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Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 03 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Chapter 15.03.06 - Calibration and Operation of Automated Testing Used to Determine Fat Content of Raw Unhomogenized Milk › Section 15.03.06.09 - Inspection

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
All automated testing equipment and required records shall be
				  available for examination by the Department during any business
				  hours.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 03 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Chapter 15.03.07 - Fees Charged to Test Standards and Other Equipment Used by Technicians › Section 15.03.07.01 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
These regulations set forth the fees that the Department will
				  charge to test the standards of weights and measures and other appropriate
				  equipment possessed and used by any technician and any agency engaged in the
				  maintenance and repair of weighing and measuring devices.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 03 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Chapter 15.03.07 - Fees Charged to Test Standards and Other Equipment Used by Technicians › Section 15.03.07.02 - Cast Iron and Steel Weights - Class F Tolerances

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
The Department shall charge the following fees to test cast
				  iron and steel weights (Class F tolerances):
A. If the weight is less than or equal to 30
				kilograms (66 pounds), the fee is $9 a unit;
B. If the weight is greater than 30 kilograms
				(66 pounds) but less than or equal to 600 kilograms (1,300 pounds), the fee is
				$28 a unit;
C. If the weight is
				greater than 600 kilograms (1,300 pounds) but less than or equal to 1,100
				kilograms (2,500 pounds), the fee is $50 a unit;
D. If the weight is greater than 1,100
				kilograms (2,500 pounds) but less than or equal to 2,200 kilograms (5,000
				pounds), the fee is $69 a unit;
E.
				If the weight is greater than 2,200 kilograms (5,000 pounds), but less than or
				equal to 4,500 kilograms (10,000 pounds), the fee is $115 a unit; and
F. If data is included with the certificate
				of conformance, the fee is $2 a unit.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 03 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Chapter 15.03.07 - Fees Charged to Test Standards and Other Equipment Used by Technicians › Section 15.03.07.03 - Class F Tolerances - Test Weight Sets

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
The Department shall charge the following fees to test a
				  Class F tolerances test weight set provided, however, that the set does not
				  have a total capacity that is greater than 35 kilograms (77 pounds):
A. If the number of weights in the set is
				less than or equal to 18, the fee is $57 a set;
B. If the number of weights in the set is
				greater than 18 but less than or equal to 36, the fee is $80 a set;
C. If the number of weights in the set is
				greater than 36 the fee is $3 a unit; and
D. If data is included with the certificate
				of conformance, the fee is $2 a unit.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 03 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Chapter 15.03.07 - Fees Charged to Test Standards and Other Equipment Used by Technicians › Section 15.03.07.04 - Other Weighing Services

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
The Department may provide other weighing services not
				  otherwise noted in this chapter at a rate of $50 an hour.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 03 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Chapter 15.03.07 - Fees Charged to Test Standards and Other Equipment Used by Technicians › Section 15.03.07.05 - Equipment Refurbishing

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
If equipment needs refurbishing before it can be tested and
				  if the Department agrees to refurbish the equipment, the Department shall do
				  this work at the rate of $52 an hour plus an additional $10 for shop
				  materials.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 03 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Chapter 15.03.07 - Fees Charged to Test Standards and Other Equipment Used by Technicians › Section 15.03.07.06 - Weight-Moving Equipment for Vehicle Scales

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
The Department shall charge $140 a unit to test weight-moving
				  equipment for vehicle scales.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 03 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Chapter 15.03.07 - Fees Charged to Test Standards and Other Equipment Used by Technicians › Section 15.03.07.07 - Mass Laboratory Standards

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
The Department shall charge the following fees to test mass
				  laboratory standards:
A. If the
				standard is less than or equal to 5 kilograms, the fee is $25 a unit;
B. If the standard is greater than 5
				kilograms but less than or equal to 30 kilograms, the fee is $60 a unit;
				and
C. If the standard is greater
				than 30 kilograms but less than or equal to 600 kilograms, the fee is $125 a
				unit.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 03 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Chapter 15.03.07 - Fees Charged to Test Standards and Other Equipment Used by Technicians › Section 15.03.07.08 - Other Services Related to Laboratory Standards of Mass

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
The Department shall provide other services related to
				  laboratory standards of mass at a rate of $75 an hour.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 03 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Chapter 15.03.07 - Fees Charged to Test Standards and Other Equipment Used by Technicians › Section 15.03.07.09 - Volumetric Field Standards

