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Pennsylvania Code › Title 70 - WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND STANDARDS › Part I - Weighmasters › Chapter 4 - CERTIFIED EXAMINERS OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Section 4.13 - Reporting procedures for CEWM

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(a)
Inspection report form required
. A CEWM shall prepare and
				submit to the Bureau an inspection report form, describing all of the weighing
				or measuring devices inspected at a particular location on a particular
				date.
(b)
Preparation and
				expense of acquiring forms
. The Department will provide a sample
				inspection report form upon the request of a CEWM. This sample form may be
				copied at the CEWM's expense.
(c)
Contents of inspection report form
. A completed inspection
				report form shall contain the following information:
(1) The printed name of the CEWM.
(2) The identification number of the CEWM.
				This number appears on the CEWM certificate.
(3) The date of the inspection.
(4) The location of the inspection.
(5) The category or type of each weighing or
				measuring device inspected.
(6) The
				manufacturer, model and serial number of each device inspected.
(7) A description of any defects or
				deficiencies in the weighing or measuring device inspected, and whether they
				have been repaired or rectified.
(8) A statement of whether the weighing or
				measuring device is in compliance with applicable NIST performance
				standards.
(9) Comments or
				explanations the CEWM deems necessary for clarity.
(10) The signature of the CEWM.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 70 - WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND STANDARDS › Part I - Weighmasters › Chapter 4 - CERTIFIED EXAMINERS OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Section 4.14 - Inspection and testing by the Department

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(a)
Random inspection and
				testing
. In accordance with section 4110 of the act (relating to
				specific powers and duties of the department; regulations), the Department will
				conduct random inspection and testing of a sample of devices that have been
				inspected and tested by a CEWM to determine whether the CEWM conducted the
				inspection and testing in accordance with the act and this chapter. This random
				inspection and testing will include a representative sample of each of the
				types of weighing and measuring devices in §
									4.4 (relating to categories and
				types of weighing or measuring devices which a CEWM may inspect).
(b)
Inspections generally
.
				In addition to the random inspection and testing described in subsection (a),
				the Department may conduct inspection and testing of any device that has been
				inspected and tested by a CEWM.
(c)
Time lapse affecting results
. In evaluating the inspection and
				testing performed by the CEWM, the Department will take into account any lapse
				of time between an inspection performed by the Department and the inspection
				performed by the CEWM.
(d)
Reporting of results
. Within 30 days following a random
				inspection, the Department will mail the CEWM written notice of the inspection
				and the results of that inspection.
(e)
Use of results
. The
				Department may use the results of its inspection and testing to suspend or
				revoke the certificate of a CEWM in accordance with §
									4.15 (relating to suspension or
				revocation of certification), or as the basis for a warning or instruction
				directed to the CEWM.
This section cited in 70 Pa. Code §
											4.15 (relating to suspension or
					 revocation of certification).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 70 - WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND STANDARDS › Part I - Weighmasters › Chapter 4 - CERTIFIED EXAMINERS OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Section 4.15 - Suspension or revocation of certification

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(a)
Basis for action
. The
				Department may suspend or revoke a CEWM certificate if the certificateholder
				does one or more of the following:
(1)
				Violates a provision of this chapter.
(2) Violates a provision of the
				act.
(3) Violates an applicable
				NIST standard, unless that standard is inconsistent with the act or this
				chapter.
(4) Intentionally or
				fraudulently reports inaccurate information on an inspection report
				form.
(5) Is found, following
				inspection and testing by the Department in accordance with §
										4.14 (relating to inspection and
				testing by the Department), to have inaccurately, improperly or incompetently
				performed testing and inspections of the category or type of weighing or
				measuring device with respect to which the certificate was
				issued.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 70 - WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND STANDARDS › Part I - Weighmasters › Chapter 4 - CERTIFIED EXAMINERS OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Section 4.16 - CEWM list

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(a)
CEWM
				list to be maintained
. The Department will maintain a current CEWM
				list containing the following information with respect to each CEWM:
(1) Name and address.
(2) Telephone number.
(3) Fax number (if available).
(4) Each category or type of weighing or
				measuring device with respect to which the CEWM is certified.
(5) The expiration date of
				certification.
(6) The unique
				identification number of the CEWM's certificate.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 70 - WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND STANDARDS › Part I - Weighmasters › Chapter 4 - CERTIFIED EXAMINERS OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Section 4.17 - Civil penalties

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(a)
General
. The Department may assess a civil penalty of up to
				$10,000 against a person that violates the act or this chapter. In determining
				the amount of a civil penalty, the Department will consider the gravity of the
				violation.
(b)
Notice
. The Department will provide a person written notice of
				a violation of the act or this chapter and an opportunity for an administrative
				hearing on the violation prior to the imposition of a civil penalty.
(c)
Warning
. If the
				Department determines a violation did not cause harm to the public interest,
				the Department may issue a warning in lieu of assessing a civil
				penalty.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 70 - WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND STANDARDS › Part I - Weighmasters › Chapter 5 - UPC SCANNING SYSTEMS AND PLU DEVICES › GENERAL › Section 5.1 - Purpose

