N.D. Cent. Code § 64-04-04 — ND Code / Title 64 / Chapter 64-04 / Section 64-04-04
64-04-04. Commission rules - Tolerances
Status: in_force

64-04-04. Commission rules - Tolerances

The commission may adopt rules and establish tolerances within a maximum of two percent

having the force or effect of law.
N.D. Cent. Code § 64-02-04 — ND Code / Title 64 / Chapter 64-02 / Section 64-02-04
64-02-04. Tolerance - Uniformity established by commission
Status: in_force

64-02-04. Tolerance - Uniformity established by commission

The commission shall establish uniform tolerance or reasonable variances for weighing and

measuring devices.
N.D. Cent. Code § 64-01-08 — ND Code / Title 64 / Chapter 64-01 / Section 64-01-08
64-01-08. Standard weight of coal, charcoal, and ice
Status: in_force

64-01-08. Standard weight of coal, charcoal, and ice

In all contracts for the sale of coal, charcoal, and ice, the term "ton" shall mean two

thousand pounds [907.18 kilograms]. A sale of coal, charcoal, or ice in any manner except by

weight is prohibited.
N.D. Cent. Code § 64-01-11 — ND Code / Title 64 / Chapter 64-01 / Section 64-01-11
64-01-11. Fractional parts of weights and measures
Status: in_force

64-01-11. Fractional parts of weights and measures

All contracts for the sale of a fractional part of a bushel, barrel, ton, or cord of any article or

commodity on which the legal weight or measurement per bushel, barrel, ton, cord, gallon, or

fractional part has been established, shall require and mean a like fractional part of the legal

and established weight or measurement per bushel, barrel, ton, or cord.
N.D. Cent. Code § 64-02-19 — ND Code / Title 64 / Chapter 64-02 / Section 64-02-19
64-02-19. Salaries of employees of the department
Status: repealed

64-02-19. Salaries of employees of the department

Repealed by S.L. 1989, ch. 764, § 31.
N.D. Cent. Code § 64-02-16 — ND Code / Title 64 / Chapter 64-02 / Section 64-02-16
64-02-16. Licensing coin-weighing machine or scale and public gasoline pump required - Fee
Status: repealed

64-02-16. Licensing coin-weighing machine or scale and public gasoline pump

required - Fee.

Repealed by S.L. 1961, ch. 387, § 2.
N.D. Cent. Code § 64-03-01 — ND Code / Title 64 / Chapter 64-03 / Section 64-03-01
64-03-01. False weights and measures
Status: in_force

64-03-01. False weights and measures

It is unlawful for any person to:

1. Offer or expose for sale, sell, use, or possess a false weighing or measuring device,

for use in buying or selling any commodity or thing, or any weighing or measuring

device which has not been sealed as provided by section 64-02-13.

2. Dispose of any condemned weighing or measuring device, or remove any tag placed

thereon by the commission.

3. Sell, offer, or expose for sale less than the quantity represented.

4. Sell, offer for sale, or possess for the purpose of selling, any device or instrument to be

used or designed to falsify any weighing or measuring device.

5. Refuse to pay any fee charged for testing or calibrating and sealing or condemning

any weighing or measuring device.
N.D. Cent. Code § 64-02-13 — ND Code / Title 64 / Chapter 64-02 / Section 64-02-13
64-02-13. Commission to test weighing or measuring devices
Status: in_force

64-02-13. Commission to test weighing or measuring devices

The commission may test or calibrate weighing or measuring devices. The owner of any

weighing or measuring device used in this state is responsible for its accuracy and condition.

The public service commission shall determine the frequency of required testing for each

category of weighing and measuring device, which may not exceed twenty-four months. If upon

testing the weighing or measuring device is within the permitted tolerance, it must be sealed.

