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2021 Amendments

The following table lists the laws and regulations amended by the 105th (2020) and 106th (2021) National Conference 

on Weights and Measures (NCWM). As appropriate, the text on the cited pages indicates the changes to the law or 

regulation, section, or paragraph as “Added 2021” or “Amended 2021.” Unless otherwise noted, the effective date of 

the regulations added or amended in 2021 is January 1, 2022.

*Laws and Regulations (L&R) item numbers designated with “(2020 Item)” appeared on the NCWM L&R Committee’s 

2020 Agenda; these items were voted on at the 105th NCWM Annual Meeting held in January 2021 and ratified at the 

106th NCWM Annual Meeting held in July 2021. Items without this designation appeared on the L&R Committee’s 

2021 Agenda and were voted on at the 106th NCWM Annual Meeting held July 2021.

Law or Regulation

L&R

Committee

Item No.

Section Action Page

C. Uniform Fuels and 

Automotive Lubricants 

Inspection Law

FLL-18.1 

(2020 Item)*

Section 8. Prohibited Acts, Section 

8.6.

Amended 47

A. Uniform Packaging 

and Labeling Regulation PAL-21.1

11.19. Margarine Amended 84

11.34. Bacon Added 87

B. Uniform Regulation 

for the Method of Sale of 

Commodities

MOS-18.2 

(2020 Item)*

Method of Sale of Commodities –

1. Background Information 

Amended 97

B3: MOS-18.1

2.33.1.3.2. Inactive or Obsolete 

Service Categories.

Amended 134

2.33.1.4. Tank Trucks or Rail 

Cars.

Amended 134

2.33.1.5. Documentation Amended 134

B2: MOS-20.1

(2020 Item)*

2.39.1. Products for Use in Lubricating Tractors.Amended 140

2.39.2.1.(e) Container Labeling Amended 141

2.39.2.2.(e) Identification on DocumentationAmended 141

2.39.2.3.(e) Identification on Service Provider DocumentationAmended 142

2.39.5.(a) Storage Tank Labeling Amended 142

B7: MOS-21.2 2.39.2.1.(e) Container Labeling Amended 141

2.39.2.2.(e) Identification on DocumentationAmended 141
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2.39.2.3.(e) Identification on Service Provider DocumentationAmended 142

MOS-20.3.

(2020 Item)*

2.40. Diesel Fuel Added 143

G. Uniform Fuels and 

Automotive Lubricants 

Regulation

B5: FLR-20.4 

(2020 Item)*

Fuels and Automotive Lubricants 

Regulation – 1. Background Information 

Amended

169

B2: FLR-20.1

(2020 Item)*

1.31. Hydraulic Fluid Amended 179

2.22. Products for Use in Lubricating TractorsAmended 186

B3: FLR-18.1

2.14. Engine (Motor) Oil. Amended 185

3.13.1.4. Tank Trucks or Rail 

Cars.

Amended 193

3.13.1.5. Documentation. Amended 193

B3: FLR-20.1

(2020 Item)*

3.17.(e) Tractor Hydraulic Fluid Amended 196

3.17.1.2.(e) Identification on DocumentationAmended 196

3.17.1.3.(e) Identification on Service Provider DocumentationAmended 198

3.17.1.5.(a) Storage Tank Labeling Amended 198

B7: FLR21.3

3.17.1.1.(e) Container Labeling Amended 196

3.17.1.2.(e) Identification on Documentation.Amended 196

3.17.1.3.(e) Identification on Service Provider Documentation.Amended 198

B3: FLR-18.1 7.2.3. SAE Viscosity Grades for 

Engine Oils

Amended 201
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2021 Editorial Changes

The following items were deemed editorial in nature based on the following criteria: 1) the modified text did not 

change the meaning or procedure outlined, 2) modified text corrected an omission or clarified how the text was written, 

or 3) the item itself was reformatted and relocated in the text to make the organization of the content more meaningful.

Editorial Note: Notes are now identified by the Section number as opposed to page number. 

Note: For the purposes of this table, the bold, underscored text indicates new language added and bold, strikeout

text indicates deleted text.

Law or Regulation Section Action Page

Introduction H. Effective Enforcement 

Dates of Regulations

Deleted 

5. Uniform Open Dating Regulation

3

Renumbered

65. Uniform Regulation for National Type Evaluation

3

Renumbered

76. Uniform Fuels and Automotive 

Lubricants Regulation

3

Form 15 Updated Form 4

II. Uniformity of Laws 

and Regulations

C. Summary of State Laws 

and Regulations in Weights 

and Measures

Editorial

...see Sections 4 through 109 and 

paragraph 1211(m)

5

Deleted 

Regulation – Open Dating

6

A. Uniform Weights and 

Measures Law

1. Background Editorial change in (a) and (b)

Section 4. through 10 9 .... 