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Section 4112(c) of the act (relating to general testing and
					 inspections) requires the inspection of all commercially used UPC scanning
					 systems and PLU devices within this Commonwealth by June 30, 1999, and
					 thereafter at intervals of no greater than 12 months. It is the purpose of this
					 chapter to accomplish the following:
(1) Establish the Department's
				  specifications, tolerances and procedures with respect to the inspection of UPC
				  scanning systems and PLU devices, and supplant Chapter 39 (Reserved) as
				  authorized in section 4112(d) of the act.
(2) Identify the minimum level of training
				  necessary for a person to be qualified to inspect UPC scanning systems and PLU
				  devices.
(3) Establish a procedure
				  by which a person may apply to the Department to become a certified UPC/PLU
				  inspector.
(4) Prescribe a
				  procedure under which the Department can review inspections performed by
				  certain certified UPC/PLU inspectors and revoke or suspend
				  certification.
(5) Establish
				  minimum requirements for the "private certification programs" referenced in
				  section 4112(c) of the act.
(6)
				  Otherwise comply with section 4112(d) of the act.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 70 - WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND STANDARDS › Part I - Weighmasters › Chapter 5 - UPC SCANNING SYSTEMS AND PLU DEVICES › GENERAL › Section 5.2 - Requirement of annual testing and inspection

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(a)
General requirement
. The
				  Department will, by June 30, 1999, and within every 12-month period thereafter,
				  inspect and test each commercially used UPC scanning system and PLU device in
				  this Commonwealth to ascertain if it is correct, unless the system or device is
				  inspected by a city or county sealer, as described in subsection (b), or the
				  system or device is exempt from inspection, as described in subsection
				  (c).
(b)
Delegation of
				  inspection responsibilities
. The Department may assign responsibility
				  for conducting the testing and inspections described in subsection (a) to a
				  city or county by a memorandum of understanding between the Department and the
				  city or county entered into in accordance with section 4125 of the act
				  (relating to division of responsibilities).
(c)
Exemption for UPC scanning
				  systems and PLU devices inspected by a private certification program
.
				  A commercially used UPC scanning system or PLU device shall be exempt from the
				  annual testing and inspection described in subsection (a) if all of the
				  following occur:
(1) The system or device is
				  inspected at intervals of no greater than 1 year.
(2) The inspection is unannounced.
(3) The inspection is conducted as part of a
				  private certification program.
(4)
				  The private certification program has registered with the Department in
				  accordance with §
											5.21 (relating to
				  registration).
(5) The certified
				  UPC/PLU inspector conducting the inspection on behalf of the private
				  certification program files a price verification inspection report with the
				  Department in accordance with the procedure described at §
											5.12 (relating to inspections:
				  reporting procedures).
(6) The
				  private certification program meets the requirements of this chapter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 70 - WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND STANDARDS › Part I - Weighmasters › Chapter 5 - UPC SCANNING SYSTEMS AND PLU DEVICES › GENERAL › Section 5.3 - Testing and inspection standards

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(a)
Standards
. The "Examination Procedures for Price Verification"
				  adopted by NCWM in Publication No. 19 (August 1995), or any subsequent
				  amendment thereof, are hereby adopted as the specifications and tolerances of
				  the Department with respect to commercially used UPC scanning systems and PLU
				  devices.
Example
: A certified UPC/PLU inspector
					 shall evaluate "errors" and the "accuracy" of UPC scanning systems and PLU
					 devices in accordance with the "Examination Procedure for Price Verification"
					 in NCWM Publication No. 19 (August 1995), which requires that a UPC scanning
					 system or PLU device have an accuracy rate of 98% or higher to "pass" an
					 inspection.
Example
: A certified UPC/PLU inspector
					 shall verify the price of sale items by allowing the sales clerk to determine
					 the price of the item using the store's customary procedures, including
					 manually entering discounts, in accordance with Paragraph 7.3, Note 3, of the
					 "Examination Procedure for Price Verification" in NCWM Publication No. 19
					 (August 1995).
(b)
Applicability
. The standards described in subsection (a) will
				  be used by any person conducting testing and inspection of a commercially used
				  UPC scanning system or PLU device in the capacity of a certified UPC/PLU
				  inspector.
(c)
Obtaining
				  Publication No. 19
. The Department will provide a copy of NCWM
				  Publication No. 19 (August 1995), or any subsequent amendment thereof, at cost
				  to any person requesting a copy.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 70 - WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND STANDARDS › Part I - Weighmasters › Chapter 5 - UPC SCANNING SYSTEMS AND PLU DEVICES › GENERAL › Section 5.4 - Certified UPC/PLU inspector

