[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 9, Volume 2]

[Revised as of January 1, 2007]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 9CFR317.21]



[Page 182-183]

 

                  TITLE 9--ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS

 

     CHAPTER III--FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 

                               AGRICULTURE

 

PART 317_LABELING, MARKING DEVICES, AND CONTAINERS--Table of Contents

 

                            Subpart A_General

 

Sec. 317.21  Scales: testing of.



    (a) The operator of each official establishment that weighs meat 

food



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products shall cause such scales to be tested for accuracy, in 

accordance with the technical requirements of NIST Handbook 44, at least 

once during the calendar year. In cases where the scales are found not 

to maintain accuracy between tests, more frequent tests may be required 

and monitored by an authorized USDA program official.

    (b) The operator of each official establishment shall display on or 

near each scale a valid certification of the scale's accuracy from a 

State or local government's weights and measures authority or from a 

State registered or licensed scale repair firm or person, or shall have 

alternative documented procedures showing that the scale has been tested 

for accuracy in accordance with the requirements of NIST Handbook 44.



[55 FR 49834, Nov. 30, 1990, as amended at 62 FR 45024, Aug. 25, 1997; 

65 FR 34389, May 30, 2000; 66 FR 52486, Oct. 16, 2001]