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
The Department shall charge the following fees to test
				  volumetric field standards:
A. If the
				standard is less than or equal to 5 gallons (20 liters), the fee is $30 a
				unit;
B. If the standard is greater
				than 5 gallons (20 liters) but less than or equal to 26 gallons (100 liters),
				the fee is $50 a unit;
C. If the
				standard is greater than 26 gallons (100 liters) but less than or equal to 264
				gallons (1,000 liters), the fee is $110 a unit;
D. If the standard is greater than 264
				gallons (1,000 liters) but less than or equal to 1,321 gallons (5,000 liters),
				the fee is $200 a unit;
E. If the
				standard is greater than 1,321 gallons (5,000 liters), the fee is $250 a unit;
				and
F. If the standard is for
				measuring liquefied petroleum gas between 20 gallons and 125 gallons, the fee
				is $250.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 03 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Chapter 15.03.07 - Fees Charged to Test Standards and Other Equipment Used by Technicians › Section 15.03.07.10 - Other Volumetric Calibrations

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
The Department shall perform other volumetric calibrations
				  not otherwise noted in this chapter at a rate of $50 an hour.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 03 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Chapter 15.03.07 - Fees Charged to Test Standards and Other Equipment Used by Technicians › Section 15.03.07.11 - Volumetric Laboratory Standards

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
The Department shall charge the following fees to test
				  volumetric laboratory standards:
A. If
				the standard is less than or equal to 4 liters (1 gallon), the fee is $38
				each;
B. If the standard is greater
				than 4 liters (1 gallon) but less than or equal to 40 liters (11 gallons), the
				fee is $112 each; and
C. If the
				standard is greater than 40 liters (11 gallons) but less than or equal to 400
				liters (110 gallons), the fee is $250.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 03 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Chapter 15.03.07 - Fees Charged to Test Standards and Other Equipment Used by Technicians › Section 15.03.07.12 - Other Volumetric Calibrations

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
The Department shall perform other volumetric calibrations
				  not otherwise noted in this chapter at a rate of $45 an hour.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 03 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Chapter 15.03.07 - Fees Charged to Test Standards and Other Equipment Used by Technicians › Section 15.03.07.13 - Thermometry and Calibration Services

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
The Department shall perform thermometry and calibration
				  services at a rate of $65 an hour.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 03 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Chapter 15.03.07 - Fees Charged to Test Standards and Other Equipment Used by Technicians › Section 15.03.07.14 - Environmental Chamber Services

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
For performing environmental chamber services, the Department
				  shall charge as follows:
A. $250 per
				device for use of the chamber; and
B. $45 per hour for each technician required
				for testing the device.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 03 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Chapter 15.03.07 - Fees Charged to Test Standards and Other Equipment Used by Technicians › Section 15.03.07.15 - Linear Measures and Surveyor Tapes Testing

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
The Department shall test linear measures at the following
				  rates:
A. The fees for testing shall
				be $15 a unit (each interval);
B.
				The fee for testing tapes shall be $15 a unit (each interval); and
C. The fee for testing other linear devices
				shall be $50 an hour.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 03 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Chapter 15.03.08 - Registration of Commercial Weighing and Measures Devices › Section 15.03.08.01 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. In this chapter,
				the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Department" means the Maryland
				Department of Agriculture.
(2)
				"Person" includes the State, any county, municipal corporation or other
				political subdivision of the State, or any of their units, or an individual,
				receiver, trustee, guardian, executor, administrator, fiduciary, or
				representative of any kind, or any partnership, firm, association, public or
				private corporation, or any other entity.
(3) "Secretary" means the Secretary of
				Agriculture or the Secretary's designee.
(4) "Weight and measure" means any instrument
				or device used in determining:
(a) The
				weight, measurement, or count of any commodity sold or offered or exposed for
				sale, on the basis of weight, measure, or count;
(b) Any charge or payment for services
				rendered on the basis of weight, measurement, or count;
(c) Weight, measurement, or count when a
				charge is made for the determination.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 03 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Chapter 15.03.08 - Registration of Commercial Weighing and Measures Devices › Section 15.03.08.02 - Registration Requirement

