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3.30. Liquid-Measuring Devices............................................................................................... 3-3

3.31. Vehicle-Tank Meters ..................................................................................................... 3-29

3.32. LPG and Anhydrous Ammonia Liquid-Measuring Devices ......................................... 3-45

3.33. Hydrocarbon Gas Vapor-Measuring Devices................................................................ 3-63

3.34. Cryogenic Liquid-Measuring Devices........................................................................... 3-75

3.35. Milk Meters.................................................................................................................... 3-87

3.36. Water Meters.................................................................................................................. 3-97

3.37. Mass Flow Meters........................................................................................................ 3-109

3.38. Carbon Dioxide Liquid-Measuring Devices................................................................ 3-125

3.39. Hydrogen Gas-Measuring Devices – Tentative Code ................................................. 3-141

3.40. Electric Vehicle Fueling Systems – Tentative Code.................................................... 3-153

Note: In this section of Handbook 44, the reference temperature for the temperature compensation of refined petroleum products 

is shown as “15 °C (60 °F).” Although these values are not exact equivalents, they reflect industry usage when the SI and U.S. 

customary units are used in measurements.
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Table of Contents

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A. Application .....................................................................................................................................................3-5

A.1. General..................................................................................................................................................3-5

A.2. Exceptions.............................................................................................................................................3-5

A.3. Additional Code Requirements.............................................................................................................3-5

S. Specifications..................................................................................................................................................3-5

S.1. Indicating and Recording Elements and Recorded Representations.....................................................3-5

S.1.1. General....................................................................................................................................3-5

S.1.2. Units........................................................................................................................................3-5

S.1.3. Advancement of Indicating and Recording Elements.............................................................3-6

S.1.4. Graduations.............................................................................................................................3-6

S.1.5. Indicators. ...............................................................................................................................3-6

S.1.6. Additional Operating Requirements, Retail Devices (Except Slow-flow Meters)..................3-7

S.1.7. Additional Operating Requirements, Wholesale Devices Only............................................3-12

S.2. Measuring Elements............................................................................................................................3-12

S.2.1. Air/Vapor Elimination. .........................................................................................................3-12

S.2.2. Provision for Sealing.............................................................................................................3-12

S.2.3. Directional Flow Valves. ......................................................................................................3-13

S.2.4. Stop Mechanism. ..................................................................................................................3-14

S.2.5. Zero-Set-Back Interlock for Retail Devices..........................................................................3-14

S.2.6. Temperature Determination – Wholesale Devices................................................................3-14

S.2.7. Wholesale Devices Equipped with Automatic Temperature Compensators.........................3-14

S.2.8. Exhaustion of Supply, Lubricant Devices Other than Meter Types......................................3-15

S.3. Discharge Lines and Valves................................................................................................................3-15

S.3.1. Diversion of Measured Liquid. .............................................................................................3-15

S.3.2. Exceptions.............................................................................................................................3-15

S.3.3. Pump-Discharge Unit............................................................................................................3-15

S.3.4. Gravity-Discharge Unit.........................................................................................................3-15

S.3.5. Discharge Hose, Reinforcement. ..........................................................................................3-16

S.3.6. Discharge Valve....................................................................................................................3-16

S.3.7. Anti-drain Means. .................................................................................................................3-16

S.4. Marking Requirements........................................................................................................................3-16

S.4.1. Limitation on Use. ................................................................................................................3-16

S.4.2. Air Pressure...........................................................................................................................3-16

S.4.3. Wholesale Devices................................................................................................................3-16

S.4.4. Retail Devices. ......................................................................................................................3-16

S.5. Totalizers for Retail Dispensers..........................................................................................................3-17

N. Notes..............................................................................................................................................................3-17

N.1. Test Liquid..........................................................................................................................................3-17

N.1.1. Type of Liquid. .....................................................................................................................3-17

N.1.2. Labeling. ...............................................................................................................................3-17

N.2. Volume Change. .................................................................................................................................3-17

N.3. Test Drafts...........................................................................................................................................3-17

N.3.1. Retail Piston-Type and Visible-Type Devices......................................................................3-17

N.3.2. Slow-flow Meters. ................................................................................................................3-17

N.3.3. Lubricant Devices.................................................................................................................3-17

N.3.4. Other Retail Devices.............................................................................................................3-17

N.3.5. Wholesale Devices................................................................................................................3-18
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N.4. Testing Procedures..............................................................................................................................3-18

N.4.1. Normal Tests.........................................................................................................................3-18

N.4.2. Special Tests. ........................................................................................................................3-18

N.4.3. Money-Value Computation Tests. ........................................................................................3-19

N.4.4. Pour and Drain Times. ..........................................................................................................3-19

N.4.5. Verification of Linearization Factors....................................................................................3-20

N.4.6. Repeatability Tests................................................................................................................3-20

N.5. Temperature Correction on Wholesale Devices..................................................................................3-20

T. Tolerances.....................................................................................................................................................3-20

T.1. Application to Underregistration and to Overregistration...................................................................3-20

T.2. Tolerance Values. ...............................................................................................................................3-20

T.3. Repeatability. ......................................................................................................................................3-21

T.4. Automatic Temperature-Compensating Systems.................................................................................3-21

UR. User Requirements ......................................................................................................................................3-22

UR.1. Selection Requirements. .....................................................................................................................3-22

UR.1.1. Discharge Hose.....................................................................................................................3-22

UR.2. Installation Requirements. ..................................................................................................................3-22

UR.2.1. Manufacturer’s Instructions..................................................................................................3-22

UR.2.2. Discharge Rate......................................................................................................................3-22

UR.2.3. Suction Head.........................................................................................................................3-22

UR.2.4. Diversion of Liquid Flow......................................................................................................3-22

UR.2.5. Product Storage Identification. .............................................................................................3-23

UR.3. Use of Device......................................................................................................................................3-23

UR.3.1. Return of Indicating and Recording Elements to Zero. ........................................................3-23

UR.3.2. Unit Price and Product Identity.............................................................................................3-23

UR.3.3. Computing Device. ...............................................................................................................3-23

UR.3.4. Printed Ticket........................................................................................................................3-24

UR.3.5. Steps after Dispensing...........................................................................................................3-24

UR.3.6. Temperature Compensation, Wholesale. ..............................................................................3-25

UR.4. Maintenance Requirements.................................................................................................................3-25

UR.4.1. Use of Adjustments...............................................................................................................3-25

UR.4.2. Security for Retail Motor-Fuel Devices (RMFD).................................................................3-26

Liquid-Measuring Device Code Index ..................................................................................................................3-27
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Section 3.30. Liquid-Measuring Devices

A. Application

A.1. General. – This code applies to:

(a) devices used for the measurement of liquids and

(b) wholesale devices used for the measurement and delivery of agri-chemical liquids such as fertilizers, feeds, 

herbicides, pesticides, insecticides, fungicides, and defoliants.

(Added 1985)

A.2. Exceptions. – This code does not apply to:

(a) meters mounted on vehicle tanks (Also see Section 3.31. Code for Vehicle-Tank Meters.);

(b) devices used for dispensing liquefied petroleum gases (Also see Section 3.32. Code for Liquefied Petroleum 

Gas and Anhydrous Ammonia Liquid-Measuring Devices.);

(c) devices used for dispensing other liquids that do not remain in a liquid state at atmospheric pressures and 

temperatures;

(d) water meters;

(e) devices used solely for dispensing a product in connection with operations in which the amount dispensed 

does not affect customer charges; or

(f) mass flow meters. (Also see Section 3.37. Code for Mass Flow Meters.)