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A person shall be a certified PLU/UPC inspector to conduct
					 an inspection of a commercially used UPC scanning system or PLU device
					 described in section 4112(c) of the act (relating to general testing and
					 inspections), regardless of whether the inspection is performed by a State
					 inspector of weights and measures, an employe of a city or county acting in
					 accordance with a memorandum of understanding entered into with the Department,
					 or a person acting as part of a private certification program. A person may
					 apply to the Department to become a certified UPC/PLU
					 inspector.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 70 - WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND STANDARDS › Part I - Weighmasters › Chapter 5 - UPC SCANNING SYSTEMS AND PLU DEVICES › GENERAL › Section 5.5 - Authority of certified UPC/PLU inspector

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(a)
General
. A certified
				  UPC/PLU inspector is qualified to perform the annual testing and inspection of
				  a commercially used UPC scanning system or PLU device which is required under
				  section 4112(c) of the act (relating to general testing and inspections). A
				  certified UPC/PLU inspector-including a certified UPC/PLU inspector acting as
				  part of a private certification program-may inspect UPC scanning systems or PLU
				  devices owned, used or leased by a person with respect to which the certified
				  UPC/PLU inspector is an employe or agent if the inspection is conducted on an
				  unannounced basis under section 4112(c) of the act.
(b)
Limitation on authority
.
				  A certified UPC/PLU inspector may exercise authority only in one of the
				  following contexts:
(1) The certified UPC/PLU
				  inspector is a State inspector of weights and measures.
(2) The certified UPC/PLU inspector is an
				  employe of a city or county, and is acting in accordance with a memorandum of
				  understanding entered into with the Department in accordance with section 4125
				  of the act (relating to division of responsibilities).
(3) The certified UPC/PLU inspector is acting
				  as part of a private certification program.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 70 - WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND STANDARDS › Part I - Weighmasters › Chapter 5 - UPC SCANNING SYSTEMS AND PLU DEVICES › GENERAL › Section 5.6 - Certification requirements

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(a)
General
. A person seeking to become a certified UPC/PLU
				  inspector shall do the following:
(1)
				  Successfully complete a training course in examination procedures for price
				  verification as adopted by NIST/NCWM, and as described in §
											5.7 (relating to training
				  courses).
(2) Comply with the
				  application requirements and other requirements of this
				  chapter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 70 - WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND STANDARDS › Part I - Weighmasters › Chapter 5 - UPC SCANNING SYSTEMS AND PLU DEVICES › GENERAL › Section 5.7 - Training courses

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(a)
General approval of NIST/NCWM training courses
. The Department
				  has approved any NIST/NCWM price verification training course utilizing the
				  "Examination Procedure for Price Verification" set forth in NCWM Publication
				  No. 19 (August, 1995), or a subsequent successor publication thereto, as an
				  approved training course for certified UPC/PLU inspector candidates.
(b)
Current approved NIST/NCWM
				  training courses
. The current approved NIST/NCWM training courses are
				  the "NIST/NCWM Price Verification Training" course and the "NIST/NCWM Price
				  Verification Instructor's Training" course. An approved training course may be
				  conducted by a person who has successfully completed the NIST/NCWM price
				  verification instructor's training course.
(c)
New or additional training
				  courses
. The Department will update or revise the list of approved
				  NIST/NCWM training courses in subsection (b) by publishing notice describing
				  this update or revision in the
Pennsylvania
				  Bulletin
.
(d)
Effect of addition of a course to list of approved courses
. If
				  the Department approves a new or additional training course for certified
				  UPC/PLU inspector candidates, a person who has successfully completed that
				  course within 2 years prior to its approval will be deemed to have completed an
				  approved course.
This section cited in §
												5.6 (relating to certification
						requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 70 - WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND STANDARDS › Part I - Weighmasters › Chapter 5 - UPC SCANNING SYSTEMS AND PLU DEVICES › GENERAL › Section 5.8 - Applying for certification

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(a)
Application required
. A person who is at least 18 years of age
				  and has successfully completed an approved training course (as described in
				  §
										5.7 (relating to training
				  courses)) within 2 years of the date of application may apply to be certified
				  as a UPC/PLU inspector. Certification is granted through issuance of the
				  certificate described in §
										5.9 (relating to UPC/PLU
				  inspector's certificate).
(b)
Form of application
. A person seeking to become a certified
				  UPC/PLU inspector may obtain an application form from the Department at the
				  address in §
										2.2 (relating to contacting the
				  Department). The applicant shall complete the form and return it to that same
				  address. The application form shall require the following information:
(1) The name, mailing address and birth date
				  of the person seeking a UPC/PLU inspector's certificate.
(2) Whether the applicant seeks to conduct
				  UPC/PLU inspections as a State inspector of weights and measures, an employe of
				  a city or county acting in accordance with a memorandum of understanding with
				  the Department or as part of a private certification program.
(3) The name, location and date of completion
				  of any approved training course completed by the person seeking a UPC/PLU
				  inspector's certificate.
(4) A copy
				  of any certificate of completion with respect to the approved training
				  course.
(5) Two identical 1-inch
				  square color photographs (front facial view) of the person seeking a
				  certificate.
(6) The date of the
				  application.
(7) Other information
				  the Department might reasonably require to determine eligibility for
				  certification.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 70 - WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND STANDARDS › Part I - Weighmasters › Chapter 5 - UPC SCANNING SYSTEMS AND PLU DEVICES › GENERAL › Section 5.9 - UPC/PLU inspector's certificate

