215.17  Test weights to be used.

A person engaged in scale repair work for hire shall use only test weights sealed by the department in determining the effectiveness of repair work and the test weights shall be sealed as to their accuracy once each year. However, a person shall not claim to be an official scale inspector and shall not use the test weights except to determine the accuracy of scale repair work done by the person and the person shall not be entitled to a fee for their use. A fee shall be charged and collected at time of inspection for the inspection of such weights as follows:

 All weights up to and including 25                                                                                                 pounds. . . . . . . . . $ 1.10 each                                                                                                     Over twenty-five pounds capacity,                                                                                                  up to and including 50 pounds. . . . . . . . .   2.25 each                                                                              Over 50 pounds capacity, up to and                                                                                                 including 100 pounds. . . . . . . . .   3.00 each                                                                                       Over 100 pounds capacity, up to                                                                                                    and including 500 pounds. . . . . . . . .   4.50 each                                                                                   Over 500 pounds capacity, up to                                                                                                    and including 1,000 pounds. . . . . . . . .   7.50 each

The fee for all tank calibrations shall be as follows:

 100 gallons up to and including                                                                                                    300 gallons . . . . . . . . . $ 4.50                                                                                                   301 gallons up to and including                                                                                                    500 gallons . . . . . . . . .    7.50                                                                                                  501 gallons up to and including                                                                                                    1,000 gallons . . . . . . . . .   11.25                                                                                                 1,001 gallons up to and including                                                                                                  2,000 gallons . . . . . . . . .   15.00                                                                                                 2,001 gallons up to and including                                                                                                  3,000 gallons . . . . . . . . .   18.00                                                                                                 3,001 gallons up to and including                                                                                                  4,000 gallons . . . . . . . . .   21.00                                                                                                 4,001 gallons up to and including                                                                                                  5,000 gallons . . . . . . . . .   24.00                                                                                                 5,001 gallons up to and including                                                                                                  6,000 gallons . . . . . . . . .   27.00                                                                                                 6,001 gallons up to and including                                                                                                  7,000 gallons . . . . . . . . .   30.00                                                                                                 7,001 gallons and up . . . . . . . . .   37.50

Calibration shall not be required of a tank which is not used for the purpose of measuring, or which is equipped with a meter, and vehicle tanks loaded from meters and carrying a printed ticket showing gallonage shall not be required to be calibrated.

Section History: Early form

  [C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 215.17]

Section History: Recent form

  92 Acts, ch 1239, §39


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