N.J. Admin. Code § 13:47B-1.5

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 12, June 17, 2024

Section 13:47B-1.5 - Type approval

(a) All new types of weighing and measuring devices of any description whatsoever and all devices of older types to which may be added any alteration or new feature intended or designed as an improvement to such equipment shall, before distribution or installation thereof in the State of New Jersey, be submitted by the manufacturer thereof to the State Superintendent of Weights and Measures for inspection and approval of type and operation, except as provided in (a)1 below.

1. Weighing and measuring devices approved by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), National Type Evaluation Program (NTEP) need not be submitted for prior inspection and approval of type and operation; however, the State Superintendent of Weights and Measures reserves the right to require the manufacturer to submit a prototype for evaluation at any time for cause.

(b) The provisions of this section shall be construed to include and apply to all weighing and measuring equipment designed for the determination of quantities in commodities sold or offered for sale in the State of New Jersey, or for the determination of quantities where service is sold or offered for sale on the basis of weight or measurement.

(c) No weighing or measuring device as indicated shall be permitted to be sold or leased for use in the State of New Jersey unless submitted for inspection and approved by the State Superintendent of Weights and Measures as specified in (a) above and any equipment distributed or installed contrary to the provisions of this section shall be subject to condemnation.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:47B-1.5

Amended by R.1994 d.124, effective 3/7/1994.
See: 25 N.J.R. 5102(a), 26 N.J.R. 1235(a).
Amended by R.1995 d.140, effective 3/6/1995.
See: 26 N.J.R. 4966(a), 27 N.J.R. 929(a).
Amended by R.1999 d.82, effective 3/15/1999.
See: 31 N.J.R. 27(b), 31 N.J.R. 770(a).
In (a), substituted "or" for "of" following "alteration", deleted "(Trenton) Avenel, New Jersey" following "Measures" and added ", except as provided in (a)1 below" at the end of the introductory paragraph, and added 1.
Amended by R.2004 d.216, effective 6/7/2004.
See: 35 N.J.R. 914(a), 36 N.J.R. 2788(a).
In (a)1, substituted "Weighing and measuring devices" for "Scales having a maximum capacity of 100 pounds or less and".
Amended by R.2009 d.263, effective 8/17/2009.
See: 41 N.J.R. 1671(a), 41 N.J.R. 3095(a).
In (a)1, inserted "State" and "of Weights and Measures"; in (b), substituted "section" for "Section" and "the State of New Jersey" for "this State"; and in (c), substituted "the" for "said" preceding "State Superintendent".