2005 Amendments

The following table lists the codes, paragraphs, and pages in which the
90^th^ National Conference on Weights and Measures made amendments. In
the column headed "Action," changes are noted as "added," "amended,"
"deleted," or "renumbered." Each code, section, or paragraph that has
been changed will be noted as "Added 2005" or "Amended 2005."

+-------+------------+----+-----------------+------------------+-----+
| *     | **CODE**   | *  | **PARAGRAPH**   | **ACTION**       | **  |
| *SECT |            | *S |                 |                  | PAG |
| ION** |            | &T |                 |                  | E** |
|       |            | IT |                 |                  |     |
|       |            | EM |                 |                  |     |
|       |            | N  |                 |                  |     |
|       |            | O. |                 |                  |     |
|       |            | ** |                 |                  |     |
+=======+============+====+=================+==================+=====+
| 2.20  | Scales     | 3  | Footnote to     | Amended          | 2-8 |
|       |            | 20 | S.1.8.4.        |                  |     |
|       |            | -2 |                 |                  |     |
+-------+------------+----+-----------------+------------------+-----+
|       |            | 3  | S.2.1.3.        | Amended title of | 2   |
|       |            | 20 |                 | S.2.1.3. and     | -10 |
|       |            | -4 | S.2.1.3.1.      | created new      |     |
|       |            |    |                 | subparagraph     |     |
|       |            |    |                 | S.2.1.3.1.       |     |
+-------+------------+----+-----------------+------------------+-----+
|       |            |    | S.2.1.3.2.      | Added            | 2   |
|       |            |    |                 |                  | -10 |
+-------+------------+----+-----------------+------------------+-----+
|       |            |    | S.2.1.3.3.      | Amended and      | 2   |
|       |            |    |                 | Renumbered from  | -10 |
|       |            |    |                 | S.2.1.3.1.       |     |
+-------+------------+----+-----------------+------------------+-----+
|       |            | 3  | Table S.6.3.b.  | Amended          | 2   |
|       |            | 20 | Note 3          |                  | -17 |
|       |            | -5 |                 |                  |     |
+-------+------------+----+-----------------+------------------+-----+
|       |            | 3  | T.N.4.5.        | Amended          | 2   |
|       |            | 20 |                 |                  | -32 |
|       |            | -8 |                 |                  |     |
+-------+------------+----+-----------------+------------------+-----+
|       |            |    | T.N.4.5.1.,     | Added            | 2   |
|       |            |    | T.N.4.5.2.      |                  | -32 |
|       |            |    | T.N.4.6,        |                  | --  |
|       |            |    | Table T.N.4.6., |                  | 2   |
|       |            |    |                 |                  | -33 |
+-------+------------+----+-----------------+------------------+-----+
| 2.21  | Bel        | 3  | UR.3.4.         | Added            | 2   |
|       | t-Conveyor | 21 |                 |                  | -56 |
|       | Scale      | -1 |                 |                  |     |
|       | Systems    |    |                 |                  |     |
+-------+------------+----+-----------------+------------------+-----+
| 3.30. | Liquid     | 3  | S.1.6.1.        | Amended          | 3-5 |
|       | -Measuring | 30 |                 |                  |     |
|       | Devices    | -1 |                 |                  |     |
+-------+------------+----+-----------------+------------------+-----+
|       |            | 3  | N.4.2.2.        | Amended          | 3   |
|       |            | 30 |                 |                  | -14 |
|       |            | -2 |                 |                  |     |
+-------+------------+----+-----------------+------------------+-----+
| 3.31. | Ve         | 3  | S.1.4.1.        | Amended          | 3   |
|       | hicle-Tank | 31 |                 |                  | -23 |
|       | Meters     | -2 |                 |                  |     |
+-------+------------+----+-----------------+------------------+-----+
|       |            | 3  | S.2.4.          | Added            | 3   |
|       |            | 31 |                 |                  | -23 |
|       |            | -3 |                 |                  |     |
+-------+------------+----+-----------------+------------------+-----+
|       |            | 3  | N.4.2.          | Amended          | 3   |
|       |            | 31 |                 |                  | -26 |
|       |            | -4 |                 |                  |     |
+-------+------------+----+-----------------+------------------+-----+
|       |            |    | N.4.5.          | Added            | 3   |
|       |            |    |                 |                  | -26 |
+-------+------------+----+-----------------+------------------+-----+
|       |            |    | T.4., Table     | Added            | 3   |
|       |            |    | T.4.            |                  | -28 |
+-------+------------+----+-----------------+------------------+-----+
| 5     | Table of   | 3  | 5.59            | Added Tentative  | 5-1 |
|       | Contents   | 60 |                 | Electronic       |     |
|       |            | -1 |                 | Livestock, Meat, |     |
|       |            |    |                 | and Poultry      |     |
|       |            |    |                 | Evaluation       |     |
|       |            |    |                 | Systems and/or   |     |
|       |            |    |                 | Devices Code     |     |