Inspections and testing of farm milk bulk tank equipment may be made only by the state dairy

department under section 4.1-25-26. Inspections and testing of oil and gas production meters

and measuring devices may be made only by or under the direction of the industrial commission

under section 38-08-04. If upon complaint the commission finds the weighing or measuring

device is within the permitted tolerance, the cost of the test, unless waived by the commission,

must be paid by the complainant and in all other cases the cost of testing must be paid by the

owner of the equipment.
N.D. Cent. Code § 64-01-09 — ND Code / Title 64 / Chapter 64-01 / Section 64-01-09
64-01-09. Standard weight of flour
Status: in_force

64-01-09. Standard weight of flour

In all contracts for the sale of flour, the term "barrel" shall mean one hundred ninety-six net

pounds avoirdupois [88.90 kilograms].
N.D. Cent. Code § 64-02-14 — ND Code / Title 64 / Chapter 64-02 / Section 64-02-14
64-02-14. Incorrect weighing or measuring devices
Status: in_force

64-02-14. Incorrect weighing or measuring devices

A weighing or measuring device that does not meet applicable design or tolerance

requirements must be marked in the manner set by the commission and may not be used in

commerce without the consent of the commission.
N.D. Cent. Code § 64-02-17 — ND Code / Title 64 / Chapter 64-02 / Section 64-02-17
64-02-17. Form of application for licensing coin-weighing machines, scales, and public gasoline pumps
Status: repealed

64-02-17. Form of application for licensing coin-weighing machines, scales, and

public gasoline pumps.

Repealed by S.L. 1961, ch. 387, § 2.
N.D. Cent. Code § 64-02-05 — ND Code / Title 64 / Chapter 64-02 / Section 64-02-05
64-02-05. Employees - Compensation
Status: in_force

64-02-05. Employees - Compensation

The commission shall employ and fix the compensation of employees necessary to carry

out the provisions of this title.
N.D. Cent. Code § 64-02-20 — ND Code / Title 64 / Chapter 64-02 / Section 64-02-20
64-02-20. Expenses
Status: in_force

64-02-20. Expenses

The commission may purchase supplies and equipment and may incur necessary expenses

in carrying out the provisions of this title within legislative appropriations made for such purpose.

Traveling expenses are allowed employees as provided in section 54-06-09.
N.D. Cent. Code § 64-01-02 — ND Code / Title 64 / Chapter 64-01 / Section 64-01-02
64-01-02. Liquid measure
Status: in_force

64-01-02. Liquid measure

The standard measure of a capacity for liquids shall be the wine gallon containing two

hundred thirty-one cubic inches [3785.41 milliliters]. A barrel shall contain thirty-one and fifty

hundredths gallons [119.24 liters] and a hogshead shall contain sixty-three gallons [238.48

liters].
N.D. Cent. Code § 64-03-08 — ND Code / Title 64 / Chapter 64-03 / Section 64-03-08
64-03-08. Penalty for hindering an inspector in official duties
Status: repealed

64-03-08. Penalty for hindering an inspector in official duties

Repealed by S.L. 1975, ch. 106, § 673.
N.D. Cent. Code § 64-02-15.1 — ND Code / Title 64 / Chapter 64-02 / Section 64-02-15.1
64-02-15.1. Duty of commission to test accuracy of oil and gas production meters
Status: repealed

64-02-15.1. Duty of commission to test accuracy of oil and gas production meters

Repealed by S.L. 1993, ch. 367, § 5.
N.D. Cent. Code § 64-01-01 — ND Code / Title 64 / Chapter 64-01 / Section 64-01-01
64-01-01. Dry measure
Status: in_force

64-01-01. Dry measure

The standard measure of capacity for commodities sold by dry measure shall be the bushel

containing two thousand one hundred fifty and forty-two hundredths cubic inches [35239.07

milliliters]. The half bushel, peck, half peck, quarter peck, quart, and pint shall be derived by

successively dividing that measure by two.
N.D. Cent. Code § 64-02-08.1 — ND Code / Title 64 / Chapter 64-02 / Section 64-02-08.1
64-02-08.1. Fees for registered service companies and to permit and test a registered service person
Status: in_force

64-02-08.1. Fees for registered service companies and to permit and test a registered

service person.

1. Annually, each registered service company shall pay a permit fee of one hundred

dollars.