(Added 1994)

A.3. Additional Code Requirements. – In addition to the requirements of this code, liquid-measuring devices shall 

meet the requirements of Section 1.10. General Code.

S. Specifications

S.1. Indicating and Recording Elements and Recorded Representations.

S.1.1. General. – A liquid-measuring device:

(a) shall be equipped with a primary indicating element; and

(b) may be equipped with a primary recording element.

S.1.2. Units. – A liquid-measuring device shall indicate, and record if the device is equipped to record, its 

deliveries in liters, gallons, quarts, pints, fluid ounces, or binary-submultiples or decimal subdivisions of the liter 

or gallon.

(Amended 1987, 1994, and 2006)

S.1.2.1. Retail Motor-Fuel Devices. – Deliveries shall be indicated and recorded, if the device is equipped 

to record, in liters or gallons and decimal subdivisions or fractional equivalents thereof.

(Added 1979)
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S.1.2.2. Agri-Chemical Liquid Devices.

S.1.2.2.1. Liquid Measure. – Deliveries shall be indicated and recorded in liters or gallons and 

decimal subdivisions or fractional equivalents thereof.

S.1.2.3. Value of Smallest Unit. – The value of the smallest unit of indicated delivery, and recorded 

delivery if the device is equipped to record, shall not exceed the equivalent of:

(a) 0.5 L (0.1 gal) on devices with a maximum rated flow rate of 750 L/min (200 gal/min) or less;

(b) 5 L (1 gal) on devices with a maximum rated flow of more than 750 L/min (200 gal/min); or

(c) 5 L (1 gal) on meters with a rated maximum flow rate of 375 L/min (100 gal/min) or more used for 

jet fuel aviation refueling systems.

(Added 2007)

This requirement does not apply to manually operated devices equipped with stops or stroke-limiting means.

(Amended 1983, 1986, and 2007)

S.1.3. Advancement of Indicating and Recording Elements. – It shall not be possible to advance primary 

indicating and recording elements except by the mechanical operation of the device. Clearing a device by 

advancing its elements to zero is permitted, but only if:

(a) once started, the advancement movement cannot be stopped until zero is reached; and

(b) in the case of indicating elements only, such elements are automatically obscured until the elements 

reach the correct zero position.

S.1.4. Graduations.

S.1.4.1. Length. – Graduations shall be varied in length so that they may be conveniently read.

S.1.4.2. Width. – In a series of graduations, the width of:

(a) every graduation shall be at least 0.2 mm (0.008 in) but not greater than the minimum clear interval

between graduations; and

(b) main graduations shall be not more than 50 % greater than the width of subordinate graduations.

S.1.4.3. Clear Interval Between Graduations. – The clear interval between graduations shall be not less 

than 1.0 mm (0.04 in). If the graduations are not parallel, the measurement shall be made:

(a) along the line of movement of the tip of the index of the indicator as it passes over the graduations; 

or

(b) if the indicator extends over the entire length of the graduations, at the point of widest separation of 

the graduations.

S.1.5. Indicators.

S.1.5.1. Symmetry. – The portion of the index of an indicator associated with the graduations shall be 

symmetrical with respect to the graduations.
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S.1.5.2. Length.

(a) If the indicator and the graduations are in different planes, the index of the indicator shall extend to 

each graduation with which it is to be used.

(b) If the indicator is in the same plane as the graduations, the distance between the index of the indicator 

and the ends of the graduations, measured along the line of the graduations, shall be not more than 

1.0 mm (0.04 in).

S.1.5.3. Width.

(a) The index of an indicator shall not be wider than the width of the narrowest graduation.

[Nonretroactive as of January 1, 2002]

(Amended 2000)

(b) If the index of an indicator extends over the entire length of a graduation, it shall be of uniform 

width throughout the portion that coincides with the graduation.

S.1.5.4. Clearance. – If the indicator and the graduations are in different planes, the clearance between 

the index of an indicator and the plane of the graduations shall be no greater than 1.5 mm (0.06 in).

S.1.5.5. Parallax. – Parallax effects shall be reduced to the practical minimum.

S.1.6. Additional Operating Requirements, Retail Devices (Except Slow-flow Meters).

S.1.6.1. Indication of Delivery. – The device shall automatically show on its face the initial zero condition 

and the quantity delivered (up to the nominal capacity). However, the following requirements shall apply:

For electronic devices manufactured prior to January 1, 2006, the first 0.03 L (or 0.009 gal) of a delivery and 

its associated total sales price need not be indicated.

For electronic devices manufactured on or after January 1, 2006, the measurement, indication of delivered

quantity, and the indication of total sales price shall be inhibited until the fueling position reaches conditions

necessary to ensure that the delivery starts at zero.

[Nonretroactive as of January 1, 2006]

(Added 2005)

(Amended 1982 and 2005)

S.1.6.2. Provisions for Power Loss.

S.1.6.2.1. Transaction Information. – In the event of a power loss, the information needed to 

complete any transaction in progress at the time of the power loss (such as the quantity and unit price, 

or sales price) shall be determinable for at least 15 minutes at the dispenser or at the console if the 

console is accessible to the customer.

[Nonretroactive as of January 1, 1983]

S.1.6.2.2. User Information. – The device memory shall retain information on the quantity of fuel 

dispensed and the sales price totals during power loss.

[Nonretroactive as of January 1, 1983]

S.1.6.3. Return to Zero.

(a) The primary indicating elements, and primary recording elementsif the device is equipped to record, 

shall be readily returnable to a definite zero indication. However, a key-lock operated or other 
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self-operated device may be equipped with cumulative indicating or recording elements, provided 

that it is also equipped with a zero-return indicating element.

(b) It shall not be possible to return primary indicating elements, or primary recording elements beyond 

the correct zero position.

(c) Primary indicating elements shall not be resettable to zero during a delivery.

(Amended 1972 and 2016)

S.1.6.4. Display of Unit Price and Product Identity.

S.1.6.4.1. Unit Price.

(a) A computing or money-operated device shall be able to display on each face the unit price at 

which the device is set to compute or to dispense.

(b) Except for dispensers used exclusively for fleet sales, other price contract sales, and truck 

refueling (e.g., truck stop dispensers used only to refuel trucks), whenever a grade, brand, 

blend, or mixture is offered for sale from a device at more than one unit price, then all of the 

unit prices at which that product is offered for sale shall meet the following conditions:

(1) For a system that applies a discount prior to the delivery, all unit prices shall be displayed 

or shall be capable of being displayed on the dispenser through a deliberate action of the 

customer prior to the delivery of the product. It is not necessary that all of the unit prices 

for all grades, brands, blends, or mixtures be simultaneously displayed prior to the delivery 

of the product. 

[Nonretroactive as of January 1, 1991]

(2) For a system that offers post-delivery discounts on fuel sales, display of pre-delivery unit 

price information is exempt from (b)(1), provided the system complies with 

S.1.6.8. Recorded Representations for Transactions Where a Post-Delivery Discount(s) is 

Provided.

(Added 2012)

Note: When a product is offered at more than one unit price, display of the unit price information may be 

through the deliberate action of the customer: 1) using controls on the device; 2) through the customer’s 

use of personal or vehicle-mounted electronic equipment communicating with the system; or 3) verbal 

instructions by the customer.