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(a)
Form of certificate
. The
				  Department will format the UPC/PLU inspector's certificate into an
				  identification card sized document, so it may be carried conveniently on a
				  certified UPC/PLU inspector's person while performing inspections or tests
				  under authority of that certificate.
(b)
Contents of UPC/PLU inspector's
				  certificate
. A UPC/PLU inspector's certificate will bear the following
				  information:
(1) The name of the person to
				  whom it is issued.
(2) The
				  expiration date of the certificate, which, in accordance with §
											5.10 (relating to expiration of
				  UPC/PLU inspector's certificate), shall be 3 years from the date of
				  issuance.
(3) A unique
				  identification number.
(4) A
				  photograph of the person to whom it is issued.
(5) A statement that the Department has
				  determined the person identified on the certificate to be a "certified UPC/PLU
				  inspector" in accordance with section 4112 of the act (relating to general
				  testing and inspections).
(6) Other
				  information the Department might reasonably include.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 70 - WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND STANDARDS › Part I - Weighmasters › Chapter 5 - UPC SCANNING SYSTEMS AND PLU DEVICES › GENERAL › Section 5.10 - Expiration of UPC/PLU inspector's certificate

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A UPC/PLU inspector's certificate is valid for 3 years from
					 the date it is issued, unless it is suspended or revoked earlier in accordance
					 with the procedures in §
										5.15 (relating to suspension or
					 revocation of certification).
This section cited in 70 Pa. Code §
												5.9 (relating to UPC/PLU
						inspector's certificate).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 70 - WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND STANDARDS › Part I - Weighmasters › Chapter 5 - UPC SCANNING SYSTEMS AND PLU DEVICES › GENERAL › Section 5.11 - Obtaining a new UPC/PLU inspector's certificate

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(a)
No renewals: new certificate
				  required
. The Department will not renew a UPC/PLU inspector's
				  certificate or extend the expiration date of a certificate. A person shall,
				  instead, apply for and obtain a new certificate in accordance with §
										5.8 (relating to applying for
				  certification) in order to remain a certified UPC/PLU inspector.
(b)
Training course
. A
				  person who is applying for certification shall have successfully completed an
				  approved training course as described in §
										5.7 (relating to training courses)
				  within 2 years of the date of the application form.
(c)
Timing of application
. A
				  person may apply for certification at any time. A current certified UPC/PLU
				  inspector who seeks to avoid a lapse in certification is encouraged to apply
				  for a new UPC/PLU inspector's certificate at least 60 days in advance of the
				  expiration date of the current certificate.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 70 - WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND STANDARDS › Part I - Weighmasters › Chapter 5 - UPC SCANNING SYSTEMS AND PLU DEVICES › GENERAL › Section 5.12 - Inspections: reporting procedures

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(a)
Inspection report form required
. A certified UPC/PLU inspector
				  shall prepare and submit to the Bureau a price verification inspection report
				  form with respect to any inspection the certified UPC/PLU inspector conducts. A
				  copy of this price verification inspection form is set forth in Appendix A. The
				  form is substantively identical to the "Appendix A Model Form-Price
				  Verification Report" form in NCWM's Examination Procedure for Price
				  Verification.
(b)
Acquiring
				  forms
. The Department will provide a sample price verification
				  inspection report form upon the request of a certified UPC/PLU inspector. This
				  sample form may be copied at the certified UPC/PLU inspector's
				  expense.
(c)
Distribution
				  of forms
. A completed price verification inspection report form shall
				  be distributed as follows:
(1) The certified
				  UPC/PLU inspector shall distribute the original of this form to the owner of
				  the systems and devices inspected, or to a responsible person at the site where
				  the inspection occurred.
(2) The
				  certified UPC/PLU inspector shall forward a copy of this form to the Department
				  by mailing or delivering it to the Department by the 10th day of the month
				  immediately following the month the inspection was conducted. Delivery may be
				  accomplished by electronic means such as modem transmission/e-mail or fax
				  machine. If delivery is accomplished by fax machine, the certified UPC/PLU
				  inspector shall retain the transmittal receipt as proof of compliance with this
				  requirement.
(3) The certified
				  UPC/PLU inspector shall retain a copy of this form and any transmittal receipt
				  evidencing delivery of the form to the Department for at least 3 years from the
				  date the testing and inspection services are performed.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 70 - WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND STANDARDS › Part I - Weighmasters › Chapter 5 - UPC SCANNING SYSTEMS AND PLU DEVICES › GENERAL › Section 5.13 - Inspections: enforcement levels