2. Annually, each registered service person shall pay a permit fee of fifty dollars.

3. The commission may assess a registered service person testing fee not to exceed

twenty-five dollars per test.
N.D. Cent. Code § 64-03-12 — ND Code / Title 64 / Chapter 64-03 / Section 64-03-12
64-03-12. Duty of magistrate
Status: in_force

64-03-12. Duty of magistrate

The magistrate to whom any weighing or measuring device is delivered under section

64-03-10 shall request the commission to test it and, if found to be false, the commission shall

destroy it or deliver it to the state's attorney of the county in which the accused is prosecuted.
N.D. Cent. Code § 64-01-10 — ND Code / Title 64 / Chapter 64-01 / Section 64-01-10
64-01-10. Perch of stone
Status: in_force

64-01-10. Perch of stone

A perch of mason work or stone shall consist of twenty-five feet, cubic measure [.71 cubic

meter].
N.D. Cent. Code § 64-02-09 — ND Code / Title 64 / Chapter 64-02 / Section 64-02-09
64-02-09. Standards of weights and measures
Status: in_force

64-02-09. Standards of weights and measures

The commission shall maintain the following standards of weights and measures, which

must conform to the United States standards:

1. One surveyor's chain, sixty-six United States survey feet in length.

2. One yard [in meters, equal to 36 divided by 39.37] measure.

3. One United States survey foot [in meters, equal to 12 divided by 39.37] measure and

one international foot [exactly .3048 meters] measure.

4. One inch [25.40 millimeters] measure.

5. One one hundred pound [45.36 kilograms] weight.

6. One fifty pound [22.68 kilograms] weight.

7. One twenty-five pound [11.34 kilograms] weight.

8. One ten pound [4.54 kilograms] weight.

9. One one pound [.4536 kilogram] weight.

10. One half-pound [.2268 kilogram] weight.

11. One quarter-pound [.1134 kilogram] weight.

12. One one-eighth of a pound [.0567 kilogram] weight.

13. One one-sixteenth of a pound [.0284 kilogram] weight or one ounce [28.35 grams]

weight.

14. One set of apothecaries' weights from one pound [.4536 kilogram] to one grain

[64.80 milligrams] and one set of troy weights from one pound [.3732 kilogram] to one

grain [64.80 milligrams].

15. Other weighing and measuring devices necessary to test and calibrate standards.

These standards are the legal standards of weights and measures for this state, and must be

used for testing the secondary standards used to test weighing or measuring devices.
N.D. Cent. Code § 64-03-05 — ND Code / Title 64 / Chapter 64-03 / Section 64-03-05
64-03-05. Fuel required to be weighed - Correct scale weight - Slip delivered
Status: repealed

64-03-05. Fuel required to be weighed - Correct scale weight - Slip delivered

Repealed by S.L. 1989, ch. 764, § 31.
N.D. Cent. Code § 64-02-11 — ND Code / Title 64 / Chapter 64-02 / Section 64-02-11
64-02-11. Payment of test fee before using weighing or measuring device
Status: in_force

64-02-11. Payment of test fee before using weighing or measuring device

No weighing or measuring device that has been sealed by the commission may be used,

sold, or exposed for sale until the fee charged for the test has been paid.
N.D. Cent. Code § 64-02-06 — ND Code / Title 64 / Chapter 64-02 / Section 64-02-06
64-02-06. Employees of department shall give bond
Status: repealed

64-02-06. Employees of department shall give bond

Repealed by S.L. 1989, ch. 764, § 31.
N.D. Cent. Code § 64-04-02 — ND Code / Title 64 / Chapter 64-04 / Section 64-04-02
64-04-02. Authority of commission to test and condemn weighing and measuring devices
Status: in_force

64-04-02. Authority of commission to test and condemn weighing and measuring

devices.

The commission may test or calibrate weighing and measuring devices used in the retail

sale of liquefied petroleum gas, either in liquid or vapor form, and shall condemn all devices

found not to be within the permitted tolerance or which do not clearly state the quantity of

liquefied petroleum gas, either in liquid or vapor form, in pounds, gallons, cubic feet, or other

units approved by the commission. The commission shall conspicuously mark all condemned

devices, which mark may not be removed or defaced except upon authorization of the

commission.
N.D. Cent. Code § 64-01-07 — ND Code / Title 64 / Chapter 64-01 / Section 64-01-07
64-01-07. Standard measurement of wood
Status: in_force