|       |            |    |                 | title and page   |     |
|       |            |    |                 | number to table  |     |
+-------+------------+----+-----------------+------------------+-----+
| 5.59. | Electronic | 3  |                 | Tentative Code   | 5   |
|       | Livestock, | 60 |                 | Added to         | -57 |
|       | Meat, and  | -1 |                 | Handbook         | to  |
|       | Poultry    |    |                 |                  | 5   |
|       | Evaluation |    |                 |                  | -58 |
|       | Systems    |    |                 |                  |     |
|       | and/or     |    |                 |                  |     |
|       | Devices -- |    |                 |                  |     |
|       | Tentative  |    |                 |                  |     |
|       | Code       |    |                 |                  |     |
+-------+------------+----+-----------------+------------------+-----+
| App   | F          | 3  | 3\. Testing     | Amended and      | A-2 |
| endix | undamental | 60 | Apparatus       | moved reference  |     |
| A     | Cons       | -2 | Footnote 2      | from 3.2. to     |     |
|       | iderations |    |                 | 3.1.             |     |
+-------+------------+----+-----------------+------------------+-----+
|       |            |    | 3.1             | Amended          | A-2 |
+-------+------------+----+-----------------+------------------+-----+
|       |            |    | 3.2             | Amended          | A-2 |
+-------+------------+----+-----------------+------------------+-----+
|       |            |    | 3.3             | Amended          | A-3 |
+-------+------------+----+-----------------+------------------+-----+
| App   | D          | 3  | D~max~          | Added            | D-6 |
| endix | efinitions | 20 |                 |                  |     |
| D     |            | -8 |                 |                  |     |
+-------+------------+----+-----------------+------------------+-----+
|       |            | 3  | E~max~          | Added            | D-7 |
|       |            | 20 |                 |                  |     |
|       |            | -8 |                 |                  |     |
+-------+------------+----+-----------------+------------------+-----+
|       |            | 3  | non-automatic   | Amended from     | D   |
|       |            | 20 | weighing        | "system" to      | -14 |
|       |            | -8 | instrument      | "instrument"     |     |
+-------+------------+----+-----------------+------------------+-----+
|       |            | 3  | reading face    | Amended to       | D   |
|       |            | 20 |                 | include          | -16 |
|       |            | -5 |                 | reference to     |     |
|       |            |    |                 | Section 2.20     |     |
+-------+------------+----+-----------------+------------------+-----+

##  2005 Editorial Changes

+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------------+------+
| **SEC  | **CODE**  | **PA      | **ACTION**                  | **PA |
| TION** |           | RAGRAPH** |                             | GE** |
+========+===========+===========+=============================+======+
| Introd |           | Section   | Corrected reference to      | 1 to |
| uction |           | F.        | deadline to November 1.     | 2    |
+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------------+------+
|        |           | Section   | Added note to first         | 6    |
|        |           | S.        | paragraph to recognize use  |      |
|        |           |           | of NIST Handbook 44         |      |
|        |           |           | requirements in other       |      |
|        |           |           | applications.               |      |
+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------------+------+
| 1.10   | General   | G-        | Corrected reference to      | 1-3  |
|        |           | S.1.1.(c) | G-S.1.(h) to G-S.1.(e).     |      |
+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------------+------+
| 2.20   | Scales    | Table     | Added sentence to the       | 2-17 |
|        |           | S.6.3.b.  | requirement to clarify that |      |
|        |           | Note 3    | marking devices with a      |      |
|        |           |           | nominal capacity is a       |      |
|        |           |           | retroactive requirement.    |      |
+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------------+------+
|        |           | Table 4   | Created language to         | 2-24 |
|        |           |           | reference GIPSA policy for  |      |
|        |           |           | 110 lb/sq ft rule           |      |
+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------------+------+
|        |           | Table 7a  | Inserted capacity limits    | 2-36 |
|        |           |           | for vehicle-on board        |      |
|        |           |           | weighing systems consistent |      |
|        |           |           | with 1996 S&T Committee     |      |
|        |           |           | report.                     |      |
+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------------+------+
|        |           | UR.1.3.   | Corrected "Added" date from | 2-37 |
|        |           |           | 1995 to 1985.               |      |
+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------------+------+
| 2.21   | Belt      | S.3.      | Deleted "*do not*" to       | 2-48 |
|        | Conveyor  |           | correct statement to read,  |      |
|        | Scale     |           | "*Except of systems that    |      |
|        | System    |           | record the zero load        |      |
|        |           |           | reference at the beginning  |      |
|        |           |           | . . . .*                    |      |