(Added 2012)

(Amended 1989, 1997, and 2012)

S.1.6.4.2. Product Identity.

(a) A device shall be able to conspicuously display on each side the identity of the product being 

dispensed.

(b) A device designed to dispense more than one grade, brand, blend, or mixture of product also 

shall be able to display on each side the identity of the grade, brand, blend, or mixture being 

dispensed.

S.1.6.5. Money-Value Computations.

(a) A computing device shall compute the total sales price at any single-purchase unit price

(i.e., excluding fleet sales, other price contract sales, and truck stop dispensers used only to refuel 

trucks) for which the product being measured is offered for sale at any delivery possible within 
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either the measurement range of the device or the range of the computing elements, whichever is 

less.

[Nonretroactive as of January 1, 1991]

(b) The analog sales price indicated for any delivered quantity shall not differ from a mathematically 

computed price (quantity × unit price = total sales price) by an amount greater than the value in 

Table 1. Money-Value Divisions and Maximum Allowable Variations for Money-Value 

Computations on Mechanical Analog Computers. 

(Amended 1984, 1989, and 1993)

S.1.6.5.1. Money-Value Divisions, Analog. – The values of the graduated intervals representing 

money values on a computing type device shall be no greater than those in Table 1. Money-Value 

Divisions and Maximum Allowable Variations for Money-Value Computations on Mechanical Analog 

Computers.

(Amended 1991)

S.1.6.5.2. Money-Value Divisions, Digital. – A computing type device with digital indications shall 

comply with the requirements of paragraph G.S.5.5. Money-Values, Mathematical Agreement, and the 

total price computation shall be based on quantities not exceeding 0.05 L for devices indicating in metric 

units and 0.01 gal intervals for devices indicating in U.S. customary units.

(Added 1980)

S.1.6.5.3. Auxiliary Elements. – If a system is equipped with auxiliary indications, all indicated 

money-value divisions of the auxiliary element shall be identical with those of the primary element.

[Nonretroactive as of January 1, 1985]

Table 1.

Money-Value Divisions and

Maximum Allowable Variations for Money-Value

Computations on Mechanical Analog Computers

Unit Price Money-Value

Division

Maximum

Allowable Variation

From To and Including Design Test Field Test

0 $0.25/liter or

$1.00/gallon 1¢ ± 1¢ ± 1¢

$0.25/liter or

$1.00/gallon

$0.75/liter or

$3.00/gallon 1¢ or 2¢ ± 1¢ ± 2¢

$0.75/liter or

$3.00/gallon

$2.50/liter or

$10.00/gallon

1¢ or 2¢ ± 1¢ ± 2¢

5¢ ± 21⁄2¢ ± 5¢
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S.1.6.5.4. Selection of Unit Price. – A system shall not permit a change to the unit price during 

delivery of product. When a product or grade is offered for sale at more than one unit price through a 

computing device, the following conditions shall be met:

(a) Except for a system only capable of applying a post-delivery discount(s), the selection of the 

unit price shall be made prior to delivery through a deliberate action of the customer to select 

the unit price for the fuel delivery.

[Nonretroactive as of January 1, 1991]

(b) For a system only capable of applying a post-delivery discount(s), the selection of the unit price 

shall be made through a deliberate action of the customer to select the unit price for the fuel 

delivery. 

(Added 2012)

Note: When a product is offered at more than one unit price, selection of the unit price may be through the 

deliberate action of the customer: 1) using controls on the device; 2) through the customer’s use of personal or 

vehicle-mounted electronic equipment communicating with the system; or 3) verbal instructions by the customer. 

(Added 2012)

The provisions in (a) and (b) do not apply to dispensers used exclusively for fleet sales, other price 

contract sales, and truck refueling (e.g., truck stop dispensers used only to refuel trucks).

(Added 1989) (Amended 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, and 2012)

S.1.6.5.5. Display of Quantity and Total Price. – Except for aviation refueling applications, when a 

delivery is completed, the total price and quantity for that transaction shall be displayed on the face of 

the dispenser for at least five minutes or until the next transaction is initiated by using controls on the 

device or other customer-activated controls.

[Nonretroactive as of January 1, 1994]

(Added 1992) (Amended 1996 and 2007)

S.1.6.5.6. Display of Quantity and Total Price, Aviation Refueling Applications.

(a) The quantity shall be displayed throughout the transaction.

(b) The total price shall also be displayed under one of the following conditions:

(1) The total price can appear on the face of the dispenser or through a controller adjacent to 

the device.

(2) If a device is designed to continuously compute and display the total price, then the total 

price shall be computed and displayed throughout the transaction for the quantity delivered.

(c) The total price and quantity shall be displayed for at least five minutes or until the next 

transaction is initiated by using controls on the device or other customer-activated controls.

(d) A printed receipt shall be available and shall include, at a minimum, the total price, quantity, 

and unit price.

[Nonretroactive as of January 1, 2008]

(Added 2007)
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S.1.6.6. Agreement Between Indications.

(a) When a quantity value indicated or recorded by an auxiliary element is a derived or computed value 

based on data received from a retail motor fuel dispenser, the value may differ from the quantity 

value displayed on the dispenser, provided the following conditions are met:

(1) all total money-values for an individual sale that are indicated or recorded by the system agree; 

and

(2) within each element, the values indicated or recorded meet the formula (quantity × unit price = 

total sales price) to the closest cent.

[Nonretroactive as of January 1, 1988]

(b) When a system applies a post-delivery discount(s) to a fuel’s unit price through an auxiliary element, 

the following conditions shall apply for computed values: 

(1) the total volume of the delivery shall be in agreement between all elements in the system.

(Added 2012)

(Added 1985) (Amended 1987, 1988, and 2012)

S.1.6.7. Recorded Representations. – Except for fleet sales and other price contract sales and for 

transactions where a post-delivery discount is provided, a printed receipt providing the following information 

shall be available through a built-in or separate recording element for all transactions conducted with pointof-sale systems or devices activated by debit cards, credit cards, and/or cash:

(a) the total volume of the delivery;*

(b) the unit price;*

(c) the total computed price;* 

(d) the product identity by name, symbol, abbreviation, or code number;* and

(e) the dispenser designation by either an alphabetical or numerical description.**

[Nonretroactive as of January 1, 1986]**[Nonretroactive as of January 1, 2021]

(Added 1985) (Amended 1997, 2012, and 2014)

S.1.6.8. Recorded Representations for Transactions Where a Post-Delivery Discount(s) is 

Provided. – Except for fleet sales and other price contract sales, a printed receipt providing the following 

information shall be available through a built-in or separate recording element that is part of the system for 

transactions involving a post-delivery discount:

(a) the product identity by name, symbol, abbreviation, or code number;

(b) transaction information as shown on the dispenser at the end of the delivery and prior to any postdelivery discount(s), including the: 

(1) total volume of the delivery; 

(2) unit price; and 

(3) total computed price of the fuel sale.

(c) an itemization of the post-delivery discounts to the unit price; and
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(d) the final total price of the fuel sale after all post-delivery discounts are applied.

(e) the dispenser designation by either an alphabetical or numerical description.

[Nonretroactive as of January 1, 2021]

(Added 2012) (Amended 2014)

S.1.6.9. Lubricant Devices, Travel of Indicator. – The indicator shall move at least 2.5 cm (1 in) in 

relation to the graduations, if provided, for a delivery of 0.5 L (1 pt).

