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II. Uniformity of Laws and Regulations

A. National Conference Goal

The goal of the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) with respect to these Uniform Laws and 

Regulations is to achieve their acceptance in all states and local jurisdictions that have authority over such matters. 

The Conference stands ready to assist any jurisdiction in any way possible in securing adoption.

B. Status of Promulgation

The following pages list, by state, information regarding the adoption of the Uniform Laws and Regulations. The 

tabulated data indicates if the state has adopted the Uniform Law or Regulation by reference, including subsequent 

amendments (thereby operating under the most recent version of the recommended regulation in this handbook), or 

if the state has used some version of the NCWM-recommended law or regulation as guidance in developing a 

similar law or regulation.

The information is verified with each state annually; the entries represent the status of the state adoption at the time 

of the survey.

Unless a state adopts the recommended regulations and subsequent amendments and revisions, there may be 

variation in the actual degree of adoption. Adoption, implementation, and clarification may be determined by 

comparing a state law with the Uniform Law, section-by-section, or by contacting the state.

(Amended 1997 and 1998)

C. Summary of State Laws and Regulations in Weights and Measures (as of 

August 1, 2011)

This is an overview of the status of adoption of NCWM standards by the states. In earlier editions of 

Handbook 130, state laws and regulations were compared to the NCWM standard from the prior year. This did not 

indicate whether the standard as printed in the current edition had been adopted by any given state. The table lists 

those states that adopt NCWM-recommended updates automatically (“YES”); see Sections 4 through 10 and 

paragraph 12(m) of the Uniform Weights and Measures Law. This means the state’s regulations are current with 

those printed in this edition of the handbook. If a state has adopted an NCWM recommendation in whole or in part 

from a particular year, but updates are not incorporated automatically, a lower case “yes” is shown. For additional 

information on the status of adoption, please contact the appropriate state officials.
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Laws Regulations

State

Weights and

Measures Law

Weighmaster Law

or Regulation

Uniform Engine

Fuel Law

Packaging

and Labeling

Method of Sale

Price Verification

Unit Pricing

Registration of

Service Agencies

Open Dating

Type Evaluation

Uniform Engine 

Fuel Regulation

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Alabama yes yes yes yes yes X NO yes NO yes yes* YES YES

Alaska yes NO NO YES YES Y NO yes NO yes NO YES yes

Arizona yes yes yes* yes yes yes NO yes no yes yes* YES YES

Arkansas YES NO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

California yes yes* yes* YES yes* Y yes* yes* NO yes yes* YES YES

Colorado yes yes yes* yes yes X NO yes NO YES yes* YES YES

Connecticut yes yes yes* YES YES YES yes* yes* YES yes yes YES YES

Delaware yes yes yes* yes yes yes no yes* no yes yes* YES YES

District of 

Columbia yes yes NO yes yes no NO NO yes* no NO yes no

Florida yes NO yes* yes yes YES yes* yes yes* no yes* YES YES

Georgia yes yes yes* yes yes X NO yes yes* yes yes* YES YES

Hawaii yes yes yes* yes yes X yes yes NO yes yes* yes yes

Idaho yes yes yes* yes yes X no yes NO yes yes* YES YES

Illinois yes NO yes* YES YES NO NO yes NO yes yes YES YES

Indiana yes yes* yes* yes yes NO NO NO NO yes yes* yes yes

Iowa yes yes* yes* yes yes X NO yes* NO yes yes* yes yes

Kansas yes NO yes yes yes X NO yes NO yes yes yes yes

Key: YES Adopted and updated on an annual basis.

yes Law or regulation in force, NCWM standard used as basis of adoption, but from an earlier year.

yes* Law or regulations in force, but not based on NCWM standard.

NO No law or regulation.

no No law or regulation, but NCWM standard is used as a guideline.

X Price verification program in place. Inspection based on NCWM Price Verification Procedure.

Y Price verification program in place. Inspection not based on NCWM Price Verification Procedure.
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Laws Regulations

State

Weights and Measures LawWeighmaster Lawor RegulationUniform Engine Fuel LawPackagingand LabelingMethod of SalePrice Verification

Unit PricingRegistration of Service AgenciesOpen DatingType EvaluationUniform Engine Fuel RegulationHandbook 44Handbook 133

