Ark. Code § 4-18-328
The Arkansas Bureau of Standards may by regulation adopted pursuant to the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq., adopt as a regulation of the bureau specifications, tolerances, and regulations for commercial weighing and measuring devices set out in the National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbooks 44 and 130, or in any similar publication issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. In drafting the regulations, the bureau shall consider whether the specifications, tolerances, and regulations published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology are consistent with the needs of Arkansas businesses and consumers and may modify, amend, or delete suggested language found in the National Institute of Standards and Technology handbooks.
Ark. Code § 4-18-328