S.1.6.10. Automatic Timeout – Pay-At-Pump for Retail Devices. – Once a device has been authorized, it 

must deauthorize within three minutes if not activated. Reauthorization of the device must be performed 

before any product can be dispensed. If the time limit to deauthorize the device is programmable, it shall 

not accept an entry greater than three minutes.

[Nonretroactive as of January 1, 2017]

(Added 2016) (Amended 2019 and 2021)

S.1.7. Additional Operating Requirements, Wholesale Devices Only.

S.1.7.1. Travel of Indicator. – A wholesale device shall be readily operable to deliver accurately any 

quantity from 200 L (50 gal) to the capacity of the device. If the most sensitive element of the indicating 

system utilizes an indicator and graduations, the relative movement of these parts corresponding to a delivery 

of 4 L (1 gal) shall be not less than 5 mm (0.20 in).

(Amended 1987)

S.1.7.2. Money-Values – Mathematical Agreement. – Any digital money-value indication and any 

recorded money-value on a computing-type device shall be in mathematical agreement with its associated 

quantity indication or representation to within 1 cent of money-value.

S.2. Measuring Elements.

S.2.1. Air/Vapor Elimination. – A measuring system shall be equipped with an effective air/vapor eliminator

or other automatic means to prevent the passage of air/vapor through the meter. Vent lines from the air/vapor 

eliminator shall be made of appropriate non-collapsible material.

(Amended 1975 and 2017)

S.2.1.1. Air/Vapor Elimination on Loading Rack Measuring Systems.

(a) A loading rack measuring system shall be equipped with an effective air/vapor eliminator or other 

automatic means to prevent the passage of air/vapor through the meter unless the system is designed 

or operationally controlled by a means such that air/vapor cannot enter the system.

(b) Vent lines from the air/vapor eliminator shall be made of appropriate non-collapsible material.

(Added 1994) (Amended 2017)

S.2.2. Provision for Sealing. – For devices and systems in which the configuration or calibration parameters 

can be changed by use of a removable digital storage device, security shall be provided for those parameters as

specified in G-S.8.2. Devices and Systems Adjusted Using Removable Digital Storage Devices. For parameters 

adjusted using other means, the following applies.

Adequate provision shall be made for an approved means of security (e.g., data change audit trail) or for 

physically applying a security seal in such a manner that requires the security seal to be broken before an 

adjustment or interchange can be made of:
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(a) any measuring or indicating element;

(b) any adjustable element for controlling delivery rate when such rate tends to affect the accuracy of 

deliveries; and

(c) any metrological parameter that will affect the metrological integrity of the device or system.

When applicable, the adjusting mechanism shall be readily accessible for purposes of affixing a security seal.

Audit trails shall use the format set forth in Table S.2.2.*

[*Nonretroactive as of January 1, 1995]

(Amended 1991, 1993, 1995, 2006, and 2019)

S.2.3. Directional Flow Valves. – Valves intended to prevent reversal of flow shall be automatic in operation.

Table S.2.2. 

Categories of Device and Methods of Sealing

Categories of Device Methods of Sealing

Category 1: No remote configuration capability. Seal by physical seal or two event counters: one for 

calibration parameters and one for configuration 

parameters.

Category 2: Remote configuration capability, but access is 

controlled by physical hardware.

The device shall clearly indicate that it is in the remote 

configuration mode and record such message if capable of 

printing in this mode or shall not operate while in this 

mode.

[The hardware enabling access for remote 

communication must be on-site. The hardware must be 

sealed using a physical seal or an event counter for 

calibration parameters and an event counter for 

configuration parameters. The event counters may be 

located either at the individual measuring device or at the 

system controller; however, an adequate number of 

counters must be provided to monitor the calibration and 

configuration parameters of the individual devices at a 

location. If the counters are located in the system 

controller rather than at the individual device, means 

must be provided to generate a hard copy of the 

information through an on-site device.]*

[*Nonretroactive as of January 1, 1996]

Category 3: Remote configuration capability access may 

be unlimited or controlled through a software switch (e.g., 

password).

[Nonretroactive as of January 1, 1995]

The device shall clearly indicate that it is in the remote 

configuration mode and record such message if capable of 

printing in this mode or shall not operate while in this 

mode.

[Nonretroactive as of January 1, 2001]

An event logger is required in the device; it must include 

an event counter (000 to 999), the parameter ID, the date 

and time of the change, and the new value of the 

parameter. A printed copy of the information must be 

available on demand through the device or through 

another on-site device. The information may also be 

available electronically. The event logger shall have a 

capacity to retain records equal to 10 times the number 

of sealable parameters in the device, but not more than 

1000 records are required. (Note: Does not require 

1000 changes to be stored for each parameter.)

[Nonretroactive as of January 1, 1995]

(Table Added 1993) (Amended 1995, 1998, 1999, 2006, and 2015)
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S.2.4. Stop Mechanism.

S.2.4.1. Indication. – The delivery for which the device is set shall be conspicuously indicated.

(Amended 1983)

S.2.4.2. Stroke Limiting Elements. – Stops or other stroke limiting elements subject to direct pressure or 

impact shall be:

(a) made secure by positive, nonfrictional engagement of these elements; and

(b) adjustable to provide for deliveries within tolerances.

(Amended 1983)

S.2.4.3. Setting. – If two or more stops or other elements may be selectively brought into operation to 

permit predetermined quantities of deliveries:

(a) the position for the proper setting of each such element shall be accurately defined; and

(b) any inadvertent displacement from the proper setting shall be obstructed.

(Amended 1983)

S.2.5. Zero-Set-Back Interlock for Retail Devices. – A device shall be constructed so that:

(a) after a delivery cycle has been completed by moving the starting lever to any position that shuts off the 

device, an automatic interlock prevents a subsequent delivery until the indicating elements, and 

recording elements if the device is equipped and activated to record, have been returned to their zero 

positions;

(b) the discharge nozzle cannot be returned to its designed hanging position (that is, any position where the 

tip of the nozzle is placed in its designed receptacle and the lock can be inserted) until the starting lever 

is in its designed shut-off position and the zero-set-back interlock has been engaged; and

(c) in a system with more than one dispenser supplied by a single pump, an effective automatic control valve 

in each dispenser prevents product from being delivered until the indicating elements on that dispenser 

are in a correct zero position.

(Amended 1981,1985, and 2019)

S.2.6. Temperature Determination – Wholesale Devices. – For test purposes, means shall be provided 

(e.g., thermometer well) to determine the temperature of the liquid either:

(a) in the liquid chamber of the meter; or

(b) in the meter inlet or discharge line immediately adjacent to the meter.

[Nonretroactive as of January 1, 1985]

(Added 1984) (Amended 1986)

S.2.7. Wholesale Devices Equipped with Automatic Temperature Compensators.

S.2.7.1. Automatic Temperature Compensation. – A device may be equipped with an automatic means 

for adjusting the indication and registration of the measured volume of product to the volume at 15 °C (60 °F).

S.2.7.2. Provision for Deactivating. – On a device equipped with an automatic temperaturecompensating mechanism that will indicate or record only in terms of gallons compensated to 15 °C (60 °F), 
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provision shall be made for deactivating the automatic temperature-compensating mechanism so that the 

meter can indicate and record, if it is equipped to record, in terms of the uncompensated volume.

(Amended 1972)

S.2.7.3. Provision for Sealing Automatic Temperature-Compensating Systems. – Provision shall be 

made for applying security seals in such a manner that an automatic temperature-compensating system cannot 

be disconnected and that no adjustment may be made to the system without breaking the seal.

