Opinion ID: 613006
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Heading: Inspection and Certification of Gasoline Dispenser Designs

Text: The California Department of Food and Agriculture's Division of Measurement Standards (DMS) regulates retail gasoline dispensing. See Cal. Bus. & Prof.Code §§ 12100, 13590, 12500(a)-(b). Any design of commercial weighing and measuring devices must be submitted to DMS for certification that the submitted design meets the requirements of California's regulatory regime. See Cal. Bus. & Prof.Code § 12500.5. If a device is inspected and deemed lawful, or correct, it is marked with a seal to be displayed to customers, identifying it as such. See Cal. Bus. & Prof.Code §§ 12505, 12500(c) (defining correct as meeting all requirements of California law). It is illegal to sell or use commercially any weighing or measuring device of a type or design which has not first been so approved ... Cal. Bus. & Prof.Code § 12500.5.