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The "Model Enforcement Levels" in Section 11, Paragraph
					 11.2 of NCWM's Examination Procedure for Price Verification, or any subsequent
					 revision thereto, are adopted as the enforcement levels to be applied by the
					 Department and certified UPC/PLU inspectors.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 70 - WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND STANDARDS › Part I - Weighmasters › Chapter 5 - UPC SCANNING SYSTEMS AND PLU DEVICES › GENERAL › Section 5.14 - Inspection and testing by the Department

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(a)
Inspections generally
.
				  The Department may evaluate the performance of a certified UPC/PLU inspector
				  who conducts inspections for a private certification program by conducting a
				  follow-up inspection of any UPC scanning system or PLU device that has been
				  inspected and tested by the certified UPC/PLU inspector.
(b)
Time lapse and other factors
				  effecting results
. In evaluating the inspection and testing performed
				  by a certified UPC/PLU inspector as described in subsection (a), the Department
				  will consider any factor that might reasonably account for a variance between
				  the Department's inspection results and those of the certified UPC/PLU
				  inspector, including a lapse of time between an inspection performed by the
				  Department and the inspection performed by the certified UPC/PLU
				  inspector.
(c)
Reporting of
				  results
. Within 30 days following a follow-up inspection, the
				  Department will mail the certified UPC/PLU inspector written notice of the
				  Department's inspection and the results of that inspection.
(d)
Use of results
. The
				  Department may use the results of its follow-up inspection to suspend or revoke
				  a UPC/PLU inspector's certificate, as described in subsection (a), in
				  accordance with §
										5.15 (relating to suspension or
				  revocation of certification), or as the basis for a warning or instruction
				  directed to the certified UPC/PLU inspector.
This section cited in 70 Pa. Code §
												5.15 (relating to suspension or
						revocation of certification).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 70 - WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND STANDARDS › Part I - Weighmasters › Chapter 5 - UPC SCANNING SYSTEMS AND PLU DEVICES › GENERAL › Section 5.15 - Suspension or revocation of certification

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(a)
Basis for action
. The
				  Department may suspend or revoke a UPC/PLU inspector's certificate if the
				  certificate holder conducts inspections for a private certification program and
				  does one or more of the following:
(1)
				  Violates a provision of this chapter.
(2) Violates a provision of the
				  act.
(3) Violates an applicable
				  standard prescribed by NCWM's Examination Procedure for Price Verification,
				  unless that standard is inconsistent with the act or this chapter.
(4) Intentionally or fraudulently reports
				  inaccurate information on a price verification inspection report
				  form.
(5) Is found, following
				  inspection and testing by the Department in accordance with §
											5.14 (relating to inspection and
				  testing by the Department), to have inaccurately, improperly or incompetently
				  performed an inspection of a UPC scanning system or PLU
				  device.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 70 - WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND STANDARDS › Part I - Weighmasters › Chapter 5 - UPC SCANNING SYSTEMS AND PLU DEVICES › GENERAL › Section 5.16 - Certified UPC/PLU inspector list

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(a)
List to be maintained
. The Department will maintain a current
				  list containing the following information with respect to each certified
				  UPC/PLU inspector:
(1) The name and
				  address.
(2) The telephone
				  number.
(3) The fax number, if
				  available.
(4) The expiration date
				  of certification.
(5) The unique
				  identification number of the UPC/PLU inspector's certificate.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 70 - WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND STANDARDS › Part I - Weighmasters › Chapter 5 - UPC SCANNING SYSTEMS AND PLU DEVICES › PRIVATE CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS › Section 5.21 - Registration

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(a)
General
				  requirement
. A person who owns or operates a commercially used UPC
				  scanning system or PLU device may avoid the requirement of annual State or
				  local inspection described in section 4112(c) of the act (relating to general
				  testing and inspections) by having the inspection performed by a private
				  certification program. A private certification program shall meet the
				  requirements of this chapter and shall, prior to commencing testing and
				  inspection of commercially used UPC scanning systems or PLU devices, file a
				  written statement with the Department, at the address in §
										2.2 (relating to contacting the
				  Department).
(b)
Contents
				  of written statement
. The written statement referenced in subsection
				  (a) shall contain the following:
(1) The name,
				  business address and telephone number of the private certification
				  program.
(2) The name of the
				  certified UPC/PLU inspector who will be conducting UPC scanning system or PLU
				  device inspections on behalf of the private certification program, together
				  with the unique identification number appearing on that person's UPC/PLU
				  inspector's certificate.
(3) The
				  signature, printed name and title of the person making the
				  statement.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 70 - WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND STANDARDS › Part I - Weighmasters › Chapter 5 - UPC SCANNING SYSTEMS AND PLU DEVICES › PRIVATE CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS › Section 5.22 - Requirements and fees

