We have assembled answers to the questions we are asked most frequently at the Division of Measurement Standards. I am opening a business and need to know what, if any, weights and measures regulations will affect me.
Most businesses are to some degree affected by weights and measures laws.
This will vary on the type of business. If you will be packaging commodities you will need to know packaging and labeling , and net quantity requirements . If you determine the quantity of products for a third party, you need to license as a Weighmaster . This is a term that we use to describe equipment or devices such as scales, gas pumps, or meters that weigh or measure commodities in the course of trade or business. There maybe nothing wrong, sometimes manufacturers change the size of the tank in a particular car and the owners manual is not updated.