13

Section 4. Technical Requirements for Weighing and 

Measuring

Editorial change in (a) and (b)

Section 4. through 10 9 ....

20

Sections 9 – 30 Deleted

Section 9. Requirement for Open 

Dating

21

Editorial change 

Section 910. Requirements for 

Type Evaluation

21

Section 110. State Weights and 

Measures Division

21

Section 121. Powers and Duties of 

the Director

21

Section 132.Special Police Powers 23
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Law or Regulation Section Action Page

Section 143. Powers and Duties of 

Local Officials

24

Section 154. Misrepresentation of 

Quantity

24

Section 165. Misrepresentation of 

Pricing

24

Section 176. Method of Sale 24

Section 187. Sale from Bulk 24

Section 198. Information Required 

on Packages

25

Section 2019. Declarations of Unit 

Price on Random Weight Packages

25

Section 210. Advertising Packages 

for Sale

25

Section 221. Prohibited Acts 26

Section 232. Civil Penalties 26

Section 243. Criminal Penalties 26

Section 254. Restraining Order and 

Injunction

27

Section 2.65. Presumptive Evidence27

Section 276. Severability Provision 27

Section 287. Repeal of Conflicting 

Laws. 

27

Section 298. Regulations to be Unaffected by Repeal of Prior Enabling Statue.27

Section 3029. Effective Date 27

Section 11. Powers and Duties of the DirectorRemoved

(d)...... “and establish requirements for open dating information;”

21

B. Uniform Weighmaster 

Law

Section 23. Separability ProvisionEditorial

Sepaverability

39

IV Uniform Regulations

E. Uniform Regulation for 

National Type Evaluation

Reordered 

EF. Uniform Regulation for National Type Evaluation

161

F. Uniform Fuels and Automotive Lubricants Regulation

Reordered

FG. Uniform Fuels and Automotive Lubricants Regulation

169
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Law or Regulation Section Action Page

A. Uniform Packaging and 

Labeling Regulation

11.33. U.S. Customary Units, 

Exemptions – Consumer Commodities

(see UPLR Appendix C....) 84

B. Uniform Regulation for 

the Method of Sale of 

Commodities

1.7.2. Pelletized Ice Cream 

and Similar Pelletized Frozen 

Desserts

Deleted

NOTE: This method of sale for 

pelletized ice cream shall be enforceable after April 17, 2010, 

and after August 2, 2011, for 

similar pelletized frozen desserts.

108

2.4.3. Quantity. Editorial

(a)(1) liters, to include fractions of

a liter, and may also include a declaration of quantity in terms of cubic foot or feet to include fractions 

of a cubic foot.

(d) (1) liters, to include fractions of 

a liters, and may also include a declaration of quantity.

114

2.10. Softwood Lumber Editorial

Voluntary Product Standards PS 

20-1520, “American Softwood 

Lumber Standard”

117

2.10.1.13. Minimum Dressed 

Sizes (width and thickness)

Editorial

Voluntary Product Standards PS 

20-1520, “American Softwood 

Lumber Standard”

118

2.23. Animal Bedding. Removed

NOTE: This method of sale for 

animal bedding shall be enforceable after January 1, 2020.

129

2.35. Diesel Exhaust Fluid Removed

Effective date shall be January 1, 

2016

136

E. Uniform Open Dating 

Regulation

E. Uniform Open Dating Regulation

ODR-2 (2019 Item) - Effective 

January 1, 2022 this regulation is 

removed in its entirety

G. Uniform Fuels and Automotive Lubricants Regulation

4.4.2. Declaration of Meaning 

of Color Code

Editorial

“API Recommended Practice 

1637, Using the API Color-Symbol System to Identify Equipment, Vehicles, and Transfer 

Points for Petroleum Fuels and 

Related Products at Dispensing 

and Storage Facilities and Distribution Terminals”

199
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Law or Regulation Section Action Page

V. Examination Procedure for Price Verification

2.23. Universal Product Code 

(UPC).

Updated

(937) 435-3870 or (609) 620-0200. 

You can visit them on the web at 

www.gs1us.org.

209

VI. NCWM Policy, Interpretations, and Guidelines

2.6.3. Octane Posting Regulations.Updated

Telephone: (877) 382-4358 (202) 

326-2222.

250