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(a)
Unannounced inspections required
. A certified UPC/PLU
				  inspector conducting an inspection on behalf of a private certification program
				  shall conduct that inspection on an unannounced basis.
(b)
Fees permitted
. A
				  private certification program may charge a fee for its services-whether a
				  per-inspection fee, a flat annual fee, a membership fee in an organization that
				  conducts a private certification program for its members, or some other fee
				  arrangement.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 70 - WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND STANDARDS › Part I - Weighmasters › Chapter 5 - UPC SCANNING SYSTEMS AND PLU DEVICES › PRIVATE CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS › Section 5.23 - Program list

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(a)
List to
				  be maintained
. The Department will maintain a current list of private
				  certification programs. The list will contain the name, business address,
				  telephone number and fax number (if available) of each private certification
				  program.
(b)
Distribution
				  of copies
. The Department will provide a copy of the current private
				  certification program list upon request.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 70 - WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND STANDARDS › Part I - Weighmasters › Chapter 5 - UPC SCANNING SYSTEMS AND PLU DEVICES › PRIVATE CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS › Appendix A

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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
BUREAU OF RIDE & MEASUREMENT STANDARDS
2301 NORTH CAMERON STREET
HARRISBURG, PA 17110-9408
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Pennsylvania Code › Title 70 - WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND STANDARDS › Part I - Weighmasters › Chapter 6 - REGISTRATION OF SELLERS, INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS OF WEIGHING AND MEASURING DEVICES › Section 6.1 - Purpose

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This chapter establishes the program referenced in section
				  4113 of the act (relating to registration of sellers, installers and repairers
				  of weighing and measuring devices), under which individual persons engaged in
				  the business of selling, installing, servicing and repairing various types of
				  commercial weighing and measuring devices shall register with the Department,
				  maintain field standards that adequately test weighing and measuring devices
				  being placed into commercial service and provide the Department notice of
				  newly-installed commercial weighing and measuring devices. For purposes of this
				  chapter, "individual persons" are natural persons and not corporations,
				  partnerships or other business entities.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 70 - WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND STANDARDS › Part I - Weighmasters › Chapter 6 - REGISTRATION OF SELLERS, INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS OF WEIGHING AND MEASURING DEVICES › Section 6.2 - Registration requirement

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(a)
General registration requirement
. An individual person may not
				act as a seller, installer, servicer or repairer of commercially used weighing
				and measuring devices in this Commonwealth unless the person first registers
				with the Department in accordance with this chapter and obtains the
				registration card described in §
									6.5 (relating to registration
				card).
(b)
Exception
. The registration requirement established in
				subsection (a) is not applicable in instances when the commercially used
				weighing and measuring device being sold, installed, serviced or repaired is a
				UPC scanning system, a PLU device or a component of either system or
				device.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 70 - WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND STANDARDS › Part I - Weighmasters › Chapter 6 - REGISTRATION OF SELLERS, INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS OF WEIGHING AND MEASURING DEVICES › Section 6.3 - Field standards

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(a)
General requirement
. An individual person who is employed or
				engaged in the business of installing, servicing or repairing commercially used
				weighing and measuring devices shall have, maintain and use field standards
				that are adequate to test and place weighing and measuring devices into
				commercial service, and otherwise meet the requirements of NIST Handbook 44, or
				a subsequent amendment thereof.
(b)
Adequate field standards
. For purposes of this chapter, field
				standards will not be considered adequate for use in placing commercially used
				weighing and measuring devices into service unless there exists a verification
				of accuracy issued by the State Metrology Laboratory with respect to those
				field standards, and the verification of accuracy was issued within 1 year
				preceeding use of the field standards. This verification of accuracy may take
				the form of a "Report of Test for Weights and Measures Standards" or a similar
				document.
This section cited in 70 Pa. Code §
											4.13 (relating to reporting
					 procedures for CEWM).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 70 - WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND STANDARDS › Part I - Weighmasters › Chapter 6 - REGISTRATION OF SELLERS, INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS OF WEIGHING AND MEASURING DEVICES › Section 6.4 - Registration procedure

