Chapter ATCP 92

Chapter ATCP 92

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

Subchapter I — General Provisions

ATCP 92.01   Definitions.

ATCP 92.02   Weighing and measuring devices; general requirements.

Subchapter II — State and Municipal Programs

ATCP 92.04   Municipal program components.

ATCP 92.06   Inspection procedures and equipment.

ATCP 92.08   Inspector hiring and training.

ATCP 92.09   Sealing or rejecting weights and measures.

ATCP 92.10   Record keeping and reporting.

ATCP 92.12   Retail food establishments; weights and measures inspection fee.

Subchapter III — Weights and Measures Service Companies

ATCP 92.20   Weights and measures service company; license.

ATCP 92.21   Weights and measures technicians; certification.

ATCP 92.22   Weights and measures service companies; test procedures and equipment.

ATCP 92.23   Weights and measures service companies; reports.

ATCP 92.24   Prohibited practices.

Subchapter IV — Vehicle and Livestock Scales

ATCP 92.30   Vehicle and livestock scales; permits, construction, and testing.

ATCP 92.31   Vehicle scale; license to operate.

Subchapter V — Liquefied Petroleum Gas

ATCP 92.40   Thermometer and thermometer well specifications.

ATCP 92.41   Manual volume correction.

ATCP 92.42   Sales tickets.

ATCP 92.43   Liquified petroleum gas meter; license to operate.

ATCP 92.45   Liquified petroleum gas meter; testing and reporting.

Subchapter VI — Vehicle Tank Meters

ATCP 92.50   Vehicle tank meter; license to operate.

ATCP 92.52   Vehicle tank meter; testing and reporting.

Subchapter VII — Reinspection Fees

ATCP 92.60   Reinspection fees.

Ch. ATCP 92 Note Note: Chapters Ag 51, 52, 115, and 120 as they existed on December 31, 1991 were repealed and a new chapter ATCP 92 was created effective January 1, 1992; Chapter Ag 52 was renumbered chapter ATCP 92 under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 1., Stats., Register, April, 1993, No. 448.

Ch. ATCP 92 Note Note: This chapter is adopted under authority of ss. 93.07 (1), 93.15 (1), 98.03 (2), 98.16 (4), 98.18 (1h) and (2), and 100.20 (2), Stats. Violations of this chapter are subject to the penalties and remedies provided under ss. 98.16, 100.20 (5) and (6), and 100.26 (3) and (6), Stats.

subch. I of ch. ATCP 92 Subchapter I — General Provisions

ATCP 92.01 ATCP 92.01 Definitions. In this chapter:

ATCP 92.01(1) (1) “Commodity” means any product or commodity that is sold, offered for sale, or held or distributed for sale in this state. “Commodity” includes a consumer commodity.

ATCP 92.01(2) (2) “Construction plan” means a set of detailed blueprints for the construction of a vehicle or livestock scale, including the construction of any scale pit, footings, base slabs, piers, end walls, and approaches.

ATCP 92.01(3) (3) “Consumer commodity” has the meaning given in s. ATCP 90.01 (5).

ATCP 92.01(4) (4) “Correct,” as applied to a weighing or measuring device, means that the weighing or measuring device complies with this chapter and ch. 98, Stats.

ATCP 92.01(5) (5) “Department” means the state of Wisconsin department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.

ATCP 92.01(6) (6) “Individual” means a natural person.

ATCP 92.01(7) (7) “Inspector” means any of the following:

ATCP 92.01(7)(a) (a) A department weights and measures inspector.

ATCP 92.01(7)(b) (b) A municipal weights and measures sealer or inspector under s. 98.04 (1), Stats.

ATCP 92.01(8) (8) “Liquefied petroleum gas meter” means a commercial meter used to measure liquefied petroleum gas sold or delivered to a consumer.

ATCP 92.01(9) (9) “Livestock scale” means a scale designed or used to weigh livestock, but does not include a scale which is designed to weigh only one animal at a time.

ATCP 92.01 Note Note: A “livestock scale” may also be a “vehicle scale” if it is used to weigh vehicles that contain livestock for the purpose of weighing the livestock.

ATCP 92.01(10) (10) “Load receiving element” means that portion of a scale, such as a scale platform or deck, which receives the load to be weighed.

ATCP 92.01(10d) (10d) “NIST” means the national institute of standards and technology, United States department of commerce.

ATCP 92.01(10h) (10h) “NIST Handbook 44” means NIST Handbook 44 (2018 edition) published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, United States department of commerce.

ATCP 92.01 Note Note: Copies of NIST Handbook 44, Specifications, Tolerances and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices (2018 edition) are on file with the department and the legislative reference bureau. Copies may be obtained from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Stop SSOP, Washington, D.C. 20102-0001, website: www.nist.gov.

ATCP 92.01(10p) (10p) “NIST Handbook 130” means NIST Handbook 130 (2018 edition) published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, United States department of commerce.

ATCP 92.01 Note Note: Copies of NIST Handbook 130, Uniform Laws and Regulation in the Areas of Legal Metrology and Engine Fuel Quality (2018 edition) are on file with the department and the legislative reference bureau. Copies may be obtained from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Stop SSOP, Washington, D.C. 20102-0001, website: www.nist.gov.

ATCP 92.01(10t) (10t) “NIST Handbook 133” means NIST Handbook 133 (2018 edition) published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, United States department of commerce.

ATCP 92.01 Note Note: Copies of NIST Handbook 133, Checking the Net Contents of Packaged Goods (2018 edition) are on file with the department and the legislative reference bureau. Copies may be obtained from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Stop SSOP, Washington, D.C. 20102-0001, website: www.nist.gov.

ATCP 92.01(11) (11) “Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, cooperative association, limited liability company, or other legal organization or entity.