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A
				person may not use or possess for current use a weight and measure unless it is
				registered with the Secretary as provided by this chapter.
B. The registration requirement of this
				chapter does not apply to a scale known as a "counting scale" which is designed
				by the manufacturer and used by the possessor or owner solely for determining
				the number or count of objects of the same weight placed in or on the counting
				scale's load-receiving element.
C.
				It is the responsibility of the user or possessor of a weight and measure to
				properly register the weight and measure with the Secretary as provided by this
				chapter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 03 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Chapter 15.03.08 - Registration of Commercial Weighing and Measures Devices › Section 15.03.08.03 - Application and Renewal Procedure

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
An applicant for registration or renewal of a registration of
				  a weight and measure shall:
A. Submit
				to the Secretary an application on a form that the Secretary provides;
				and
B. Pay to the Secretary the
				applicable nonrefundable registration fee provided in Regulation .05 of this
				chapter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 03 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Chapter 15.03.08 - Registration of Commercial Weighing and Measures Devices › Section 15.03.08.04 - Registration Terms and Conditions

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A.
				Unless renewed as provided by Regulation .03 of this chapter, a registration
				for a weight and measure expires on May 31 of each year.
B. A registration issued by the Secretary
				applies only to the original weight and measure as described in the
				registration unless the possessor notifies the Secretary that the originally
				described weight and measure has been replaced by a weight and measure of the
				same class.
C. If the owner or
				possessor sells a registered weight and measure to another person, the new
				owner or possessor shall register the weight and measure as required by
				Regulation .03 of this chapter.
D.
				If the owner or possessor moves a weight and measure to a new business
				location, the owner or possessor shall notify the Secretary within 30 days of
				moving the weight and measure.
E.
				The owner or possessor of a weight and measure shall display the registration
				conspicuously at each place of business where the weight and measure is
				located.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 03 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Chapter 15.03.08 - Registration of Commercial Weighing and Measures Devices › Section 15.03.08.05 - Fees for Classes of Weights and Measures

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
The Department's fees for registering each class of weight
				  and measure used for commercial purposes under this subtitle are as
				  follows:
A. Scale with a capacity of
				up to 100 pounds (maximum fee per location: $175) - $14;
B. Scale with a capacity of more than 100
				pounds, up to 2,000 pounds - $40;
C. Scale with a capacity of more than 2,000
				pounds - $75;
D. Belt conveyor
				scale - $300;
E. Railroad track
				scale - $300;
F. Vehicle scale -
				$150;
G. Grain moisture meter -
				$50;
H. Retail motor fuel dispenser
				meter of under 20 gallons per minute (maximum fee per location: $275) -
				$15;
I. Retail motor fuel dispenser
				meter of 20 gallons per minute or more - $35;
J. Bulk petroleum fuel meter of 20 gallons
				per minute, up to 150 gallons per minute - $35;
K. Bulk petroleum fuel meter over 150 gallons
				per minute - $70;
L. Liquefied
				petroleum meter of 3/4 inch diameter or less - $50;
M. Liquefied petroleum gas meter of greater
				than 3/4 inch diameter - $75.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 03 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Chapter 15.03.08 - Registration of Commercial Weighing and Measures Devices › Section 15.03.08.06 - Registration Denial, Suspension, or Revocation

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
Subject to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure
				  Act, the Secretary may deny, suspend, or revoke the registration for a weight
				  and measure if:
A. The owner or
				possessor fails to comply with the requirements of this chapter;
B. The weight and measure does not meet the
				requirements of Agriculture Article, §§
									11-101 -11-414, Annotated
				Code of Maryland;
C. An owner or
				possessor uses the weight and measure in violation of Agriculture Article,
				§§
									11-101 -11-414, Annotated
				Code of Maryland, or in violation of any regulation adopted by the Secretary
				under the Maryland Weights and Measures Law.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 03 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Chapter 15.03.08 - Registration of Commercial Weighing and Measures Devices › Section 15.03.08.07 - Criminal Penalty; Stop Use Order