S.2.7.4. Temperature Determination with Automatic Temperature-Compensation. – For test 

purposes, means shall be provided (e.g., thermometer well) to determine the temperature of the liquid either:

(a) in the liquid chamber of the meter; or

(b) immediately adjacent to the meter in the meter inlet or discharge line.

(Amended 1987)

S.2.8. Exhaustion of Supply, Lubricant Devices Other than Meter Types. – When the level of the supply 

of lubricant becomes so low as to compromise the accuracy of measurement, the device shall:

(a) automatically become inoperable; or

(b) give a conspicuous and distinct warning.

S.3. Discharge Lines and Valves.

S.3.1. Diversion of Measured Liquid. – No means shall be provided by which any measured liquid can be 

diverted from the measuring chamber of the meter or its discharge line. Two or more delivery outlets may be 

installed only if automatic means are provided to ensure that:

(a) liquid can flow from only one outlet at a time; and

(b) the direction of flow for which the mechanism may be set at any time is clearly and conspicuously 

indicated.

An outlet that may be opened for purging or draining the measuring system or for recirculating, if recirculation is 

required in order to maintain the product in a deliverable state, shall be permitted only when the system is 

measuring food products, agri-chemicals, biodiesel, or biodiesel blends. Effective automatic means shall be 

provided to prevent passage of liquid through any such outlet during normal operation of the measuring system 

and to inhibit meter indications (or advancement of indications) and recorded representations while the outlet is 

in operation.

(Amended 1991, 1995, 1996, and 2007)

S.3.2. Exceptions. – The provisions of S.3.1. Diversion of Measured Liquid shall not apply to truck refueling

devices when diversion of flow to other than the receiving vehicle cannot readily be accomplished and is readily 

apparent. Allowable deterrents include, but are not limited to, physical barriers to adjacent driveways, visible 

valves, or lighting systems that indicate which outlets are in operation, and explanatory signs.

(Amended 1982, 1990, 1991, and 2002)

S.3.3. Pump-Discharge Unit. – A pump-discharge unit equipped with a flexible discharge hose shall be of the 

wet-hose type.

S.3.4. Gravity-Discharge Unit. – On a gravity-discharge unit:

(a) the discharge hose or equivalent pipe shall be of the dry-hose type with no shutoff valve at its outlet end 

unless the hose or pipe drains to the same level under all conditions of use;
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(b) the dry-hose shall be sufficiently stiff and only as long as necessary to facilitate drainage;

(c) an automatic vacuum breaker, or equivalent mechanism, shall be incorporated to prevent siphoning and 

to ensure rapid and complete drainage; and

(d) the inlet end of the hose or outlet pipe shall be high enough to ensure complete drainage.

S.3.5. Discharge Hose, Reinforcement. – A discharge hose shall be reinforced so that the performance of the 

device is not affected by the expansion or contraction of the hose.

S.3.6. Discharge Valve. – A discharge valve may be installed in the discharge line only if the device is of the 

wet-hose type. Any other shutoff valve on the discharge side of the meter shall be of the automatic or 

semiautomatic predetermined-stop type or shall be operable only:

(a) by means of a tool (but not a pin) entirely separate from the device; or

(b) by mutilation of a security seal with which the valve is sealed open.

S.3.7. Anti-drain Means. – In a wet-hose pressure-type device, means shall be incorporated to prevent the 

drainage of the discharge hose.

(Amended 1990)

S.4. Marking Requirements.

S.4.1. Limitation on Use. – The limitations on its use shall be clearly and permanently marked on any device 

intended to measure accurately only:

(a) products having particular properties; 

(b) under specific installation or operating conditions; or

(c) when used in conjunction with specific accessory equipment.

S.4.2. Air Pressure. – If a device is operated by air pressure, the air pressure gauge shall show by special 

graduations or other means the maximum and minimum working pressures recommended by the manufacturer.

S.4.3. Wholesale Devices.

S.4.3.1. Discharge Rates. – A wholesale device shall be marked to show its designed maximum and 

minimum discharge rates. However, the minimum discharge rate shall not exceed 20 % of the maximum 

discharge rate.

S.4.3.2. Temperature Compensation. – If a device is equipped with an automatic temperature 

compensation, the primary indicating elements, recording elements, and recorded representation shall be 

clearly and conspicuously marked to show that the volume delivered has been adjusted to the volume at 15 °C 

(60 °F).

S.4.4. Retail Devices.

S.4.4.1. Discharge Rates. – On a retail device with a designed maximum discharge rate of 115 L (30 gal) 

per minute or greater, the maximum and minimum discharge rates shall be marked in accordance with 

S.4.4.2. Location of Marking Information; Retail Dispensers. The marked minimum discharge rate shall not 

exceed 20 % of the marked maximum discharge rate.

[Nonretroactive as of January 1, 1985]

(Added 1984) (Amended 2003 and 2019)
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Example: With a marked maximum discharge rate of 230 L/min (60 gpm), the marked minimum discharge 

rate shall be 45 L/min (12 gpm) or less (e.g., 40 L/min [10 gpm] is acceptable). A marked minimum 

discharge rate greater than 45 L/min (12 gpm) (e.g., 60 L/min [15 gpm]) is not acceptable.

S.4.4.2. Location of Marking Information for Retail Dispensers. – The marking information required in 

the General Code, paragraph G-S.1. Identification shall appear as follows:

(a) within 60 cm (24 in) to 150 cm (60 in) from the base of the dispenser (for a system in a dispenser);

(b) either internally and/or externally provided the information is permanent and easily read; and

(c) on a portion of the device that cannot be readily removed or interchanged (i.e., not on a service 

access panel).

The use of a dispenser key or tool to access internal marking information is permitted for retail liquidmeasuring devices.

[Nonretroactive as of January 1, 2003]

(Added 2002) (Amended 2004 and 2019)

S.5. Totalizers for Retail Dispensers. – Retail dispensers shall be equipped with a non-resettable totalizer for the 

quantity delivered through the metering device.

[Nonretroactive as of January 1, 1995]

(Added 1993) (Amended 1994 and 2019)

N. Notes

N.1. Test Liquid.

N.1.1. Type of Liquid. – The liquid used for testing a liquid-measuring device shall be the type the device is 

used to measure, or another liquid with the same general physical characteristics.

N.1.2. Labeling. – Following the completion of a successful examination of a wholesale device, the weights 

and measures official should attach a label or tag indicating the type of liquid used during the test.

N.2. Volume Change. – Care shall be taken to minimize changes in volume of the test liquid due to temperature 

changes and evaporation losses.

N.3. Test Drafts.

N.3.1. Retail Piston-Type and Visible-Type Devices. – Test drafts shall include the full capacity delivery and 

each intermediate delivery for which the device is designed.

N.3.2. Slow-flow Meters. – Test drafts shall be equal to at least four times the minimum volume that can be 

measured and indicated through either a visible indication or an audible signal.

N.3.3. Lubricant Devices. – Test drafts shall be 1 L (1 qt). Additional test drafts may include 0.5 L (1 pt), 4 L 

(4 qt), and 6 L (6 qt).

N.3.4. Other Retail Devices. – On devices with a designed maximum discharge rate of:

(a) less than 80 L (20 gal) per minute, tests shall include drafts of one or more amounts, including a draft of 

at least 19 L (5 gal).

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of at least the amount delivered by the device in one minute at the maximum flow rate of the installation.

