PERMANENT RULES
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: This rule-making order amends chapter 16-662 WAC, Weights and measures--National handbooks, by adopting the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) handbooks as follows: (1) 2006 edition of NIST Handbook 44 (specifications, tolerances, and other technical requirements for weighing and measuring devices) as required by RCW 19.94.195; and (2) 2006 edition of NIST Handbook 130 (uniform laws and regulations in the areas of legal metrology and engine fuel quality).
There is not a 2006 version of NIST Handbook 133 (checking the net contents of packaged goods) - the 2005 (fourth edition) remains the most current.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 16-662-105.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapters 19.94 and 34.05 RCW.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 06-04-101 on February 1, 2006.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: April 5, 2006.
Valoria H. Loveland
Director
OTS-8624.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 05-10-088, filed 5/4/05,
effective 6/4/05)
WAC 16-662-105
What national weights and measures
standards are adopted by the Washington state department of
agriculture (WSDA)?
The WSDA adopts the following national
standards:
| National standard for: | Contained in the: |
| (1) The specifications, tolerances, and other technical requirements for the design, manufacture, installation, performance test, and use of weighing and measuring equipment | (( |
| (2) The procedures for checking the accuracy of the net contents of packaged goods | Fourth Edition (January 2005) of NIST Handbook 133 - Checking the Net Contents of Packaged Goods |
| (3) The requirements for packaging and labeling, method of sale of commodities, and the examination procedures for price verification | (( |
| (a) Weights and measures requirements for all food and nonfood commodities in package form | Uniform Packaging and
Labeling Regulation as
adopted by the National
Conference on Weights
and Measures and
published in NIST
Handbook 130, (( |
| (b) Weights and measures requirements for the method of sale of food and nonfood commodities | Uniform Regulation for
the Method of Sale of
Commodities as adopted
by the National
Conference on Weights
and Measures and
published in NIST
Handbook 130, (( |
| (c) Weights and measures requirements for price verification | Examination Procedure
for Price Verification as
adopted by the National
Conference on Weights
and Measures and
published in NIST
Handbook 130, (( |
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 19.94 and 34.05 RCW. 05-10-088, § 16-662-105, filed 5/4/05, effective 6/4/05; 04-12-025, § 16-662-105, filed 5/26/04, effective 6/26/04; 03-08-017, § 16-662-105, filed 3/25/03, effective 4/25/03. Statutory Authority: Chapter 19.94 RCW. 02-12-029, § 16-662-105, filed 5/29/02, effective 6/29/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 19.94.195. 01-16-005, § 16-662-105, filed 7/19/01, effective 8/19/01; 00-14-005, § 16-662-105, filed 6/23/00, effective 7/24/00; 99-07-056, § 16-662-105, filed 3/16/99, effective 4/16/99; 98-13-072, § 16-662-105, filed 6/15/98, effective 7/16/98. Statutory Authority: Chapter 19.94 RCW. 97-12-075, § 16-662-105, filed 6/4/97, effective 7/5/97.]