New Mexico Administrative Code

All parties involved in the servicing or use of commercial weighing or measuring devices.

Granted to the board of regents of New Mexico state university under the Weights and Measures Law, Chapter 57, Article 17, Sections 1 through 19, New Mexico Statutes Annotated, 1978 Compilation.

Permanent

July 1, 1997

This part establishes the specifications, tolerances, and other technical requirements for commercial weighing and measuring devices.

[RESERVED]

The specifications, tolerances, and other technical requirements for commercial weighing and measuring devices for the state of New Mexico shall be the same as adopted by the national conference on weights and measures as set forth in national institute of standards and technolog…

New Mexico State University, New Mexico Department of Agriculture [MSC 3189, P. O. Box 30005, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003-8005, Telephone: (575) 646-3007]

A. Any device marked or tagged as "not sealed - not legal for trade" pursuant to this part, shall not be used for commercial purpose nor shall the tag or mark be removed until it has been properly placed in service by the department or a registered service establishment. B. Such …

All parties involved in the servicing or use of commercial weighing or measuring devices.

Granted to the board of regents of New Mexico state university under the Weights and Measures Law, Chapter 57, Article 17, Sections 1 through 19, New Mexico Statutes Annotated, 1978 Compilation.

Permanent

July 1, 1997

This part establishes the conditions and circumstances under which a weighing or measuring device may be marked "not sealed - not legal for trade."

A. "Department" means the New Mexico department of agriculture. B. "Director" means the director of the New Mexico department of agriculture. C. "Registered service establishment" means any person, firm, or company registered with the department for the purpose of installing, ser…

Any weighing or measuring device not used for commercial purpose in the state of New Mexico, may be marked "not sealed - not legal for trade" if: A. the owner of the device declares in writing the device is not used for commercial purpose; B. the director determines a device is n…

New Mexico State University, New Mexico Department of Agriculture [MSC 3189, P. O. Box 30005, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003-8005, Telephone: (575) 646-3007]

All processors, distributors and retailers of consumer commodities.

Granted to the board of regents of New Mexico state university under the Weights and Measures Law, Chapter 57, Article 17, Sections 1 through 19, New Mexico Statutes Annotated, 1978 Compilation.

Permanent

July 1, 1997

This part establishes the method of sale of specific commodities sold or offered for sale in New Mexico.

A. "Berries" means all fruit whose names end in the term "berry". B. "Cord" means the amount of fuelwood contained in a space of 128 cubic feet when the fuelwood is ranked and well stowed and when one-half (1/2) the kerf of the wood is included. C. "SI" means the international sy…

A. Berries and small fruits: Shall be offered and exposed for sale and sold by weight, or by volume. If sold by volume, berries and small fruits must be in measure containers having inch-pound capacities of one-half (1/2) dry pint, one (1) dry pint, or one (1) dry quart or SI cap…

New Mexico State University, New Mexico Department of Agriculture [MSC 3189, P. O. Box 30005, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003-8005 Telephone: (575) 646-3007]

A complete registration will include payment of applicable fees for the registrant and all service technicians as established by an external policy memorandum.

With the application for full service registration, each service establishment shall furnish a one thousand dollar ($1,000) surety bond payable to the state of New Mexico, or other proof of financial responsibility as may be prescribed by the director, for faithful performance of…

Upon receipt and acceptance of a properly executed application, the required bond (full service only) and calibration certificate, a "registration certificate" shall be issued for a period not to exceed one (1) year. Registration certificates are non-transferable.

A. A registered service technician or registered service establishment shall have the authority to: (1) remove official tested and approved, out-of-order, and not sealed - not legal for trade stickers or tags; (2) break seals on adjustment mechanisms; (3) place into commercial se…

A. Within five (5) calendar days after a new or used device is installed, or a device that has been officially rejected has been repaired, the original of the properly executed place-in-service report shall be sent to the department. The duplicate copy of the report shall be reta…

A. A service technician or service establishment must possess or have available sufficient certified test standards to test in accordance with NIST handbook 44 requirements the class of devices for which registration is applied. Prior to registration, and at least annually therea…

The director may suspend or revoke a registration certificate in accordance with the procedures set forth in New Mexico department of agriculture administrative procedures and remedies for enforcement actions internal policy.

The department shall maintain and supply upon request a list of the registered service establishments.

All parties involved in the servicing or use of commercial weighing or measuring devices.

Granted to the board of regents of New Mexico state university under the Weights and Measures Law, Chapter 57, Article 17, Sections 1 through 19, New Mexico Statutes Annotated, 1978 Compilation.

Permanent

July 1, 1997

This part provides for the bonding and registration of service technicians and service establishments for commercial weighing or measuring devices.

A. "Commercial weighing or measuring device" means any device used or employed in establishing the quantity, weight, count, or size of products involving a monetary transaction or in computing any basic charge or payment for services rendered on the basis of weight or measure. B.…

A. Prior to installing, servicing, repairing or reconditioning any commercial weighing or measuring device in the state of New Mexico, a service establishment and each service technician employed by, or who is a part of, the service establishment shall be registered with the depa…

New Mexico State University, New Mexico Department of Agriculture [MSC 3189, P. O. Box 30005, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003-8005, Telephone: (575) 646-3007]