(Amended 1984)

N.3.5. Wholesale Devices. – The delivered quantity should be equal to at least the amount delivered by the 

device in one minute at its maximum discharge rate and shall in no case be less than 200 L (50 gal).

(Amended 1987 and 1996)

N.4. Testing Procedures.

N.4.1. Normal Tests. – The “normal” test of a device shall be made at the maximum discharge flow rate 

developed under the conditions of installation. Any additional tests conducted at flow rates down to and including 

one-half of the sum of the maximum discharge flow rate and the rated minimum discharge flow rate shall be 

considered normal tests.

(Amended 1991)

N.4.1.1. Wholesale Devices Equipped with Automatic Temperature-Compensating Systems. – On 

wholesale devices equipped with automatic temperature-compensating systems, normal tests shall be 

conducted:

(a) by comparing the compensated volume indicated or recorded to the actual delivered volume 

corrected to 15 °C (60 °F); and

(b) with the temperature-compensating system deactivated, comparing the uncompensated volume 

indicated or recorded to the actual delivered volume.

The first test shall be performed with the automatic temperature-compensating system operating in the “as 

found” condition.

On devices that indicate or record both the compensated and uncompensated volume for each delivery, the 

tests in (a) and (b) may be performed as a single test.

(Amended 1987)

N.4.2. Special Tests. – “Special” tests shall be made to develop the operating characteristics of a device and 

any special elements and accessories attached to or associated with the device. Any test except as set forth in 

N.4.1. Normal Tests shall be considered a special test.

N.4.2.1. Slow-Flow Meters. – A “special” test shall be made at a flow rate:

(a) not larger than twice the actual minimum flow rate; and

(b) not smaller than the actual minimum flow rate of the installation.

N.4.2.2. Retail Motor-Fuel Devices and DEF Devices

(a) Devices without a marked minimum flow rate shall have a “special” test performed at the slower of 

the following rates:

(1) 19 L (5 gal) per minute; or

(2) the minimum discharge rate at which the device will deliver when equipped with an automatic

discharge nozzle set at its slowest setting.
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(b) Devices with a marked minimum flow rate shall have a “special” test performed at or near the 

marked minimum flow rate.

(Added 1984) (Amended 2005 and 2019)

N.4.2.3. Other Retail Devices. – “Special” tests of other retail devices shall be made at the slower of the 

following rates:

(a) 50 % of the maximum discharge rate developed under the conditions of installation; or

(b) the minimum discharge rate marked on the device.

N.4.2.4. Wholesale Devices. – “Special” tests shall be made to develop the operating characteristics of a 

measuring system and any special associated or attached elements and accessories. “Special” tests shall 

include a test at or slightly above the slower of the following rates:

(a) 20 % of the marked maximum discharge rate; or

(b) the minimum discharge rate marked on the device.

In no case shall the test be performed at a flow rate less than the minimum discharge rate marked on the 

device.

(Amended 2014)

N.4.3. Money-Value Computation Tests.

N.4.3.1. Laboratory Tests. – When testing the device in the laboratory:

(a) compliance with paragraph S.1.6.5. Money-Value Computations, shall be determined by using the 

cone gear as a reference for the total quantity delivered;

(b) the indicated quantity shall agree with the cone gear representation with the index of the indicator 

within the width of the graduation; and

(c) the maximum allowable variation of the indicated sales price shall be as shown in Table 1. MoneyValue Divisions and Maximum Allowable Variations for Money-Value Computations on 

Mechanical Analog Computers.

(Amended 1984)

N.4.3.2. Field Tests. – In the conduct of field tests to determine compliance with 

paragraph S.1.6.5. Money-Value Computations, the maximum allowable variation in the indicated sales price 

shall be as shown in Table 1. Money-Value Divisions and Maximum Allowable Variations for Money-Value 

Computations on Mechanical Analog Computers.

(Added 1982) (Amended 1984)

N.4.4. Pour and Drain Times.

N.4.4.1. Pour and Drain Times for Hand-held Test Measures. – Hand-held test measures require a 

30-second (± 5 seconds) pour followed by a 10-second drain with the measure held at a 10-degree to 

15-degree angle from vertical.

N.4.4.2. Drain Times for Bottom Drain Test Measures or Provers. – Bottom drain field standard 

provers require a 30-second drain time after main flow cessation.

(Added 2009)
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N.4.5. Verification of Linearization Factors. – All enabled linearization factors shall be verified. The 

verification of enabled linearization factors shall be done through physical testing, or a combination of physical 

testing and empirical analysis at the discretion of the official with statutory authority.

(Added 2016)

N.4.6. Repeatability Tests. – Tests for repeatability should include a minimum of three consecutive test drafts 

of approximately the same size and be conducted under controlled conditions where variations in factors such as 

temperature, pressure, and flow rate are reduced to the extent that they will not affect the results obtained. When 

conducting the tests, the flow rates shall be within the minimum and maximum discharge rates as marked by the 

manufacturer. For devices with no marked minimum and maximum flow rates, the minimum discharge rates 

shall be as specified in N.4.2.1. or N.4.2.2. and the maximum discharge rates shall be the maximum discharge 

rate developed under the conditions of the installation. For devices equipped with an automatic temperature 

compensator, the results shall be based on the uncompensated (gross) volume (e.g., with the temperature 

compensator deactivated).

(Amended 2019)

N.5. Temperature Correction on Wholesale Devices. – Corrections shall be made for any changes in volume 

resulting from the differences in liquid temperatures between time of passage through the meter and time of volumetric 

determination in the prover. When adjustments are necessary, appropriate petroleum measurement tables should be 

used.

(Amended 1974)

T. Tolerances

T.1. Application to Underregistration and to Overregistration. – The tolerances hereinafter prescribed shall be 

applied to errors of underregistration and errors of overregistration, whether or not a device is equipped with an 

automatic temperature compensator.

T.2. Tolerance Values. – Maintenance, acceptance, and special test tolerances shall be as shown in 

Table T.2. Accuracy Classes and Tolerances for Liquid Measuring Devices Covered in NIST Handbook 44, 

Section 3.30.
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Table T.2. 

Accuracy Classes and Tolerances for Liquid Measuring Devices Covered in

NIST Handbook 44, Section 3.30.

Accuracy 

Class Application

Acceptance

Tolerance

Maintenance

Tolerance

Special Test 

Tolerance1

0.3

- Petroleum products delivered from large capacity 

(flow rates greater than 115 L/min or 30 gpm)** 

devices, including motor-fuel devices

- Heated products (other than asphalt) at temperatures 

greater than 50 °C (122 °F)

- Asphalt at temperatures equal to or below 50 °C

(122 °F)

- All other liquids not shown in the table where the 

typical delivery is over 200 L (50 gal)

0.2 % 0.3 % 0.5 %

0.3A - Asphalt at temperatures greater than 50 °C (122 °F) 0.3 % 0.3 % 0.5 %

0.5*

- Petroleum products delivered from small capacity 

(at 4 L/min (1 gpm) through 115 L/min or 

30 gpm)** motor-fuel devices

- Agri-chemical liquids

- All other applications not shown in the table where 

the typical delivery is ≤ 200 L (50 gal)

0.3 % 0.5 % 0.5 %

1.1

- Petroleum products and other normal liquids from 

devices with flow rates** less than 1 gpm.