Kentucky yes NO yes* yes yes X NO yes NO yes yes* YES yes

Louisiana yes* yes* yes* yes* NO X no yes* NO yes* yes* YES no

Maine yes yes yes* YES YES X NO yes NO yes YES YES no

Maryland yes NO yes* YES yes X yes* yes* yes* yes yes* YES YES

Massachusetts yes* yes* yes* yes yes* YES yes* NO NO yes yes* YES no

Michigan yes yes yes yes yes NO NO yes yes yes yes* yes yes

Minnesota yes NO yes* yes* yes* NO NO yes* yes* yes yes* yes yes

Mississippi yes yes yes* yes yes X yes yes NO yes yes* YES YES

Missouri yes NO yes YES YES YES NO yes NO YES yes YES YES

Montana yes NO yes yes yes NO yes yes NO yes yes yes yes

Nebraska yes NO NO yes yes Y NO yes NO yes* NO yes yes

Nevada yes yes yes* YES YES X YES YES YES YES yes* YES YES

New Hampshire yes yes* NO YES YES YES YES yes* yes* no no YES YES

New Jersey yes yes yes* yes yes yes* yes* yes* NO yes* NO YES NO

New Mexico yes yes yes* yes yes X NO yes yes* NO yes* YES YES

New York yes yes yes* yes yes YES yes* NO NO yes yes* YES YES

North Carolina yes yes* yes* YES YES X NO yes NO yes yes* YES YES

Key: YES Adopted and updated on an annual basis.

yes Law or regulation in force, NCWM standard used as basis of adoption, but from an earlier year.

yes* Law or regulations in force, but not based on NCWM standard.

NO No law or regulation.

no No law or regulation, but NCWM standard is used as a guideline.

X Price verification program in place. Inspection based on NCWM Price Verification Procedure.

Y Price verification program in place. Inspection not based on NCWM Price Verification Procedure.
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Laws Regulations

State

Weights and

Measures Law

Weighmaster Law 

or Regulation

Uniform Engine 

Fuel Law

Packaging

and Labeling

Method of Sale

Price Verification

Unit Pricing

Registration of

Service Agencies

Open Dating

Type Evaluation

Uniform Engine 

Fuel Regulation

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North Dakota YES NO NO NO yes* NO NO yes* NO NO yes* yes* NO

Ohio yes NO NO yes yes X NO yes NO yes NO YES YES

Oklahoma YES NO yes* YES YES yes* NO yes* YES YES yes* YES YES

Oregon yes NO yes* yes yes yes yes* NO yes* yes yes yes yes

Pennsylvania yes yes NO yes yes yes NO yes NO YES NO YES YES

Puerto Rico yes yes yes* yes yes* Y yes* yes yes* yes yes* YES YES

Rhode Island no no yes* yes* YES no yes* NO yes* no no YES no

South 

Carolina yes yes* yes* YES YES X NO YES NO YES yes* YES YES

South 

Dakota yes NO yes yes yes X NO yes yes yes yes yes yes

Tennessee yes yes yes YES YES X NO yes NO YES yes YES YES

Texas yes yes* yes* YES YES yes* NO yes NO NO yes* YES YES

Utah yes NO yes* YES YES X NO yes NO YES yes YES YES

Vermont yes* yes yes* YES YES X* yes* yes NO no NO YES no

Virginia yes* yes* yes* YES YES X YES yes* NO yes* YES YES YES

Virgin 

Islands yes NO yes* yes NO NO yes NO yes NO Yes YES no

Washington yes yes yes YES YES YES yes yes yes yes yes YES YES

West 

Virginia YES NO YES YES YES X YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

Key: YES Adopted and updated on an annual basis.

yes Law or regulation in force, NCWM standard used as basis of adoption, but from an earlier year.

yes* Law or regulations in force, but not based on NCWM standard.

NO No law or regulation.

no No law or regulation, but NCWM standard is used as a guideline.

X Price verification program in place. Inspection based on NCWM Price Verification Procedure.

Y Price verification program in place. Inspection not based on NCWM Price Verification Procedure.
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Laws Regulations

State

Weights and

Measures Law

Weighmaster Law 

or Regulation

Uniform Engine 

Fuel Law

Packaging

and Labeling

Method of Sale

Price Verification

Unit Pricing

Registration of

Service Agencies

Open Dating

Type Evaluation

Uniform Engine 

Fuel Regulation

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Wisconsin yes* NO yes* yes YES YES NO yes* NO YES yes* YES YES

Wyoming yes NO yes* yes* no X no yes no YES yes* YES YES

Totals: YES

yes

yes*

NO

no

X

Y

4

43

5

0

1

0

0

0

21

10

21

1

0

0

2

8

35

8

0

0

0

19

29

4

1

0

0

0

18

27

5

2

1

0

0

8

2

3

9

2

23

4

5

5

11

29

3

0

0

4

29

14

7

0

0

0

5

3

9

32

3

0

0

12

28

4

4

5

0

0

2

9

32

8

2

0

0

41

11

1

0

0

0

0

 32

12

0

2

7

0

0

Key: YES Adopted and updated on an annual basis.

yes Law or regulation in force, NCWM standard used as basis of adoption, but from an earlier year.

yes* Law or regulations in force, but not based on NCWM standard.

NO No law or regulation.

no No law or regulation, but NCWM standard is used as a guideline.

X Price verification program in place. Inspection based on NCWM Price Verification Procedure.

Y Price verification program in place. Inspection not based on NCWM Price Verification Procedure.
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