64-01-07. Standard measurement of wood

In all contracts for the sale of wood, the term "cord" shall mean one hundred twenty-eight

cubic feet [3.62 cubic meters] of wood, in four-foot [1.22-meter] lengths. If the sale is of "sawed

wood", a cord shall mean one hundred ten cubic feet [3.11 cubic meters] when ranked, or one

hundred sixty cubic feet [4.53 cubic meters] when thrown irregularly or loosely into a

conveyance for delivery to the purchaser. If the sale is of "sawed and split" wood, a cord shall

mean one hundred twenty cubic feet [3.39 cubic meters] when ranked and one hundred

seventy-five cubic feet [4.96 cubic meters] when thrown irregularly and loosely into a

conveyance for delivery.
N.D. Cent. Code § 64-04-01 — ND Code / Title 64 / Chapter 64-04 / Section 64-04-01
64-04-01. Restrictions upon sale of liquefied petroleum gas
Status: in_force

64-04-01. Restrictions upon sale of liquefied petroleum gas

It is unlawful to sell or offer for sale, either at wholesale or retail, any liquefied petroleum

gas, either in liquid or vapor form, except by avoirdupois weight, specified in pounds; liquid

measure, specified in gallons; vapor measure, specified in cubic feet; or specified in such other

units approved by the commission.
N.D. Cent. Code § 64-03-07 — ND Code / Title 64 / Chapter 64-03 / Section 64-03-07
64-03-07. Violation of provisions relating to standard measurements and weights unlawful
Status: in_force

64-03-07. Violation of provisions relating to standard measurements and weights

unlawful.

It is unlawful for any buyer to take a greater quantity than is provided by the standards

established in this title, or any seller to give a lesser quantity, unless both parties to the sale

have actual knowledge of the variation from the standards.
N.D. Cent. Code § 64-03-10 — ND Code / Title 64 / Chapter 64-03 / Section 64-03-10
64-03-10. Duty of officer to seize false weighing and measuring devices
Status: in_force

64-03-10. Duty of officer to seize false weighing and measuring devices

An officer arresting any person for a violation of any provision of this title shall seize any

false weighing or measuring device in the possession of the person arrested and shall deliver it

to the magistrate before whom the person is taken.
N.D. Cent. Code § 64-03-06 — ND Code / Title 64 / Chapter 64-03 / Section 64-03-06
64-03-06. Stamping incorrect weight or tare
Status: in_force

64-03-06. Stamping incorrect weight or tare

It is unlawful for any person to knowingly mark or stamp an incorrect weight or tare on any

package, or to knowingly sell or offer for sale any package so marked.
N.D. Cent. Code § 64-04-03 — ND Code / Title 64 / Chapter 64-04 / Section 64-04-03
64-04-03. Specification of liquid gas meters
Status: in_force

64-04-03. Specification of liquid gas meters

All liquid gas meters must be of a positive displacement type equipped with a vapor

separator or provided with other equipment which will positively eliminate all air and vapor from

passing through the meter with the liquid gas, and a differential pressure regulator. The meters

must be corrected, prior to use, to sixty degrees Fahrenheit [15.5 degrees Celsius] liquid gas

temperature and all deliveries of liquid gas through such meters must, at the time and place of

delivery, be temperature-corrected to sixty degrees Fahrenheit [15.5 degrees Celsius] and the

customer billed accordingly. It is unlawful to make retail sales to customers except where

delivered through a fuel dispenser from any bulk delivery vehicle unless such bulk delivery

vehicle is equipped with and dispenses said liquid petroleum gas through a liquid meter as

herein provided. Liquid meters may not be equipped with a bypass around the liquid meter. The

prohibition of a bypass does not prohibit the use of an equalization line.
N.D. Cent. Code § 64-02-07 — ND Code / Title 64 / Chapter 64-02 / Section 64-02-07
64-02-07. Duties of commission
Status: in_force

64-02-07. Duties of commission

The commission shall:

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.
N.D. Cent. Code § 64-03-03 — ND Code / Title 64 / Chapter 64-03 / Section 64-03-03
64-03-03. Fraudulently increasing weight
Status: in_force

64-03-03. Fraudulently increasing weight

It is unlawful for any person to place or conceal with any goods usually sold by weight any

foreign substance for the purpose of increasing the apparent weight of the goods.
N.D. Cent. Code § 64-02-03 — ND Code / Title 64 / Chapter 64-02 / Section 64-02-03
64-02-03. Commission rules
Status: in_force

64-02-03. Commission rules

The commission may adopt rules having the force and effect of law.
N.D. Cent. Code § 64-01-04 — ND Code / Title 64 / Chapter 64-01 / Section 64-01-04
64-01-04. Hundredweight
Status: in_force

