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Weights & Measures

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The Commission promotes fairness in the marketplace by enforcing state and federal laws governing the installation and operation of commercial weighing and measuring devices.

  • Consumer Tips
  • Filing a Weights and Measures Related Complaint
  • What is weights and measures?
  • NIST Handbook 44 (2020 edition)
  • Portable Pitless Scales and Portable Hopper Scales
  • Scale Installation Using a Concrete Floating Slab Foundation
  • What is a Variance Permit? 
 
List of North Dakota Commercial Weighing or Measuring Devices and Locations:
  • All Weighing or Measuring Devices
  • Scales Only
  • Liquid Devices Only

 

 

List of Registered Service Companies

The following is a list of large-scale, small-scale, liquid and special device registered companies:

  • Large Scale
  • Small Scale
  • Liquid

 

Registered Service Person Testing Dates (Updated 12/31/2025)

 

  • National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
  • State Weights and Measures Metrology Laboratories

Weights and Measures Laws & Rules

  • Application for Registration and Permitting of a Service Person SFN 16415
  • Application for Registration as a Registered Service Company SFN 51277
  • Registered Service Person Work History SFN 54027
  • Request for Permanent Variance to Split-Weigh SFN 19933
  • Split-Weigh Acknowledgement and Agreement SFN 19932
  • Standardized Test Report for Liquid Devices (prototype - add your own logo)
  • Standardized Test Report for Small Scales (prototype - add your own logo)
  • Standardized Test Report for Large Scales (prototype - add your own logo) 

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