- Devices designed to deliver less than 1 gal

0.75 % 1.0 % 1.25 %

* For test drafts ≤ 40 L or 10 gal, the tolerances specified for Accuracy Class 0.5 in the table above do not apply. 

For these test drafts, the following applies:

(a) Maintenance tolerances on normal and special tests shall be 20 mL plus 4 mL per indicated liter or 1 in3 plus 

1 in3 per indicated gallon.

(b) Acceptance tolerances on normal and special tests shall be one-half the maintenance tolerance values.

1 Special test tolerances are not applicable to retail motor fuel dispensers.

** Flow rate refers to designed or marked maximum flow rate.

(Added 2002) (Amended 2006 and 2013)

T.3. Repeatability. – When multiple tests are conducted at approximately the same flow rate and draft size, the 

range of the test results for the flow rate shall not exceed 40 % of the absolute value of the maintenance tolerance and 

the results of each test shall be within the applicable tolerance. This tolerance does not apply to the test of the 

automatic temperature-compensating system. (Also see N.4.6. Repeatability Tests.)

(Added 1992) (Amended 2001, 2002, and 2019)

T.4. Automatic Temperature-Compensating Systems. – The difference between the meter errors (expressed as a 

percentage) determined with and without the automatic temperature-compensating system activated shall not exceed:

(a) 0.2 % for mechanical automatic temperature-compensating systems; and
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(b) 0.1 % for electronic automatic temperature-compensating systems.

The delivered quantities for each test shall be approximately the same size. The results of each test shall be within 

the applicable acceptance or maintenance tolerance.

[Nonretroactive as of January 1, 1988]

(Added 1987) (Amended 1992, 1996, and 2002)

UR. User Requirements

UR.1. Selection Requirements.

UR.1.1. Discharge Hose.

UR.1.1.1. Length. – The length of the discharge hose on a retail motor-fuel device:

(a) shall be measured from its housing or outlet of the discharge line to the inlet of the discharge nozzle;

(b) shall be measured with the hose fully extended if it is coiled or otherwise retained or connected 

inside a housing; and

(c) shall not exceed 5.5 m (18 ft) unless it can be demonstrated that a longer hose is essential to permit 

deliveries to be made to receiving vehicles or vessels.

An unnecessarily remote location of a device shall not be accepted as justification for an abnormally long 

hose.

(Amended 1972 and 1987)

UR.1.1.2. Marinas and Airports.

UR.1.1.2.1. Length. – The length of the discharge hose shall be as short as practicable, and shall not 

exceed 15 m (50 ft) unless it can be demonstrated that a longer hose is essential.

UR.1.1.2.2. Protection. – Discharge hoses exceeding 8 m (26 ft) in length shall be adequately 

protected from weather and other environmental factors when not in use.

(Made retroactive 1974 and Amended 1984)

UR.2. Installation Requirements.

UR.2.1. Manufacturer’s Instructions. – A device shall be installed in accordance with the manufacturer’s 

instructions, and the installation shall be sufficiently secure and rigid to maintain this condition.

(Added 1987)

UR.2.2. Discharge Rate. – A device shall be installed so that the actual maximum discharge rate will not 

exceed the rated maximum discharge rate. Automatic means for flow regulation shall be incorporated in the 

installation if necessary.

UR.2.3. Suction Head. – A piston-type device shall be installed so that the total effective suction head will 

not be great enough to cause vaporization of the liquid being dispensed under the highest temperature and lowest 

barometric pressure likely to occur.

UR.2.4. Diversion of Liquid Flow. – A device equipped with two delivery outlets used exclusively in the fueling 

of trucks shall be so installed that any diversion of flow to other than the receiving vehicle cannot be readily 

accomplished and is readily apparent. Allowable deterrents include, but are not limited to, physical barriers to 
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adjacent driveways, visible valves, or lighting systems that indicate which outlets are in operation, and explanatory 

signs.

(Amended 1991 and 2019)

UR.2.5. Product Storage Identification.

(a) The fill connection for any petroleum product or other product storage tank or vessel supplying 

petroleum product or other products shall be permanently, plainly, and visibly marked as to product 

contained.

(b) When the fill connection device is marked by means of a color code, the color code key shall be 

conspicuously displayed at the place of business.

(Added 1975) (Amended 1976 and 2019)

UR.3. Use of Device.

UR.3.1. Return of Indicating and Recording Elements to Zero. – On any dispenser used in making retail 

deliveries, the primary indicating element, and recording element if so equipped, shall be returned to zero before 

each delivery.

Exceptions to this requirement are totalizers on key-lock-operated or other self-operated dispensers and the 

primary recording element if the device is equipped to record.

UR.3.2. Unit Price and Product Identity.

(a) The following information shall be conspicuously displayed or posted on the face of a retail dispenser 

used in direct sale:

(1) except for unit prices resulting from any post-delivery discount and dispensers used exclusively for 

fleet sales, other price contract sales, and truck refueling (e.g., truck stop dispensers used only to 

refuel trucks), all of the unit prices at which the product is offered for sale; and

(2) in the case of a computing type or money-operated type, the unit price at which the dispenser is set 

to compute.

Provided that the dispenser complies with S.1.6.4.1. Display of Unit Price, it is not necessary that all the unit 

prices for all grades, brands, blends, or mixtures be simultaneously displayed or posted.

(b) The following information shall be conspicuously displayed or posted on each side of a retail dispenser 

used in direct sale:

(1) the identity of the product in descriptive commercial terms; and

(2) the identity of the grade, brand, blend, or mixture that a multi-product dispenser is set to deliver.

(Amended 1972, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1993, and 2012)

UR.3.3. Computing Device. – Any computing device used in an application where a product or grade is 

offered for sale at one or more unit prices shall be used only for sales for which the device computes and displays 

the sales price for the selected transaction.

(Became retroactive 1999)

(Added 1989) (Amended 1992)

The following exceptions apply:

(a) Fleet sales and other price contract sales are exempt from this requirement.
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(b) A truck stop dispenser used exclusively for refueling trucks is exempt from this requirement provided 

that:

(1) all purchases of fuel are accompanied by a printed receipt of the transaction containing the 

applicable price per gallon, the total gallons delivered, and the total price of the sale; and

(Added 1993)

(2) unless a dispenser complies with S.1.6.4.1. Display of Unit Price, the price posted on the dispenser 

and the price at which the dispenser is set to compute shall be the highest price for any transaction 

which may be conducted.

(Added 1993)

(c) A dispenser used in an application where a price per unit discount is offered following the delivery is 

exempt from this requirement, provided the following conditions are satisfied:

(1) the unit price posted on the dispenser and the unit price at which the dispenser is set to compute 

prior to the application of any discount shall be the highest unit price for any transaction;

(Amended 2014)

(2) all purchases of fuel are accompanied by a receipt recorded by the system. The receipt shall contain:

a. the product identity by name, symbol, abbreviation, or code number;

b. transaction information as shown on the dispenser at the end of the delivery and prior to any 

post-delivery discount including the:

1. total volume of the delivery; 

2. unit price; and 

3. total computed price of the fuel sale prior to post-delivery discounts being applied.

c. an itemization of the post-delivery discounts to the unit price; and

d. the final total price of the fuel sale.

(Added 2012) (Amended 2014)

(Added 1989) (Amended 1992, 1993, 2012, and 2014)

UR.3.4. Printed Ticket. – The total price; the total volume of the delivery; the price per liter or gallon; and a 

corresponding alpha or numeric dispenser designation* shall be shown, either printed by the device or in clear 

hand script, on any printed ticket issued by a device and containing any one of these values. Establishments 

where no product grades are repeated are exempt from the dispenser designation requirement.

