Weights and Measures Division: Personnel

There shall be a Division of Weights and Measures located for administrative purposes within the Department of Revenue and Taxation. The Division is charged with, but not limited to, performing the following functions:

(1)assuring that weights and measures in commercial and governmental service within the Territory are suitable for their intended use, properly installed, accurate and are so maintained by their owner or user;

(2)preventing unfair or deceptive dealing by weight or measure in any commodity or service advertised, packaged, sold or purchased within this Territory;

(3)making available to all users of physical standards or weighing and measuring equipment the precision calibration and related meteorological certificate capabilities of the weights and measures facilities of the Division; COL 06112010 CH. 2 WEIGHTS & MEASURES

(4)promoting uniformity, to the extent such conformance is practicable and desirable, between weights and measures requirements in this Territory and those of other states and Federal agencies; and

(5)encouraging desirable economic growth while protecting the consumer through the adoption by rule of weights and measures requirements as necessary to assure equity among buyers and sellers.