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A person who fails to comply with this chapter or who uses or
				  possesses an unregistered weight and measure is subject to a criminal penalty,
				  including a stop use order by the Secretary.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 03 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Chapter 15.03.09 - Approval and Type Evaluation Requirements › Section 15.03.09.01 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. In this chapter,
				the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Certificate of Conformance" means a
				document which the National Conference on Weights and Measures issues as
				evidence that a weighing and measuring device was evaluated under the National
				Type Evaluation Program and found to comply with the applicable technical
				requirements of National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook
				44.
(2) "Counting scale" means a
				scale designed and used solely to indicate the number or count of objects
				placed in or on the scale's load receiving element.
(3) "Maryland Certificate of Approval" means
				a document which the Maryland Department of Agriculture issues as evidence that
				a weighing and measuring device was evaluated under the State Type Evaluation
				Program and found to comply with the applicable technical requirements of
				National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 44.
(4) "National Type Evaluation Program" means
				the uniform testing program managed by the National Conference on Weights and
				Measures for evaluating, at participating laboratories, whether a weighing and
				measuring device complies with the applicable technical standards of National
				Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 44.
(5) "Participating laboratory" means a
				measurement laboratory that has been certified by the National Conference on
				Weights and Measures to conduct type evaluations under the National Type
				Evaluation Program.
(6) "Type"
				means a model or models of a particular measurement system, instrument,
				element, or a field standard that positively identifies the design. A specific
				type may vary in its measurement ranges, size, performance, and operating
				characteristics as specified in the Certificate of Conformance or Maryland
				Certificate of Approval.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 03 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Chapter 15.03.09 - Approval and Type Evaluation Requirements › Section 15.03.09.02 - Approval and Certificate Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Except as otherwise provided in
				§§C and D of this regulation, a person may not offer for sale, sell,
				or use a commercial weighing and measuring device in this State unless it has
				been approved by the Secretary.
B.
				The Secretary shall approve a weighing and measuring device for sale or use in
				this State if it:
(1) Has a valid Certificate
				of Conformance or a Maryland Certificate of Approval; and
(2) Is not otherwise prohibited for sale or
				use as provided under Regulation .04 of this chapter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 03 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Chapter 15.03.09 - Approval and Type Evaluation Requirements › Section 15.03.09.03 - Type Evaluation

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. The
				Secretary shall establish a State Type Evaluation Program and provide type
				evaluation services for weights and measures to be offered for sale, sold, or
				used in Maryland.
B. If the
				Department's laboratory is certified as a participating laboratory, the
				Secretary may provide type evaluation services for weights and measures under
				the National Type Evaluation Program.
C. As provided under Regulation .05, of this
				chapter, the Secretary shall charge fees for all services it performs in the
				type evaluation process and for the use of equipment and laboratory facilities
				involved in the completion of a device evaluation.
D. When submitting a weighing and measuring
				device for evaluation, a person shall indicate whether it is to be tested under
				the State or National Program.
E.
				When evaluating a weighing and measuring device under either the State or
				National Type Evaluation Program, the Secretary shall follow the National Type
				Evaluation Program's uniform type evaluation criteria and test
				procedures.
F. If the Secretary
				finds that the device complies with the applicable technical requirements of
				the National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 44, the Secretary
				shall:
(1) Notify the National Conference on
				Weights and Measures if the device is being evaluated under the National
				Program; or
(2) Issue a Maryland
				Certificate of Approval for the device if it is being evaluated under the State
				Program.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 03 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Chapter 15.03.09 - Approval and Type Evaluation Requirements › Section 15.03.09.04 - Denying or Revoking Approval

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A.
				The Secretary may deny or revoke approval to sell or use a weighing and
				measuring device if the Secretary determines that:
(1) The owner or manufacturer has provided
				false or misleading information about the device;
(2) The device does not comply with the
				applicable technical requirements of the National Institute of Standards and
				Technology Handbook 44 or any other requirement of this chapter; or
(3) The owner or manufacturer has not paid
				the Secretary the cost of conducting a type evaluation service for that
				device.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 03 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Chapter 15.03.09 - Approval and Type Evaluation Requirements › Section 15.03.09.05 - Fees

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A. After receiving
				a request to conduct a type evaluation for a weighing and measuring device, the
				Secretary shall inform the applicant of the estimated cost to conduct this
				service.
B. Upon request by the
				Secretary, the applicant shall prepay the estimated cost to conduct the type
				evaluation service. If after completing this service the Secretary finds that
				the actual cost is greater than the estimated cost, the applicant shall pay the
				Secretary the difference. On the other hand, if the actual cost is less than
				the estimated cost, the Secretary shall refund the difference to the
				applicant.
C. For performing type
				evaluation under either the State or National Program, the Secretary shall
				charge the following fees:
(1) Technical
				services and evaluations - $100 per hour;
(2) Environmental chamber services - $350 per
				device;
(3) Endurance testing -
				$125 per device;
(4) Certificate of
				Conformance drafting fee - $500;
(5) Vapor or flow meter standards - $50 per
				device;
(6) Trailer-mounted
				provers, 200 gallon capacity - $50 per day plus 35 cents per mile;
(7) Trailer-mounted provers, 1480-gallon
				capacity - $125 per day plus 45 cents per mile;
(8) Large scale test unit - $300 per day plus
				$2 per mile;
(9) Van or sedan - 65
				cents per mile;
(10) 1-ton truck -
				75 cents per mile; and
(11) Travel
				costs - Full reimbursement from Annapolis, Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 03 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Chapter 15.03.10 - Civil Penalty Standards for Weights and Measures › Section 15.03.10.01 - Scope