*[Nonretroactive as of January 1, 2021]

(Amended 2001, 2018, and 2019)

UR.3.5. Steps after Dispensing. – After delivery to a customer from a retail motor-fuel device:

(a) the starting lever shall be returned to its shutoff position and the zero-set-back interlock engaged; and

(b) the discharge nozzle shall be returned to its designed hanging position unless the primary indicating 

elements, and recording elements, if the device is equipped and activated to record, have been returned 

to a definite zero indication.
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UR.3.6. Temperature Compensation, Wholesale.

UR.3.6.1. Automatic.

UR.3.6.1.1. When to be Used. – If a device is equipped with a mechanical automatic temperature 

compensator, it shall be connected, operable, and in use at all times. An electronic or mechanical 

automatic temperature-compensating system may not be removed, nor may a compensated device be 

replaced with an uncompensated device, without the written approval of the responsible weights and 

measures jurisdiction.

Note: This requirement does not specify the method of sale for product measured through a meter.

(Amended 1989)

UR.3.6.1.2. Invoices.

(a) A written invoice based on a reading of a device that is equipped with an automatic temperature 

compensator shall show that the volume delivered has been adjusted to the volume at 15 °C 

(60 °F).

(b) The invoice issued from an electronic wholesale device equipped with an automatic

temperature-compensating system shall also indicate: 

(1) the API gravity, specific gravity or coefficient of expansion for the product; 

(2) product temperature; and 

(3) gross reading.

(Amended 1987)

UR.3.6.2. Nonautomatic.

UR.3.6.2.1. Temperature Determination. – If the volume of the product delivered is adjusted to the 

volume at 15 °C (60 °F), the product temperature shall be taken during the delivery in:

(a) the liquid chamber of the meter; or

(b) the meter inlet or discharge line adjacent to the meter; or

(c) the compartment of the receiving vehicle at the time it is loaded.

UR.3.6.2.2. Invoices. – The accompanying invoice shall indicate that the volume of the product has 

been adjusted for temperature variations to a volume at 15 °C (60 °F) and shall also state the product 

temperature used in making the adjustment.

UR.3.6.3. Period of Use. – When fuel is bought or sold on an automatic or non-automatic

temperature-compensated basis, it shall be bought or sold using this method over at least a consecutive 

12-month period, unless otherwise agreed to by both the buyer and seller in writing.

(Added 2003)

UR.4. Maintenance Requirements.

UR.4.1. Use of Adjustments. – Whenever a device is adjusted, all enabled linearization factors shall be 

verified to determine that the errors are in tolerance and any adjustments which are made shall be made so as to
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bring performance errors as close as practicable to zero value. The verification of enabled linearization factors 

shall be done through physical testing or a combination of testing and empirical analysis.

(Added 2016)

UR.4.2. Security for Retail Motor-Fuel Devices (RMFD). – Any retail motor fuel device capable of 

conducting customer-initiated electronic financial transactions must be secured to substantially restrict the ability 

of unauthorized persons to manipulate it to obtain payment information that could be used to commit fraud. The 

following is a non-exhaustive list of ways that restriction of such manipulation may be accomplished:

(a) A physical lock, locking device, or a physical securing device that will restrict access to the electronic 

financial transaction compartment of the RMFD. A lock, locking device, or securing device shall not be 

manipulated with commonly available tools. A lock shall not allow the use of a universal key. A 

universal key is a key that is readily available in the market or can be easily purchased in a hardware or 

common retail store. A single non-universal key for all of the like devices at a retail facility or for all of 

the like devices at a chain of retail facilities is acceptable; or

(b) Electronic alarming or disabling of the equipment if unauthorized access is attempted; or

(c) Advanced payment acceptance technologies that increase protections against the theft of payment 

information itself or do not allow access to such information in a form that may be used to commit fraud;

or

(d) Another security solution that has been approved by the local or state weights and measures jurisdiction 

with authority. 

(Added 2021)
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Liquid-Measuring Device Code Index

Acceptance ..................................................20, 21, 22

Adjustable element ..................................................12

Advancement.............................................................6

Agreement .....................................................9, 11, 12

Agri-chemical..................................................5, 6, 21

Antidrain means.......................................................16

Automatic .......... 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 22, 25

Automatic temperature compensation ...............14, 15

Automatic temperature compensators .........14, 16, 25

Automatic temperature-compensating systems 15, 18, 

.......................................................................21, 22

Automatic Timeout – Pay-At-Pump for Retail Device

.............................................................................12

Auxiliary elements.....................................................9

Blend ...................................................................8, 23

Clear interval .............................................................6

Clearance ...................................................................7

Computing device..........................................8, 10, 23

Directional flow valves............................................13

Discharge hose.............................................15, 16, 22

Discharge lines ........................................................15

Discharge rate..................................16, 17, 18, 19, 22

Diversion .................................................................22

Dry-hose ..................................................................15

Fleet sales ................................................8, 10, 11, 23

Grade .............................................................8, 10, 23

Graduations................................................6, 7, 12, 16

Gravity-discharge unit .............................................15

Index of an indicator..............................................6, 7

Indicating element ...........................................6, 8, 14

Indicators...................................................................6

Installation requirements .........................................22

Interlock...................................................................14

Invoices....................................................................25

Key-lock ..............................................................7, 23

Lubricant devices.........................................12, 15, 17

Maintenance ................................................20, 21, 22

Maintenance Requirements .....................................25

Marking requirements..............................................16

Mass...........................................................................5

Mass flow meters.......................................................5

Measuring element ..................................................12

Money value computation .......................................19

Money value divisions...............................................9

Money values - mathematical agreement ................12

Money-value computation...................................8, 19

Money-value divisions ..............................................9

Motor-fuel device ..............................................21, 22

Nonautomatic ..........................................................25

Normal tests.............................................................18

Operating requirements .......................................7, 12

Parallax......................................................................7

Power loss..................................................................7

Price contract sales ..................................8, 10, 11, 23

Primary indicating element..............5, 7, 8, 16, 23, 24

Printed ticket............................................................24

Product identity .............................................8, 11, 23

Pump-discharge unit................................................15

Quantity ...................................7, 9, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19

Recording element...........5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 14, 16, 23, 24

Repeatability......................................................20, 21

Retail devices...........................................7, 16, 17, 19

Retail motor-fuel device ..............5, 14, 18, 22, 24, 26

Retail motor-fuel dispensers....................................17

Seal ..............................................................13, 15, 16

Sealing .........................................................12, 13, 15

Security..................................................12, 13, 15, 16

Slow-flow meters...........................................7, 17, 18

Special tests.............................................................18

Stop mechanism.......................................................13

Temperature compensation................................15, 16

Temperature compensators..........................14, 16, 25

Temperature correction............................................20

Temperature determination..........................14, 15, 25

Temperature-compensating systems......15, 18, 21, 22

Test drafts..........................................................17, 21

Tolerances..........................................................14, 20

Total price............................................................9, 24

Totalizers...........................................................17, 23

Truck refueling ............................................10, 15, 23

Unit price...................................7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 23, 24

User information........................................................7

Valves..........................................................13, 15, 23

Vapor elimination....................................................12

Wet-hose............................................................15, 16

Wholesale devices ...........5, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20, 25

Zero-set-back interlock......................................14, 24
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