AR Code § 4-18-329 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 2 - Miscellaneous Commercial Law Provisions|Chapter 18 - Weights and Measures|Subchapter 3 - Uniform Weights and Measures Law|§ 4-18-329. Fees for tests or inspections

 (a) The Arkansas Bureau of Standards administered through the Department of Agriculture shall collect charges as provided in this section for the testing and certification of testing apparatus and for testing and inspection made under this subchapter.  (b) The bureau shall collect the following fees for testing and inspection and for no other purposes:  (1)  (A) For International Organization of Legal Metrology Class E1 and E2 and American National Standards Institute and ASTM International Class 1, weighing one kilogram (1 kg) or less, the bureau shall collect a fee for testing of not less than sixty dollars ($60.00) or more than one hundred eighty dollars ($180); and  (B) For International Organization of Legal Metrology Class E1 and E2 and American National Standards Institute and ASTM International Class 1, weighing more than one kilogram (1 kg) but not more than thirty kilograms (30 kg), the bureau shall collect a fee for testing of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) or more than three hundred dollars ($300);    (2)  (A) For International Organization of Legal Metrology Class E2, F1, F2, American National Standards Institute and ASTM International Class 1 and 1.1, 2, 3, and 4(5), and National Institute of Standards and Technology Class S, S-1, and P(Q), weighing two pounds (2 lbs.) or one kilogram (1 kg) or less, the bureau shall collect a fee for testing of not less than twenty dollars ($20.00) or more than sixty dollars ($60.00);  (B) For International Organization of Legal Metrology Class E2, F1, F2, American National Standards Institute and ASTM International Class 1 and 1.1, 2, 3, and 4(5), and National Institute of Standards and Technology Class S, S-1, and P(Q), weighing more than two pounds (2 lbs.) or one kilogram (1 kg), but not more than twenty pounds (20 lbs.) or ten kilograms (10 kg), the bureau shall collect a fee for testing of not less than forty dollars ($40.00) or more than one hundred twenty dollars ($120);  (C) For International Organization of Legal Metrology Class E2, F1, F2, American National Standards Institute and ASTM International Class 1 and 1.1, 2, 3, and 4(5), and National Institute of Standards and Technology Class S, S-1, and P(Q), weighing more than twenty pounds (20 lbs.) or ten kilograms (10 kg), but not more than fifty pounds (50 lbs.) or thirty kilograms (30 kg), the bureau shall collect a fee for testing of not less than eighty dollars ($80.00) or more than two hundred forty dollars ($240); and  (D) For International Organization of Legal Metrology Class E2, F1, F2, American National Standards Institute and ASTM International Class 1 and 1.1, 2, 3, and 4(5), and National Institute of Standards and Technology Class S, S-1, and P(Q), weighing more than fifty pounds (50 lbs.) or thirty kilograms (30 kg), but not more than twenty-five hundred pounds (2,500 lbs.) or one thousand two hundred fifty kilograms (1,250 kg), the bureau shall charge a fee for testing of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) or more than three hundred dollars ($300);    (3)  (A) For International Organization of Legal Metrology Class M1, M2, and M3, American National Standards Institute and ASTM International Class 6(5), and National Institute of Standards and Technology Class F and (Q), weighing ten pounds (10 lbs.) or five kilograms (5 kg) or less, the bureau shall charge a fee for testing of not less than seven dollars ($7.00) or more than twenty-one dollars ($21.00);  (B) For International Organization of Legal Metrology Class M1, M2, and M3, American National Standards Institute and ASTM International Class 6(5), and National Institute of Standards and Technology Class F and (Q), weighing more than ten pounds (10 lbs.) or five kilograms (5 kg), but not more than fifty pounds (50 lbs.) or thirty kilograms (30 kg), the bureau shall charge a fee for testing of not less than twelve dollars ($12.00) or more than thirty-six dollars ($36.00);  (C) For International Organization of Legal Metrology Class M1, M2, and M3, American National Standards Institute and ASTM International Class 6(5), and National Institute of Standards and Technology Class F and (Q), weighing more than fifty pounds (50 lbs.) or thirty kilograms (30 kg), but not more than one thousand pounds (1,000 lbs.) or five hundred kilograms (500 kg), the bureau shall charge a fee for testing of not less than eighteen dollars ($18.00) or more than fifty-four dollars ($54.00); and  (D) For International Organization of Legal Metrology Class M1, M2, and M3, American National Standards Institute and ASTM International Class 6(5), and National Institute of Standards and Technology Class F and (Q), weighing more than one thousand pounds (1,000 lbs.) or five hundred kilograms (500 kg), but not more than two thousand five hundred pounds (2,500 lbs.) or one thousand two hundred fifty kilograms (1,250 kg), the bureau shall charge a fee for testing of not less than forty dollars ($40.00) or more than one hundred twenty dollars ($120);    (4)  (A) For volume testing of five gallons (5 gal.) or twenty liters (20 l) or less, the bureau shall charge a fee of forty dollars ($40.00);  (B) For volume testing of more than five gallons (5 gal.) or twenty liters (20 l), but not more than fifty gallons (50 gal.) or two hundred liters (200 l), the bureau shall charge a fee of one hundred dollars ($100);  (C) For volume testing of more than fifty gallons (50 gal.) or two hundred liters (200 l), but not more than one hundred gallons (100 gal.) or four hundred liters (400 l), the bureau shall charge a fee of two hundred dollars ($200);  (D) For volume testing of more than one hundred gallons (100 gal.) or four hundred liters (400 l), but not more than one hundred fifty gallons (150 gal.) or six hundred liters (600 l), the bureau shall charge a fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250);  (E) For volume testing of more than one hundred fifty gallons (150 gal.) or six hundred liters (600 l), but not more than two hundred gallons (200 gal.) or eight hundred liters (800 l), the bureau shall charge a fee of three hundred dollars ($300); and  (F) For volume testing of more than two hundred gallons (200 gal.) or eight hundred liters (800 l), but not more than three hundred seventy-five gallons (375 gal.) or one thousand five hundred liters (1,500 l), the bureau shall charge a fee for testing of four hundred fifty dollars ($450);    (5)  (A) For volume gravimetric testing of not more than one quart (1 qt.) or one liter (1 l), the bureau shall charge a fee for testing of seventy-five dollars ($75.00);  (B) For volume gravimetric testing of more than one quart (1 qt.) or one liter (1 l), but not more than five gallons (5 gal.) or twenty liters (20 l), the bureau shall charge a fee for testing of two hundred dollars ($200); and  (C) For volume gravimetric testing of more than five gallons (5 gal.) or twenty liters (20 l), but not more than fifty gallons (50 gal.) or two hundred liters (200 l), the bureau shall charge a fee of five hundred dollars ($500);    (6) For volume liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) provers of not more than one hundred gallons (100 gal.) or four hundred liters (400 l), the bureau shall charge a fee for testing of five hundred dollars ($500);  (7) For length testing of tapes and rigid rules, the bureau shall charge a fee of seven dollars ($7.00) per point tested;  (8)  (A) For annual inspection and testing of grain moisture meters, the bureau shall charge a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00);  (B) For calibration of grain moisture meters, the bureau shall charge a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00);  (C) For recertification of grain moisture meters, the bureau shall charge a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00);  (D) For placing new or rejected grain moisture meters in service, the bureau shall charge a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00); and  (E) For noncompliance reports for rejected grain moisture meters, the bureau shall charge a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00);    (9) For special testing or services not listed in the fee schedule, the bureau shall charge a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) per hour; and  (10) For cleaning of standards, special handling, and packing, the bureau shall charge a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) per hour.    (c) Funds collected under this section shall be deposited into the State Treasury as special revenue credited to the Plant Board Fund to be used exclusively for the maintenance of facilities and equipment of the bureau.  (d) If any provision of this section or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this section which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this section are severable.