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As of May 1, 2003, MDARD's Weights and Measures Program began enforcing all requirements as stated in P.A. 283 of 1964 as amended, the Michigan Weights and Measures Act, related to the "Voluntary Registration of Service Agencies and Personnel." Several out-of-state manufacturers of weighing and measuring devices have continued to ship devices calibrated by persons not "registered" under the Weights and Measures Act into the state. Several operators have indicated that they had been misinformed at the time of purchase, and may have incorrectly assumed these devices were "legally prepared" for immediate commercial use. Operators are hereby reminded that such devices are NOT considered to be legal under the Weights and Measures Act, and the operators of such devices for commercial trade may be found in violation of the statute.
The following applies to all commercial weighing and measuring devices being placed into service for the first time within the State of Michigan:
NOTE: Devices manufactured and/or installed by service persons not registered with the State of Michigan and found to be in commercial use, are considered to be in violation of the Weights and Measures Act.
NOTE: Metering devices designed to be mounted on vehicles may be tested at the site of manufacture, provided the manufacturer and calibration technicians are registered with the MDA Michigan Weights and Measures Program.
NOTE: Michigan Registered Service Personnel who place a weighing or measuring device into service, without conducting on-site testing with the use of proper and sufficient standards are in violation of the Weights and Measures Act, Section 9b (9c). Any person so doing is subject to suspension or revocation of their Michigan Registration, as well as applicable criminal penalties.
As stated above, all weighing and measures devices intended for commercial use are to be installed and tested by a Michigan Registered Service Person in the place in which they are to be used. The sole exception to this rule involves "hanging" portable scales used to sell fruits and vegetables at open-air farm markets. As these devices are designed for mobile use, and are most frequently used for short periods of time before being relocated to another site, the following policy will apply: