Minn. R. 7601.7060

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 51, June 17, 2024

Part 7601.7060 - RESPONSIBILITIES OF VOLUNTARY REGISTRANT

Subpart 1.Performance.

A registrant shall:

A. ensure that all equipment placed in service complies with this chapter, including NIST Handbook 44;

B. personally perform or observe all installation, service, adjustment, repair, and testing of weighing and measuring equipment placed in service; and

C. use only standards and test equipment that meet the requirements of part 7601.7080.

Subp. 2.Placing in service required.

A registrant shall place in service all commercial weighing and measuring equipment when the registrant, or a person under the direct supervision and observation of the registrant, has:

A. installed the equipment;

B. repaired the equipment, following official rejection by the division; or

C. removed a Minnesota security seal from the equipment.

Subp. 3.Reporting.

When work authorized in part 7601.7050 is performed, a registrant shall:

A. fill out a placed in service report form;

B. carefully follow the instructions on the form and provide all of the required information in legible handwriting or typewriting;

C. submit the original form to the division within five days after completing the work;

D. submit a copy of the form to the owner or operator of the equipment when the work is completed; and

E. retain a copy of the form.

Subp. 4.Security seals.

When a registrant removes a security seal from the adjusting or calibrating mechanism of a weighing or measuring device, the registrant shall:

A. install a new security seal in a manner that will ensure that the device cannot be adjusted without removing or defacing the security seal; and

B. imprint the seal with the registrant's placing in service registration number.

Minn. R. 7601.7060

20 SR 1928

Statutory Authority: MS s 239.06