64-01-04. Hundredweight

In contracts for the sale of goods or commodities, the term "hundredweight" shall mean one

hundred pounds avoirdupois [45.36 kilograms].
N.D. Cent. Code § 64-03-11 — ND Code / Title 64 / Chapter 64-03 / Section 64-03-11
64-03-11. Duty of state's attorney
Status: in_force

64-03-11. Duty of state's attorney

After the conviction of any person for violating any provision of this title, the state's attorney

shall cause to be destroyed any false weighing or measuring device involved in the violation.
N.D. Cent. Code § 64-02-10 — ND Code / Title 64 / Chapter 64-02 / Section 64-02-10
64-02-10. Fees to test or calibrate weighing and measuring devices
Status: in_force

64-02-10. Fees to test or calibrate weighing and measuring devices

The commission shall collect the following fees to:

1. Test overhead monorail, track, dormant, deck, and hanging scale of

one thousand pounds [453 kilograms] or less capacity $95.00

2. Test movable platform scale $20.00

3. Test counter or computing scale $20.00

4. Test hanging scale of fifty pound [22.68 kilogram] capacity or less $20.00

5. Test a retail motor fuel device $20.00

6. Test or calibrate weighing and measuring standards, per metrologist,

per quarter hour or fraction thereof $17.00

7. Test mobile delivery gasoline and fuel oil meter $45.00

8. Test gasoline, LPG, or fuel oil meter on common carrier pipelines, or any

other meter used in loading railway cars, transports, or other conveyances $95.00

9. Test propane, ag chemical, or liquid fertilizer meter $70.00

10. Test or calibrate weighing and measuring devices other than the above

and those set by rule, per inspector per quarter hour or fraction thereof $20.00

11. Witnessing any of the above tests Fifty percent of the applicable fee

When a rejected weighing or measuring device has been reconditioned or replaced by new

equipment, it must be retested and certified before being put into use except as otherwise

provided by rule. The fee for retest and certification is the same as for the first test and

certification.

When a test of a weighing or measuring device is required in addition to the regularly

scheduled test, the commission shall charge a fee equal to the cost of operating the motor

vehicle used in conducting the test. The mileage charges, as determined by the commission,

must be in addition to the regular test fee and calculated to cover the costs of the additional

travel. If a test has been requested and the person requesting it fails to appear or to have the

weighing or measuring device ready for testing at the arranged time, there is a charge of ten

dollars a quarter hour for the time between the arranged time and the time at which the test can

begin.
N.D. Cent. Code § 64-02-13.1 — ND Code / Title 64 / Chapter 64-02 / Section 64-02-13.1
64-02-13.1. Exception from regularly scheduled test of weighing or measuring device
Status: in_force

64-02-13.1. Exception from regularly scheduled test of weighing or measuring device

A weighing or measuring device used to conduct sales by a transient vendor is exempt from

this chapter.
N.D. Cent. Code § 64-01-05 — ND Code / Title 64 / Chapter 64-01 / Section 64-01-05
64-01-05. Standard weight of bushel
Status: in_force

64-01-05. Standard weight of bushel

In contracts for the sale or storage of any of the following articles, the term "bushel" shall

mean the number of pounds avoirdupois herein stated:

