(1) The following information shall be recorded on the Department Gas Meter Inspector's "Original Record of the Inspection of Gas Meters". For all accepted new meters, the decal number shall be entered in the Inspector's number column and the manufacturer's or company's serial number of the meter to which the decal is affixed shall be entered in the maker's number column. The proof of each meter tested in the sample shall be recorded in the proof column.(2) Each company shall maintain a record of manufacturer and Department test or proof results for all new meters in each sample lot as required by the Department. Beginning January 1, 2021, new meter test records shall be recorded and stored in electronic format and retained for the service life of the meter, and all existing meter test records then in electronic format shall continue to be stored in that format for the service life of the meter.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1432, eff. 12/11/2020.