a willful misrepresentation or falsification on the application form; (b) Has made a material omi…

The commissioner shall send a notice of the denial of an application for an initial license or renewal of a license by certified mail to the last known address of the applicant or licensee. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Agr 1402.11 #9639, eff 1-20-10 Amended by Volume XXXVII Number 50…

Every applicant for, or holder of, a public weighmaster license shall be entitled to a hearing pursuant to Agr 200 if his or her application for an initial license or for license renewal is denied. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Agr 1402.12 #9639, eff 1-20-10 Amended by Volume XXXVII N…

(a) Public weighmasters who are self-employed and change the name of their businesses, or are employees of businesses that change their business names, shall notify the commissioner in writing of such changes within 10 days of the effective date. (b) Public weighmasters who chang…

In Agr 1403 the following terms shall have the following meanings: (a) "Gross weight" means a single or total weight after combining the tare weight and the net weight; (b) "Net weight" means the weight of a commodity excluding any materials, substances or items not considered to…

(a) Any person performing any of the functions of a public weighmaster shall have a currently valid license. (b) A current list of licensed weighmasters shall be provided on the division's website. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Agr 1403.02 (See Revision Note at chapter heading for Agr…

Except as otherwise provided in these rules, public weighmasters shall view, whether personally, electronically, or by other reasonable means, the weight of the vehicle, container, pallet or commodity for which the weight, measure or count is being certified at the time of, and f…

(a) Public weighmasters shall complete all weight certificates using black ink or black type. (b) Digital indicators used by public weighmasters shall be equipped with electronic recording elements. (c) Public weighmasters using digital indicators equipped with electronic recordi…

Public weighmasters shall provide the following, as applicable to the transaction, on each weight certificate: (a) The date on which the weight, measure, or count was determined; (b) The street address or location and the municipality where the weighing, measuring, or counting oc…

(a) Each public weighmaster shall keep and preserve for a period of 2 years all copies of voided certificates and a true legible copy of each weight certificate issued. (b) These records shall be available for inspection by any inspector of the division of weights and measures du…

(a) If the weight certificate provides for the entry of gross, tare, and net weights, and the public weighmaster determines only the gross weight or the tare weight or the net weight, the public weighmaster shall strike through or otherwise cancel the printed entries for the weig…

In all cases where scrap metal and salvage materials are purchased or sold using a vehicle scale, the quantity of the scrap metal and salvage material shall be determined by a licensed public weighmaster, and a weight certificate shall be issued to the buyer or seller. Notes N.H.…

(a) Public weighmasters shall not weigh a vehicle or combination of vehicles for certification unless the entire vehicle or connected combination of connected vehicles is resting entirely on the scale platform. (b) When weighing a combination of vehicles that will not rest entire…

When the weight or measure of a vehicle, container, or pallet and its net contents have been recorded on a weighmaster certificate, a public weighmaster shall not remove a part of, or add to, the net contents before the contents are delivered to the purchaser or broker, unless th…

If, after a certificate has been issued, an error is discovered on the certificate regarding the weight, measure, or count, the public weighmaster who issued the certificate shall make the following corrections: (a) Write across the face of the original certificate the word "INCO…

When the tare weight of a vehicle or the weight of the vehicle and its contents have been recorded on a weight certificate, no person shall alter the tare weight of the vehicle prior to the time that the net weight of the commodity has been determined and recorded on the certific…

The following information, additional to the information otherwise required, shall appear on a weight certificate issued when adjustments are made to the load and the weights are determined at a site other than the site where the vehicle was loaded: (a) The gross weight of the co…

Public weighmasters shall not determine or establish a standard or average tare weight for a vehicle, container, or pallet for any purpose, or use a predetermined tare weight in any weighing. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Agr 1403.14 #9639, eff 1-20-10 Amended by Volume XXXVII Number …

Pursuant to the commissioner's authority in RSA 438:7, any person ordered by a division inspector to proceed to a specified scale for the verification of the weight of vehicles or commodities shall comply. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Agr 1403.15 #9639, eff 1-20-10 Amended by Volume …

A licensed public weighmaster shall not: (a) Work as a public weighmaster without being currently licensed with the division; (b) Transfer the public weighmaster license to any other person, or permit another person to use it; (c) Manufacture, advertise for sale, sell or possess …