1. Alfalfa, sixty pounds [27.22 kilograms].

2. Apples, fifty pounds [22.68 kilograms].

3. Apples, dried, twenty-eight pounds [12.70 kilograms].

4. Barley, forty-eight pounds [21.77 kilograms].

5. Beans, sixty pounds [27.22 kilograms].

6. Beans, white runner pole, fifty pounds [22.68 kilograms].

7. Beans, broad windsor, forty-seven pounds [21.32 kilograms].

8. Beans, lima, fifty-five pounds [20.41 kilograms].

9. Blue grass seed, fourteen pounds [6.35 kilograms].

10. Bran, twenty pounds [9.07 kilograms].

11. Beets, sixty pounds [27.22 kilograms].

12. Buckwheat, forty-two pounds [19.05 kilograms].

13. Broom corn seed, thirty pounds [13.61 kilograms].

14. Bromus inermis, fourteen pounds [6.35 kilograms].

15. Corn, shelled, fifty-six pounds [25.40 kilograms].

16. Corn, sweet, forty-eight pounds [21.77 kilograms].

17. Corn, in the ear, seventy pounds [31.75 kilograms].

18. Clover seed, sixty pounds [27.22 kilograms].

19. Coal, stone, eighty pounds [36.29 kilograms].

20. Chestnuts, fifty pounds [22.68 kilograms].

21. Cucumbers, forty-eight pounds [21.77 kilograms].

22. Carrots, forty-five pounds [20.41 kilograms].

23. Cranberries, thirty-six pounds [16.33 kilograms].

24. Flaxseed, fifty-six pounds [25.40 kilograms].

25. Hempseed, fifty pounds [22.68 kilograms].

26. Hickory nuts, fifty pounds [22.68 kilograms].

27. Hungarian grass seed, forty-eight pounds [21.77 kilograms].

28. Lime, eighty pounds [36.29 kilograms].

29. Millet, fifty pounds [22.68 kilograms].

30. Oats, thirty-two pounds [14.51 kilograms].

31. Onions, fifty-two pounds [23.59 kilograms].

32. Onions, bottom sets, thirty-two pounds [14.51 kilograms].

33. Onions, top sets, twenty-eight pounds [12.70 kilograms].

34. Orchard grass seed, fourteen pounds [6.35 kilograms].

35. Potatoes, sweet, forty-six pounds [20.87 kilograms].

36. Potatoes, Irish, sixty pounds [27.22 kilograms].

37. Peas, sixty pounds [27.22 kilograms].

38. Peanuts, twenty-two pounds [9.98 kilograms].

39. Peaches, dried, twenty-eight pounds [12.70 kilograms].

40. Pears, forty-five pounds [20.41 kilograms].

41. Parsnips, forty-two pounds [19.05 kilograms].

42. Plastering hair, unwashed, eight pounds [3.63 kilograms].

43. Plastering hair, washed, four pounds [1.81 kilograms].

44. Rye, fifty-six pounds [25.40 kilograms].

45. Rapeseed, fifty pounds [22.68 kilograms].

46. Rutabagas, fifty-two pounds [23.59 kilograms].

47. Rhubarb, fifty pounds [22.68 kilograms].

48. Salt, eighty pounds [36.29 kilograms].

49. Speltz, forty pounds [18.14 kilograms].

50. Sorghum seed, fifty-seven pounds [25.85 kilograms].

51. Sunflowers, twenty-five pounds [11.34 kilograms].

52. Turnips, sixty pounds [27.22 kilograms].

53. Timothy seed, forty-five pounds [20.41 kilograms].

54. Tomatoes, fifty pounds [22.68 kilograms].

55. Wheat, sixty pounds [27.22 kilograms].

56. Walnuts, fifty pounds [22.68 kilograms].
N.D. Cent. Code § 64-02-02 — ND Code / Title 64 / Chapter 64-02 / Section 64-02-02
64-02-02. Weights and measures - Supervision by public service commission - Installation of weighing or measuring devices under special variance permit
Status: in_force

64-02-02. Weights and measures - Supervision by public service commission -

Installation of weighing or measuring devices under special variance permit.

All weighing or measuring devices in this state must be supervised and controlled by the

commission. A variance permit for the installation or relocation of a device deviating from

requirements under this chapter may be issued by the commission when the device meets

service requirements within accepted tolerances. The commission may request that an

application for a variance permit include complete construction plans and a statement of the

specific reasons why deviations are necessary or desirable. The commission may impose

limitations or conditions on the construction and use of any weighing or measuring device.
N.D. Cent. Code § 64-03-04 — ND Code / Title 64 / Chapter 64-03 / Section 64-03-04
64-03-04. Baled hay - Correct weight - Violation
Status: repealed

64-03-04. Baled hay - Correct weight - Violation

Repealed by S.L. 1975, ch. 106, § 673.
N.D. Cent. Code § 64-02-08 — ND Code / Title 64 / Chapter 64-02 / Section 64-02-08
64-02-08. Purchase, lease, or disposal of equipment
Status: in_force

64-02-08. Purchase, lease, or disposal of equipment

The commission shall purchase or lease any equipment necessary for carrying out the

provisions of this title and may sell equipment which is obsolete or unsuitable. Proceeds from

sale or disposal must be paid into the general fund of the state treasury.
N.D. Cent. Code § 64-02-01 — ND Code / Title 64 / Chapter 64-02 / Section 64-02-01
64-02-01. Definitions
Status: in_force

64-02-01. Definitions

In this title:

1. "Calibrate" means to compare a standard, or weighing or measuring device, to another

standard and eliminate by adjustment any variation in the accuracy of the item being

compared, but does not include the field repair of a weighing or measuring device.