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
This chapter establishes standards for imposing civil
				  penalties against a person who violates any provision of Agriculture Article,
				  Title 11, Annotated Code of Maryland, or any regulation adopted under that
				  title.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 03 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Chapter 15.03.10 - Civil Penalty Standards for Weights and Measures › Section 15.03.10.02 - Assessment of Civil Penalty

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
Instead of pursuing criminal charges, the Secretary may
				  impose a civil penalty as provided under Regulation .03 of this chapter on a
				  person who:
A. Uses an uninspected or
				unapproved weight and measure for:
(1) Buying
				or selling any commodity or object,
(2) Hire or award,
(3) Computing any charge or payment for
				services rendered on the basis of weight or measurement, or
(4) Determining any weight and measure for a
				charge;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 03 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Chapter 15.03.10 - Civil Penalty Standards for Weights and Measures › Section 15.03.10.03 - Classification of Violations for the Purpose of Determining Penalties

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. In this
				regulation, "violation" means a criminal conviction or an administrative
				finding that a person has committed one of the acts referenced under Regulation
				.02 of this chapter.
B. For a
				violation of an act referenced under Regulation .02 of this chapter, a civil
				penalty may be imposed by the Secretary considering the nature and gravity of
				each violation consistent with the following standards:
(1) For the first violation, a penalty of not
				more than $500;
(2) For the second
				violation, a penalty of not more than $1,000;
(3) For the third and any subsequent
				violation, a penalty of not more than $2,000.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 03 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Chapter 15.03.10 - Civil Penalty Standards for Weights and Measures › Section 15.03.10.04 - Payment of Penalty

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
Unless a stay has been granted, a person against whom a civil
				  penalty has been imposed under this chapter shall pay the amount of the penalty
				  promptly to the Department within the time specified in the Department's notice
				  to that person, or as otherwise agreed upon by the Department and the
				  person.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 03 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Chapter 15.03.10 - Civil Penalty Standards for Weights and Measures › Section 15.03.10.05 - Appeal

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A person may appeal the Secretary's decision to impose a
				  civil penalty as provided in Agriculture Article, §2-405, Annotated Code
				  of Maryland. The person shall be notified of this right to
				  appeal.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 03 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Chapter 15.03.11 - Qualifications for Registration of a Service Technician and Service Agency › Section 15.03.11.01 - Scope and Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
This chapter describes the Department's voluntary
				  registration of service technicians and service agencies. This certification
				  program is intended to allow owners of commercially used weighing and measuring
				  devices to immediately place into service devices that have been installed,
				  serviced, or repaired by a service technician or service agency registered with
				  the Department.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 03 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Chapter 15.03.11 - Qualifications for Registration of a Service Technician and Service Agency › Section 15.03.11.02 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. In this chapter,
				the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) Commercial Weighing and Measuring Device.
(a) "Commercial weighing and measuring
				device" means any weighing or measuring device commercially used:
(i) In establishing size, quantity, extent,
				area, or measurement of products for distribution or consumption which are
				purchased, offered, or submitted for sale, hire, or award; or
(ii) In computing any basic charge or payment
				for services rendered.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 03 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Chapter 15.03.11 - Qualifications for Registration of a Service Technician and Service Agency › Section 15.03.11.03 - Application

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A. A person seeking
				certification shall obtain the appropriate form from, and make application to,
				the Department. An applicant shall pay a one-time application fee of $25 and
				provide the following information in an application:
(1) Name of the applicant or service
				agency;
(2) Principal business
				address of the applicant or service agency;
(3) Whether the applicant has a previous or
				current registration with any state government relating to service technicians
				or service agencies;
(4) Whether
				the applicant has ever had a registration suspended or revoked;
(5) Any other information the Department
				considers necessary to determine qualification for receipt of a certificate of
				registration; and
(6) A copy of the
				current certification of all standards used in the repair, service, or testing
				of weighing and measuring devices in Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 03 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Chapter 15.03.11 - Qualifications for Registration of a Service Technician and Service Agency › Section 15.03.11.04 - Qualifications for Registration