The purpose of Agr 1404 is to describe the procedures for individuals seeking to apply for a service technician license including the procedure for the initial application, exam requirements, and equipment certification. The rules also describe the process for service technician …

In Agr 1404 the following terms shall have the following meanings: (a) "Correct" means that a device, in addition to being accurate, meets all applicable specifications, tolerances and technical requirements of NIST Handbook 44, as modified by administrative rule of the commissio…

(a) The commissioner shall issue certificates of registration as a service technician. (b) Certificates of registration shall authorize the holder to install, service, repair, recondition, test and calibrate commercial weighing and measuring devices in any of the device categorie…

Initial service technician certificates of registration shall be issued only to individuals who: (a) Are within 30 days of becoming 18 years of age, or older; (b) Are citizens or legal residents of the United States; (c) Have in their possession a current edition of NIST Handbook…

(a) Applicants for certificates of registration shall submit proof to the division for examination and calibration all testing equipment which they intend to use after their registration and which has not already been certified by an accredited laboratory. The commissioner shall …

(a) Any person who wishes to receive an initial certificate of registration as a service technician shall complete and submit to the commissioner the application form entitled "Application Form for Initial Certificate of Registration". (b) The applicant shall supply the following…

(a) Each applicant choosing to work with devices in categories A, B, or H shall appear for a written examination scheduled by an examinations officer of the division before any license is issued. (b) The division shall offer an instructional seminar as an alternative to the writt…

(a) The duration of an initial certificate of registration issued to an individual not working for a business employing other registered service technicians shall be calculated as follows: (1) The beginning date shall be the first of the following dates after the applicant submit…

(a) Service technicians intending to renew such a certificate shall submit proof in the form of calibration certificates from accredited laboratories showing all testing equipment, except for the equipment described in (g) below has been certified. (b) All paperwork required for …

Individuals whose certificates of registration have expired and who wish to be registered again shall: (a) Be eligible in accordance with Agr 1404.04; (b) Comply with the application procedures set forth in Agr 1404.05; and (c) If choosing to register to work with devices in cate…

The commissioner shall deny an application for an initial certificate of registration as a service technician or for renewal of such a certificate if the commissioner determines that the applicant: (a) Has made a willful misrepresentation or falsification on the application form;…

The commissioner shall send a notice of the denial of an application for an initial certificate of registration or renewal of a certificate of registration by certified mail to the last known address of the applicant or certificate holder. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Agr 1404.12 (Se…

Every applicant for, or holder of, a certificate of registration as a service technician shall be entitled to a hearing pursuant to Agr 200 if his or her application for an initial or renewed certificate of registration is denied. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Agr 1404.13 (See Revisio…

Service technicians shall notify the division in writing within 10 days of the date of change when: (a) They are self-employed and change the names of their businesses; (b) They are employees of businesses that change their business names; or (c) They change their residential or …

The purpose of Agr 1405 is to describe the requirements and duties of licensed service technicians including but not limited to maintaining a valid license, privileges, reporting duties, and test equipment requirements. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Agr 1405.01 (See Revision Note at c…

In Agr 1405 the following terms shall have the following meanings: (a) "As found" means the condition and accuracy of the device when first inspected or tested; (b) "As sealed" means the condition and accuracy of the device when sealed; (c) "Basic tolerances" means those toleranc…

(a) No person shall service any device licensed by the commissioner unless that person holds a valid certificate of registration as a service technician with the division. (b) A list of service technicians with valid licensees shall be published on the division website and update…

(a) Service technicians shall possess or have available test equipment to adequately test devices in the device categories for which they hold a certificate of registration. (b) Pursuant to RSA 438:8, IV, service technicians shall use in their work only testing equipment and fiel…

Service technicians may: (a) Remove, in conjunction with repairing, rebuilding, or reconditioning devices, official security seals or rejection tags or marks placed on the devices by the division; (b) Place devices into commercial service if they meet the requirements of NIST Han…

(a) Service technicians shall complete and submit to the division a "Placed in Service/Inspection Report Form" whenever they install, repair, adjust, rebuild, service, recondition, test, calibrate, or certify a weighing, measuring, or counting device in commercial use, as further…