+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------------+------+
|        |           | N.3.2.    | Inserted "material" in      | 2-49 |
|        |           |           | second paragraph to define  |      |
|        |           |           | type of individual tests.   |      |
|        |           |           | Text now reads "individual  |      |
|        |           |           | material tests."            |      |
+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------------+------+
| 2.24   | Automatic | A.1.(e)   | Changed "net weight" to     | 2-67 |
|        |           |           | "net content."              |      |
|        | Weighing  |           |                             |      |
|        |           |           |                             |      |
|        | Systems   |           |                             |      |
+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------------+------+
|        |           | T.3.      | Added reference to Table    | 2-77 |
|        |           | 3.1.2.(a) | T.3.                        |      |
+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------------+------+
|        |           | T.3.      | Inserted missing text after | 2-77 |
|        |           | 3.1.2.(b) | term "latest" regarding     |      |
|        |           |           | NIST Handbook 133. Added    |      |
|        |           |           | text to clarify the         |      |
|        |           |           | parenthetical reference to  |      |
|        |           |           | 3 standard deviations.      |      |
+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------------+------+
|        |           | T         | Deleted "Tolerances" from   | 2-77 |
|        |           | .3.3.2.1. | title.                      |      |
+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------------+------+
|        |           | T         | Deleted "Tolerances" from   | 2-77 |
|        |           | .3.3.2.2. | title.                      |      |
+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------------+------+
|        |           | T.3.      | Added text to clarify the   | 2-77 |
|        |           | 3.2.2.(b) | parenthetical reference to  |      |
|        |           |           | 3 standard deviations.      |      |
+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------------+------+
| 3.30.  | Liquid-   | Table     | Changed heading of the left | 3-9  |
|        | Measuring | S.2.2.    | column to the singular form |      |
|        | Devices   |           | of "Category." Added "or    |      |
|        |           |           | shall not operate while in  |      |
|        |           |           | this mode" to the third     |      |
|        |           |           | paragraph under Category 2  |      |
|        |           |           | in the left column; this    |      |
|        |           |           | phrase was inadvertently    |      |
|        |           |           | omitted between the 1998    |      |
|        |           |           | and 1999 printings of the   |      |
|        |           |           | Handbook.                   |      |
+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------------+------+
|        |           | N.4.2.    | Edited text to be           | 3-14 |
|        |           |           | consistent with "Special    |      |
|        |           |           | Tests" paragraph N.4.2. in  |      |
|        |           |           | Vehicle-Tank Meters Code    |      |
|        |           |           | per decision of NCWM S&T    |      |
|        |           |           | Committee at the 63^rd^     |      |
|        |           |           | NCWM (1978).                |      |
+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------------+------+
|        |           | UR.3.3.   | Prior to 2001, UR.3.3.      | 3-17 |
|        |           |           | required that any computing |      |
|        |           |           | device be used only for     |      |
|        |           |           | sales for which the device  |      |
|        |           |           | computed and displayed the  |      |
|        |           |           | sales price for the         |      |
|        |           |           | transaction. A 2001         |      |
|        |           |           | editorial change to UR.3.3. |      |
|        |           |           | inadvertently created       |      |
|        |           |           | language that could be      |      |
|        |           |           | interpreted as not applying |      |
|        |           |           | to devices that compute at  |      |
|        |           |           | only one unit price. With   |      |
|        |           |           | concurrence of the 2005 S&T |      |
|        |           |           | Committee, UR.3.3. was      |      |
|        |           |           | editorially changed to      |      |
|        |           |           | correct that error and      |      |
|        |           |           | reformatted to clarify its  |      |
|        |           |           | application.                |      |
+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------------+------+
| 3.31   | Veh       | UR.2.2.1. | Changed "sale" to           | 3-29 |
|        | icle-Tank |           | "delivery" to be consistent |      |
|        | Meters    |           | with S.2.4. and N.4.5.      |      |
+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------------+------+
| 3.32.  | LPG and   | N.4.2.    | Edited text to be           | 3-36 |
|        | Anhydrous |           | consistent with "Special    |      |
|        | Ammonia   |           | Tests" paragraph N.4.2. in  |      |
|        | Liquid-   |           | Vehicle-Tank Meters Code    |      |
|        | Measuring |           | per decision of NCWM S&T    |      |