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A.
				Registered Service Technician. An applicant seeking to become a certified
				service technician shall:
(1) Except as
				provided in §B of this regulation, pass a written examination for each
				type of weighing and measuring device the applicant intends to install,
				service, or repair;
(2) Possess a
				working knowledge of weighing and measuring devices for which the applicant
				intends to be registered;
(3)
				Possess or have access to standards of weights and measures and testing
				equipment that are:
(a) Appropriate in design
				and adequate in amount to provide the services for which the applicant is
				requesting registration; and
(b)
				Certified by a NIST-approved State metrology laboratory; and
(4) Pay the certificate of
				registration fee, as outlined in Regulation .07 of this chapter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 03 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Chapter 15.03.11 - Qualifications for Registration of a Service Technician and Service Agency › Section 15.03.11.05 - Notice of Pass or Fail

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A. The
				Department shall notify the applicant of the examination results for each type
				of weighing and measuring device for which the applicant tested.
B. An applicant who fails and wants to retake
				an examination shall pay a $10 reexamination fee.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 03 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Chapter 15.03.11 - Qualifications for Registration of a Service Technician and Service Agency › Section 15.03.11.06 - Additional Examinations following Certification

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A service technician possessing a current certificate of
				  registration from the Department may take additional examinations for other
				  types of weighing and measuring devices. The certified service technician shall
				  submit to the Department, before the testing date, a $10 examination fee in the
				  form of a check or money order.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 03 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Chapter 15.03.11 - Qualifications for Registration of a Service Technician and Service Agency › Section 15.03.11.07 - Certificate of Registration Fee

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A.
				The Department shall issue a certificate of registration to a qualified person
				under Regulation .04 of this chapter, upon receipt of the appropriate fee
				specified in §B of this regulation.
B. A qualified person seeking a certificate
				of registration shall pay to the Department one of the following fees for the
				appropriate type of registration for which certification is sought:
(1) $50 for a service technician certificate;
				or
(2) $200 for a service agency
				certificate.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 03 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Chapter 15.03.11 - Qualifications for Registration of a Service Technician and Service Agency › Section 15.03.11.08 - Registration Renewal

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A. A
				registration expires on September 30 of the second year after the date
				issued.
B. The Department shall
				renew without penalty a registration which has lapsed for less than 3
				months.
C. The Department shall
				renew a registration which has lapsed for 3 months or more only after the
				applicant meets the qualifications outlined in Regulation .04 of this
				chapter.
D. A service agency or
				service technician shall notify the Department in writing of any change in the
				registrant's name or address within 60 days after the change.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 03 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Chapter 15.03.11 - Qualifications for Registration of a Service Technician and Service Agency › Section 15.03.11.09 - Report Forms

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Within 5 days after a device is serviced, restored to
				  service, or placed into service, a registered service technician or registered
				  service agency shall notify and provide to the Department the following
				  information:
A. Name and address of
				service agency, service technician, or both;
B. Location of device; and
C. Make and model of device.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 03 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Chapter 15.03.11 - Qualifications for Registration of a Service Technician and Service Agency › Section 15.03.11.10 - Examination of Testing Equipment

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A.
				At least once every two calendar years, each registered service agency and
				registered service technician shall submit for examination and certification
				all standards, except for those noted in §B of this regulation, that are
				used or intended to be used for servicing and testing commercial weighing and
				measuring devices for which competence is registered to one of the following
				locations:
(1) The Department;
(2) NIST; or
(3) A NIST-approved out-of-State weights and
				measures laboratory.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 03 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Chapter 15.03.11 - Qualifications for Registration of a Service Technician and Service Agency › Section 15.03.11.11 - Record-Keeping Requirements