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(a)
Filing of registration form required
. An individual person who
				is employed or engaged in the business of selling, installing, servicing or
				repairing commercially used weighing or measuring devices shall submit a
				complete registration form to the Department, unless the commercially used
				weighing and measuring device being sold, installed, serviced or repaired is a
				UPC scanning system, a PLU device or a component of either system or
				device.
(b)
Registration
				form
. An individual person seeking to register with the Department
				under this chapter may obtain a registration form from the Department at the
				address in §
									2.2 (relating to contacting the
				Department). The prospective registrant shall complete the form and return it
				to that same address. The registration form shall require the following
				information:
(1) The name and mailing address
				of the person seeking to register with the Department.
(2) A designation of whether the person
				seeking to register with the Department is a seller, installer, servicer or
				repairer of commercially used weighing and measuring devices.
(3) The name and address of any business
				through which the person seeking to register with the Department is employed as
				a seller, installer, servicer or repairer of commercially used weighing or
				measuring devices.
(4) A
				designation of the category or type of weighing or measuring device sold,
				installed, serviced or repaired by the person seeking to register with the
				Department.
(5) If the person
				seeking to register with the Department is an installer, servicer or repairer
				of commercially used weighing or measuring devices, a copy of the current
				verification from the State Metrology Laboratory that the field standards used
				by that person are accurate.
(6)
				Two identical 1-inch square color photographs (front facial view) of the person
				seeking a certificate.
(7) The date
				of the application.
(8) The
				signature of the person seeking to register with the Department.
(9) Other information the Department might
				reasonably require for registration.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 70 - WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND STANDARDS › Part I - Weighmasters › Chapter 6 - REGISTRATION OF SELLERS, INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS OF WEIGHING AND MEASURING DEVICES › Section 6.5 - Registration card

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(a)
Form of
				registration card
. The Department will provide a registrant under this
				chapter a registration card that may be carried conveniently on a registrant's
				person.
(b)
Contents of
				registration card
. A registration card will bear the following
				information:
(1) The name of the person to
				whom it is issued.
(2) The category
				or type of weighing or measuring device with respect to which the person is
				registered.
(3) The effective date
				of registration.
(4) The maximum
				expiration date of the registration, which, in accordance with §
										6.7 (relating to
				expiration/renewal of registration), is 3 years from the date of
				registration.
(5) A unique
				identification number.
(6) A
				photograph of the person to whom it is issued.
(7) A statement that the person identified on
				the registration card has registered with the Department in accordance with
				section 4113 of the act (relating to registration of sellers, installers and
				repairers of weighing and measuring devices).
(8) Other information the Department might
				reasonably include on the registration card.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 70 - WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND STANDARDS › Part I - Weighmasters › Chapter 6 - REGISTRATION OF SELLERS, INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS OF WEIGHING AND MEASURING DEVICES › Section 6.6 - Newly-installed or repaired commercial weighing and measuring devices

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(a)
Inspection required
. A newly-installed or repaired commercial
				weighing or measuring device, other than a UPC scanning system or PLU device,
				may not be used in commerce unless it has been inspected and sealed in
				accordance with the act and this part, or unless use in commerce occurs during
				a period of conditional short-term use as described in subsection
				(d).
(b)
Responsibilities
				of installer or repairer
. A registrant under this chapter shall
				promptly notify the Department of a commercial weighing or measuring device it
				installs or repairs. Although the initial notification may be made by
				telephone, written notice shall be mailed, faxed or delivered to the Department
				within 48 hours of the installation or repair. The written notice shall provide
				the following with respect to the device:
(1)
				The location of the newly-installed or repaired device, the date of the
				installation or repair and a statement of whether the device is a
				newly-installed device or a repaired device.
(2) The manufacturer's name or brand
				name.
(3) The model number listed
				on the device.
(4) The capacity of
				the device, if applicable.
(5) The
				serial number of the device.
(6)
				The category or type of weighing or measuring device to which the
				newly-installed or repaired device belongs.
(7) The name and telephone number of a
				contact person through which the Department, a county sealer or a city sealer
				may arrange an inspection of the device.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 70 - WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND STANDARDS › Part I - Weighmasters › Chapter 6 - REGISTRATION OF SELLERS, INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS OF WEIGHING AND MEASURING DEVICES › Section 6.7 - Expiration/renewal of registration

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If a person is registered under this chapter, registration
				  shall expire 3 years from the date the registration card is issued. If, as a
				  condition of registration in accordance with §
									6.4(b)(5)
				  (relating to registration procedure), the registrant was required to submit a
				  copy of the current verification from the State Metrology Laboratory that the
				  field standards used by that person are accurate, registration shall expire as
				  of the expiration of that verification. Registration may be renewed by
				  following the registration procedure in §
									6.4.
This section cited in 70 Pa. Code §
											6.5 (relating to registration
					 card).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 70 - WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND STANDARDS › Part I - Weighmasters › Chapter 7 - REGISTRATION AND REPORT OF INSPECTION OF COMMERCIAL WEIGHING AND MEASURING DEVICES › Section 7.1 - Purpose

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This chapter is intended to establish the program described
				  in section 4114 of the act (relating to registration and report of inspection
				  and testing of weighing and measuring devices used for commercial purposes),
				  requiring the registration and reporting of inspection and testing of those
				  commercially used weighing and measuring devices required to be tested and
				  inspected in accordance with section 4112 of the act (relating to general
				  testing and inspections).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 70 - WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND STANDARDS › Part I - Weighmasters › Chapter 7 - REGISTRATION AND REPORT OF INSPECTION OF COMMERCIAL WEIGHING AND MEASURING DEVICES › Section 7.2 - Weighing and measuring devices affected