2. "Commission" means the public service commission.

3. "Test" means to measure to determine if a standard or weighing or measuring device

is within the permitted tolerance.

4. "Transient vendor" means a wholesale or retail seller of produce, fruit, nuts, or seafood

that sells to the public at a temporary location, on a seasonal basis, open less than

one hundred twenty business days each year.

5. "Weighing or measuring device" means any scale, weight, measure, instrument, or

device used or offered for use for weighing or measuring in commerce.
N.D. Cent. Code § 64-01-06 — ND Code / Title 64 / Chapter 64-01 / Section 64-01-06
64-01-06. Ton of hay - Cubic measure
Status: in_force

64-01-06. Ton of hay - Cubic measure

By weight a ton of hay shall consist of two thousand pounds [907.18 kilograms], and by

measurement, of three hundred and forty-three cubic feet [9.71 cubic meters] after the same

shall have been stacked thirty days or such other time as may be agreed upon between the

parties.
N.D. Cent. Code § 64-02-05.1 — ND Code / Title 64 / Chapter 64-02 / Section 64-02-05.1
64-02-05.1. Director of weights and measures
Status: repealed

64-02-05.1. Director of weights and measures

Repealed by S.L. 1989, ch. 764, § 31.
N.D. Cent. Code § 64-01-03 — ND Code / Title 64 / Chapter 64-01 / Section 64-01-03
64-01-03. Lineal measure
Status: in_force

64-01-03. Lineal measure

The standard measure of length, from which all other measures of extension, lineal,

superficial, or solid shall be derived, is the yard of three feet or thirty-six inches [914.40

millimeters].
N.D. Cent. Code § 64-02-15 — ND Code / Title 64 / Chapter 64-02 / Section 64-02-15
64-02-15. Vendor's weighing or measuring device
Status: in_force

64-02-15. Vendor's weighing or measuring device

The commission may enter into or upon any land or premises to stop any vendor and

require the vendor, if necessary, to proceed to some place which the commission may specify

for the purpose of making a test of the weighing or measuring devices used by the vendor.
N.D. Cent. Code § 64-02-12 — ND Code / Title 64 / Chapter 64-02 / Section 64-02-12
64-02-12. Fees collected - Paid into public service commission program fund
Status: in_force

64-02-12. Fees collected - Paid into public service commission program fund

All fees and charges collected by the commission under this chapter must be paid into the

public service commission program fund.
N.D. Cent. Code § 64-03-02 — ND Code / Title 64 / Chapter 64-03 / Section 64-03-02
64-03-02. False weights - Unlawful for public use
Status: in_force

64-03-02. False weights - Unlawful for public use

It is unlawful for any person to knowingly and fraudulently use a weighing or measuring

device, or keep a device for public use, which does not conform to the legal standard of weights

and measures of the state, or to alter a weighing or measuring device after it has been tested or

calibrated and sealed so that it does not conform to the standard.
N.D. Cent. Code § 64-03-09 — ND Code / Title 64 / Chapter 64-03 / Section 64-03-09
64-03-09. General penalty
Status: in_force

64-03-09. General penalty

Any person who violates any of the provisions of this title for which a specific penalty has

not been provided is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
N.D. Cent. Code § 64-02-18 — ND Code / Title 64 / Chapter 64-02 / Section 64-02-18
64-02-18. Form of license for coin-weighing machines, scales, and public gasoline pumps - License displayed - Unlicensed machine confiscated and penalty assessed in lieu thereof
Status: repealed

64-02-18. Form of license for coin-weighing machines, scales, and public gasoline

pumps - License displayed - Unlicensed machine confiscated and penalty assessed in

lieu thereof.

Repealed by S.L. 1961, ch. 387, § 2.
N.D. Cent. Code § 64-04-05 — ND Code / Title 64 / Chapter 64-04 / Section 64-04-05
64-04-05. Penalty
Status: in_force

64-04-05. Penalty

Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter or of the commission rules is

guilty of a class B misdemeanor.