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A. Report
				Forms. Each service technician or service agency seeking registration with the
				Department shall submit, with the application for certificate of registration,
				a report form for approval by the Department. There is no specific format for
				the requested information, which shall include:
(1) Name and address of service agency,
				service technician, or both;
(2)
				Name and address of device owner;
(3) Location of device;
(4) Date of service;
(5) Make, model, and serial number of
				device;
(6) NTEP certificate of
				conformance number for any device manufactured after October 1992;
(7) Adjustments made and results of testing;
				and
(8) Signature of service
				technician.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 03 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Chapter 15.03.11 - Qualifications for Registration of a Service Technician and Service Agency › Section 15.03.11.12 - Denial, Revocation, or Suspension of Application or Registration

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For good cause or for a violation of this chapter, the
				  Secretary may deny an application for renewal of registration, or revoke or
				  suspend the current registration, of any service technician or service
				  agency:
A. Upon reasonable notice to
				an applicant; and
B. After an
				opportunity for a hearing.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 03 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Chapter 15.03.11 - Qualifications for Registration of a Service Technician and Service Agency › Section 15.03.11.13 - Publishing of Registrant Lists

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The Secretary upon request shall publish or provide lists of
				  registered service technicians and registered service
				  agencies.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 03 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Chapter 15.03.12 - Biodiesel Motor Blend Fuel Registration for a Weighing and Measuring Device › Section 15.03.12.01 - Scope and Purpose

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This chapter describes the Department's exemption, allowed
				  only to certain organizations that distribute biodiesel blend fuel to its
				  members only, and not to the general public, that permits the limited use of a
				  commercial measuring device that does not meet the technical requirements of
				  Handbook 44 of the National Institute of Standards and
				  Technology.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 03 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Chapter 15.03.12 - Biodiesel Motor Blend Fuel Registration for a Weighing and Measuring Device › Section 15.03.12.02 - Definitions

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A. In this chapter,
				the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Biodiesel" means a renewable,
				biodegradable fuel that is manufactured from vegetable oils, animal fats, or
				recycled grease.
(2) "Biodiesel
				blend" means a motor fuel comprised of a minimum of 20 percent biodiesel
				fuel.
(3) "Department" means the
				Maryland Department of Agriculture.
(4) "Device " means any weighing or measuring
				instrument or meter used for measuring the amount of fuel distributed by an
				organization.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 03 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Chapter 15.03.12 - Biodiesel Motor Blend Fuel Registration for a Weighing and Measuring Device › Section 15.03.12.03 - Application and Qualifications for Certification

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A. An organization requesting registration of
				a device shall make application to the Department on a Departmental form, pay
				any fee required by this chapter, and include the following information:
(1) Name of the applicant;
(2) Business address of the
				applicant;
(3) Whether the
				applicant has ever had a registration or license suspended or revoked by the
				Department; and
(4) Any other
				information the Department considers necessary to determine the qualifications
				of the applicant.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 03 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Chapter 15.03.12 - Biodiesel Motor Blend Fuel Registration for a Weighing and Measuring Device › Section 15.03.12.04 - Certification of Registration Fee

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A.
				The Department shall issue a certification of registration for a device to any
				qualifying organization under this chapter upon payment of the fee specified in
				§B of this regulation.
B. The
				fees for registration are:
(1) $50 for each
				business location; and
(2) $12.50
				per meter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 03 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Chapter 15.03.12 - Biodiesel Motor Blend Fuel Registration for a Weighing and Measuring Device › Section 15.03.12.05 - Annual Registration Renewals

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A. A registration expires on May 31st each
				year after the date issued.
B. An
				organization may renew a registration as described by Regulation .03 of this
				chapter and upon payment of a fee as specified in Regulation .04B of this
				chapter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 03 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Chapter 15.03.12 - Biodiesel Motor Blend Fuel Registration for a Weighing and Measuring Device › Section 15.03.12.06 - Record-Keeping Requirements

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Any organization whose device is certified for registration
				  under this chapter shall keep for 3 years the following records and make them
				  available to the Department upon request:
A. Copies of any bills of lading and delivery
				tickets for any biodiesel blend fuel acquired by the organization;
B. The name of each member of the
				organization who acquired biodiesel blend fuel during each calendar year;
				and
C. The total amount of
				biodiesel blend fuel dispensed each calendar year by the
				organization.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 03 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Chapter 15.03.12 - Biodiesel Motor Blend Fuel Registration for a Weighing and Measuring Device › Section 15.03.12.07 - Denial, Revocation, and Suspension of Application of Registration

