N.D. Admin. Code 69-10-02-26
The owner of a commercial hopper scale shall provide a bracket or lifting arms able to utilize a hand-operated chain hoist that will facilitate testing with five hundred pounds [226.80 kilograms] or larger test weights. The brackets or lifting arms must be of sufficient strength for the intended load and permanently and legibly marked with a maximum load rating.
All commercial hopper scales, newly constructed and placed into service after the effective date of this rule, must have a minimum of three feet [.91 meter] of unobstructed clearance on all four sides to facilitate testing with large weights.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, automatic bulk-weighing systems with integral standards, overhead hopper scales accessible underneath, and hopper scales with capacities of five thousand pounds [2267.96 kilograms] or less are exempt from this requirement.
N.D. Admin Code 69-10-02-26
General Authority: NDCC 64-02-03
Law Implemented: NDCC 64-02-02, 64-02-13