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This chapter applies to the following:
(1) Weights and measures used in determining
				the weight, measurement or count of commodities or things sold, offered or
				exposed for sale on the basis of weight, measure or count.
(2) Weights and measures used in computing
				the basic charge for services rendered on the basis of weight, measure or count
				or of devices used to dispense services on time.
(3) Commercially used small capacity retail
				computing scales, retail package shipping scales, vehicle scales, small
				platform scales which weigh items to 1,000 pounds, truck-mounted fuel oil
				meters, truck-mounted liquid petroleum gas meters, compressed natural gas
				meters and retail motor fuel dispensers.
(4) Commercially used UPC scanning systems
				and PLU devices.
This section cited in 70 Pa. Code §
											7.3 (relating to requirement:
					 registration of devices by owners); 70 Pa. Code §
											7.4 (relating to report by
					 inspectors); and 70 Pa. Code §
											7.5 (relating to registration
					 process).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 70 - WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND STANDARDS › Part I - Weighmasters › Chapter 7 - REGISTRATION AND REPORT OF INSPECTION OF COMMERCIAL WEIGHING AND MEASURING DEVICES › Section 7.3 - Requirement: registration of devices by owners

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(a)
Owners required to
				register
. The owner of any weighing or measuring device described in
				§
									7.2 (relating to weighing and
				measuring devices affected) shall register the device with the Department in
				accordance with the procedure in §
									7.5 (relating to registration
				process).
(b)
Exception:
				certain establishments engaged in the retail sale of gasoline
.
				Subsection (a) notwithstanding, an establishment involved in the retail sale of
				gasoline for use in the fuel supply tanks of motor vehicles, which is required
				to obtain an annual liquid fuels permit from the Department of Revenue in
				accordance with 75 Pa.C.S. Chapter 90 (relating to Liquid Fuels and Fuels Tax
				Act), shall be exempt from the registration requirement.
(c)
Owners required to report
				registered devices that are subsequently removed from commercial use:
				exception
. The owner of a weighing and measuring device registered
				with the Department in accordance with this chapter shall report the removal of
				that device from commercial use within 30 days of the removal.
(1) The report shall be in writing, and shall
				clearly identify the device and the location with respect to which it was
				registered.
(2) The report shall be
				directed to the Department, at the address in §
										2.2 (relating to contacting the
				Department).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 70 - WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND STANDARDS › Part I - Weighmasters › Chapter 7 - REGISTRATION AND REPORT OF INSPECTION OF COMMERCIAL WEIGHING AND MEASURING DEVICES › Section 7.4 - Report by inspectors

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(a)
City or county sealer
. A city or county sealer who tests or
				inspects a weight or measure described in §
									7.2(1) or (2)
				(relating to weighing and measuring devices affected), in accordance with
				section 4112 of the act (relating to general testing and inspections), and
				under a memorandum of understanding with the Department, shall submit a monthly
				written report to the Department. This written report shall be submitted to the
				Department by the 15th day of each month, and shall describe the following with
				respect to work performed in the preceding month:
(1) A summary of the work
				performed.
(2) A description of the
				weights, measures and weighing and measuring devices inspected or tested, the
				date of the inspection or test and the results of the inspection or
				test.
(3) A description of the
				nature and result of all criminal prosecutions of violations of the act or this
				chapter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 70 - WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND STANDARDS › Part I - Weighmasters › Chapter 7 - REGISTRATION AND REPORT OF INSPECTION OF COMMERCIAL WEIGHING AND MEASURING DEVICES › Section 7.5 - Registration process

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(a)
Persons required to register commercialy used weighing and measuring
				devices
. The owner of a weighing or measuring device described in
				§
									7.2 (relating to weighing and
				measuring devices effected) shall register the device with the Department in
				accordance with the procedure in this section.
(b)
Obtaining a registration
				form
. The Department will provide an approved weighing or measuring
				device registration form upon request. The form will be formatted so that
				multiple devices can be registered using a single form. In lieu of the form
				provided by the Department, a person may use a form of his own construction, as
				long as the information in subsection (c) appears in a legible and
				understandable fashion on the document.
(c)
Required information
.
(1)
Information to be
				included
. A weighing or measuring device registration form shall
				require the following information:
(i) The
				name and address of the person registering the device.
(ii) The location of the device.
(iii) The manufacturer's name or brand
				name.
(iv) The model number listed
				on the device.
(v) The capacity of
				the device, if applicable.
(vi) The
				serial number of the device.
(vii)
				The category or type of weighing or measuring device to which the
				newly-installed device belongs.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 70 - WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND STANDARDS › Part I - Weighmasters › Chapter 8 - TRAINING PROGRAM FOR INSPECTORS AND SEALERS › Section 8.1 - Purpose

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This chapter is intended to establish the minimum training
				  requirements for State inspectors, county sealers and city sealers, under
				  section 4115 of the act (relating to training program).