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A. The Department
				may deny an application for renewal, or revoke or suspend the current
				registration of any device:
(1) For operating
				without a current registration for the device;
(2) For any violation of this chapter,
				including providing false information to the Department or any violation of any
				certification by the organization to the Department under Regulation .03 of
				this chapter; or
(3) If the
				Department determines that the biodiesel blend fuel is commercially available
				in the market area where the device is located.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 04 - MARYLAND EGG LAW › Chapter 15.04.01 - General Regulations › Section 15.04.01.01 - Scope

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A. The regulations
				contained in this chapter:
(1) Prescribe the
				standards of quality for individual shell eggs sold in this State;
(2) Establish allowable tolerances for grades
				of shell eggs sold in this State;
(3) Prescribe the weights permitted by the
				Maryland Egg Law for the various size classifications of eggs;
(4) Establish special grades of eggs;
				and
(5) Indicate what information a
				person selling shell eggs to a consumer shall provide and the manner in which
				this information is to be provided.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 04 - MARYLAND EGG LAW › Chapter 15.04.01 - General Regulations › Section 15.04.01.02 - Definitions

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A. In this chapter,
				the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Carton" means a container holding up to
				36 eggs, including overwrapped cartons and sleeves, that is used to pack eggs
				for distribution or sale to a consumer.
(2) "Case" means a container that is not a
				carton and that is used to pack eggs for distribution or sale to a consumer. A
				case may contain either loose eggs or cartons of eggs.
(3) "Consumer" means a person who purchases
				or otherwise acquires shell eggs for household consumption.
(4) "Department" means the Department of
				Agriculture of Maryland or its designee.
(5) "Distributor" means a person who:
(a) Sells, offers, or exposes for sale shell
				eggs to a wholesaler, retailer, or food service facility; or
(b) Distributes eggs to a retailer or food
				service facility owned by that person.
(6) "Food service facility" means a person
				who operates a facility where eggs are used in the preparation of food, and who
				does not distribute eggs to a food service facility owned by that
				person.
(7) "Loose eggs" means eggs
				not contained in a carton.
(8) "Lot
				designation" means a method of specifying the conditions under which eggs are
				packed or packaged which enables the packer and the Secretary to trace the eggs
				to the flock that produced the eggs.
(9) "Packer" means a person, including a
				repacker, who places shell eggs in the original case, carton, or container that
				is used to hold eggs for distribution or sale to consumers and other persons in
				the distribution chain, such as retailers and food service
				facilities.
(10) "Registration
				number" means the number that the Department assigns a packer or
				distributor.
(11) "Repacker" means
				a packer who repacks previously graded shell eggs.
(12) "Retailer" means a person who sells
				shell eggs to a consumer and who does not distribute eggs to a retail outlet
				owned by that person.
(13)
				"Secretary" means the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary's
				designee.
(14) "Shell eggs" means
				raw eggs produced by chickens for human consumption.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 04 - MARYLAND EGG LAW › Chapter 15.04.01 - General Regulations › Section 15.04.01.03 - Sales of Eggs to Certain Business Entities

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A. Seller to Provide Certain Information. A
				person may not sell or deliver shell eggs to a retailer, food service facility,
				or distributor unless that person:
(1) Is
				registered with the Secretary as provided under Regulation .09 of this chapter;
				and
(2) Provides the retailer, food
				service facility, or distributor, before or at the time the eggs are delivered,
				the following information in English:
(a) The
				name and address of the seller and buyer;
(b) The date of delivery;
(c) The grade and size of eggs
				delivered;
(d) The quantity of eggs
				sold (list the number of eggs sold by grade and size);
(e) The registration number, if any, of the
				purchaser;
(f) The inspection fee,
				if applicable, as provided under §D of this regulation.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 04 - MARYLAND EGG LAW › Chapter 15.04.01 - General Regulations › Section 15.04.01.04 - Sales of Eggs to Consumers

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A.
				This regulation does not apply to a person selling shell eggs for
				pasteurization.
B. A person may not
				distribute, offer for sale, or sell shell eggs to a consumer unless:
(1) That person is registered with the
				Secretary as provided under Regulation .09 of this chapter;
(2) That person has an invoice or equivalent
				record containing all of the information required under Regulation .03A;
				and
(3) The eggs are:
(a) Supplied by a registered
				packer;
(b) Supplied by a
				registered distributor, if applicable;
(c) Produced by flocks that meet the
				standards of COMAR
				15.11.11.05A;
				and
(d) Distributed, offered for
				sale, or sold as provided under §C or D of this regulation.