|        | Devices   |           | Committee at the 63^rd^     |      |
|        |           |           | NCWM (1978).                |      |
+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------------+------+
| 3.33.  | Hy        | N.4.2.    | Edited text to be           | 3-44 |
|        | drocarbon |           | consistent with "Special    |      |
|        | Gas       |           | Tests" paragraph N.4.2. in  |      |
|        | Vapor-    |           | Vehicle-Tank Meters Code    |      |
|        | Measuring |           | per decision of NCWM S&T    |      |
|        | Devices   |           | Committee at the 63^rd^     |      |
|        |           |           | NCWM (1978).                |      |
+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------------+------+
| 3.34.  | Cryogenic | N.5.2.    | Edited text to be           | 3-53 |
|        | Liquid-   |           | consistent with "Special    |      |
|        | Measuring |           | Tests" paragraph N.4.2. in  |      |
|        | Devices   |           | Vehicle-Tank Meters Code    |      |
|        |           |           | per decision of NCWM S&T    |      |
|        |           |           | Committee at the 63^rd^     |      |
|        |           |           | NCWM (1978).                |      |
+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------------+------+
| 3.35.  | Milk      | N.4.2.    | Edited text to be           | 3-60 |
|        | Meters    |           | consistent with "Special    |      |
|        |           |           | Tests" paragraph N.4.2. in  |      |
|        |           |           | Vehicle-Tank Meters Code    |      |
|        |           |           | per decision of NCWM S&T    |      |
|        |           |           | Committee at the 63^rd^     |      |
|        |           |           | NCWM (1978).                |      |
+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------------+------+
| 3.37.  | Mass Flow | Table     | Deleted term "or in use"    | 3-73 |
|        | Meters    | S.3.5.    | from reference to devices   |      |
|        |           |           | with remote configuration   |      |
|        |           |           | capability in Category 2    |      |
|        |           |           | under "Categories of        |      |
|        |           |           | Device." This term was to   |      |
|        |           |           | have been deleted per the   |      |
|        |           |           | 84^th^ NCWM (1999). Changed |      |
|        |           |           | heading of the left column  |      |
|        |           |           | to the singular form of     |      |
|        |           |           | "Category."                 |      |
+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------------+------+
|        |           | N.6.2.    | Edited text to be           | 3-76 |
|        |           |           | consistent with "Special    |      |
|        |           |           | Tests" paragraph N.4.2. in  |      |
|        |           |           | Vehicle-Tank Meters Code    |      |
|        |           |           | per decision of NCWM S&T    |      |
|        |           |           | Committee at the 63^rd^     |      |
|        |           |           | NCWM (1978).                |      |
+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------------+------+
| 3.38.  | Carbon    | N.4.2.    | Edited text to be           | 3-82 |
|        | Dioxide   |           | consistent with "Special    |      |
|        | Liquid-   |           | Tests" paragraph N.4.2. in  |      |
|        | Measuring |           | Vehicle-Tank Meters Code    |      |
|        | Devices   |           | per decision of NCWM S&T    |      |
|        | Code      |           | Committee at the 63^rd^     |      |
|        |           |           | NCWM (1978).                |      |
+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------------+------+
| 5      | Table of  |           | Removed "Tentative Code"    | 5-1  |
|        | Contents  |           | from 5.57 and 5.58.         |      |
+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------------+------+
| Ap     |           | automatic | Added "(zero tracking)" to  | D-2  |
| pendix |           | zer       | be consistent with 2005     |      |
| D      |           | o‑setting | amendments to Section 2.20  |      |
|        |           | mechanism | Paragraph S.2.1.3.          |      |
+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------------+------+
|        |           | multi     | Reinserted the term         | D-12 |
|        |           | -interval | "(segment(s))" following    |      |
|        |           | scale     | the term "weighing range."  |      |
|        |           |           | The term "(segment(s))" was |      |
|        |           |           | inadvertently omitted       |      |
|        |           |           | between the 2004 and 2005   |      |
|        |           |           | editions.                   |      |
+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------------+------+
|        |           | zer       | Added "(zero tracking)" to  | D-23 |
|        |           | o-setting | "automatic zero‑setting     |      |
|        |           | mechanism | mechanism" sub-definition   |      |
|        |           |           | to be consistent with 2005  |      |
|        |           |           | amendments to Section 2.20  |      |
|        |           |           | Paragraph S.2.1.3.          |      |
+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------------+------+
|        |           | zero      | Added term with reference   | D-23 |
|        |           | tracking  | back to "automatic          |      |
|        |           |           | zero‑setting mechanism."    |      |
+--------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------------+------+