derived_fields list | devices_covered string | id string | inspection_interval string | legal_basis string | source string | source_page_title string | source_quote string | state string | url string | verified_fields list | who_arranges string |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
[
"source_page_title",
"state",
"who_arranges"
] | a device used for weighing, measuring or both that is used commercially | kansas | at least annually | 83-304. | https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch83/083_003_0004.html | Kansas Statutes K.S.A. 83-304 -- Annual inspection required | the owner or operator of a device used for weighing, measuring or both that is used commercially shall have such device tested and inspected at least annually for accuracy. | Kansas | https://referencesource.org/weights-measures-device-inspection-intervals-by-state/kansas/ | [
"devices_covered",
"inspection_interval",
"legal_basis"
] | device owner |
[
"source_page_title",
"state",
"who_arranges"
] | all commercial weighing and measuring devices | louisiana | At least once a year | null | https://www.ldaf.la.gov/business/weights-measures/devices | Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry -- Device registration and inspections | At least once a year, our inspectors inspect and test all commercial weighing and measuring devices for suitability, accuracy, and correctness. | Louisiana | https://referencesource.org/weights-measures-device-inspection-intervals-by-state/louisiana/ | [
"devices_covered",
"inspection_interval"
] | state agency inspectors |
[
"source_page_title",
"state",
"who_arranges"
] | Fuel Dispensers, Scales and Timing Devices | pennsylvania | the annual inspections on many devices throughout the state | null | https://www.agriculture.pa.gov/consumer_protection/weights_measures/Pages/Weights-and-Measures-Inspection-.aspx | Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture -- Weights and Measures Inspection | Weights & Measures is tasked with the annual inspections on many devices throughout the state, including but not limited to Fuel Dispensers, Scales and Timing Devices. | Pennsylvania | https://referencesource.org/weights-measures-device-inspection-intervals-by-state/pennsylvania/ | [
"devices_covered",
"inspection_interval"
] | state agency inspectors |
[
"source_page_title",
"state",
"who_arranges"
] | fuel pumps | south-carolina | inspecting every pump in the state each year | null | https://agriculture.sc.gov/permits-and-inspections/gas-pumps-and-scales/ | South Carolina Department of Agriculture -- Gas Pumps and Scales | We test the accuracy of fuel pumps by inspecting every pump in the state each year. | South Carolina | https://referencesource.org/weights-measures-device-inspection-intervals-by-state/south-carolina/ | [
"devices_covered",
"inspection_interval"
] | state agency inspectors |
[
"source_page_title",
"state",
"who_arranges"
] | a commercial weighing or measuring device | texas | at least once every four years | Texas Agriculture Code - AGRIC § 13.101. Inspection of Devices | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/agriculture-code/agric-sect-13-101.html | Texas Agriculture Code § 13.101 -- Inspection of Devices | a commercial weighing or measuring device shall be inspected and tested for correctness by the department at least once every four years, or more often as required by the department | Texas | https://referencesource.org/weights-measures-device-inspection-intervals-by-state/texas/ | [
"devices_covered",
"inspection_interval",
"legal_basis"
] | state agency inspectors, but the device owner is responsible for making sure it happens |
[
"source_page_title",
"state",
"who_arranges"
] | a scale with a weighing capacity of 5,000 pounds or more used for the commercial weighing of commodities | wisconsin | at least annually | 98.16(3m)(a) | https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/98/16/3m/a | Wisconsin Statutes s. 98.16(3m)(a) | The owner or operator of a scale with a weighing capacity of 5,000 pounds or more used for the commercial weighing of commodities shall cause the scales to be tested and inspected at least annually for accuracy | Wisconsin | https://referencesource.org/weights-measures-device-inspection-intervals-by-state/wisconsin/ | [
"devices_covered",
"inspection_interval",
"legal_basis"
] | device owner |
How often gas pumps and retail scales get inspected, by state
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For each US state: how often commercial fuel dispensers and retail scales are tested for accuracy, and who has to arrange it -- taken from the state's own statute where the state sets an interval in law, and from the agency's own description of its programme where it does not. Answers 'how often are gas pumps inspected in [state]', 'how often do scales have to be tested', and 'who is responsible for getting my scale inspected'. The common assumption is that every state inspects annually and that the state pays for it, and both halves of that are wrong often enough to matter: Texas requires a commercial device to be tested only once every four years and lets the department go longer still if funding is short, while Kansas requires annual testing but puts the cost and the arranging on the device's owner, who must hire a licensed service company. No compiled multi-state table exists, because building one means reading fifty statutes and fifty agency sites in fifty formats and re-checking them every year.
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Sources
- https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch83/083_003_0004.html
- https://www.ldaf.la.gov/business/weights-measures/devices
- https://www.agriculture.pa.gov/consumer_protection/weights_measures/Pages/Weights-and-Measures-Inspection-.aspx
- https://agriculture.sc.gov/permits-and-inspections/gas-pumps-and-scales/
- https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/agriculture-code/agric-sect-13-101.html
- https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/98/16/3m/a
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