**NEW** Information Regarding Upcoming Price Verification Outreach Events
MISSION
To support a fair marketplace and consumer
confidence in the accuracy of product weight, measure and price.
THE THIRD MAN
In a business transaction when merchandise
is purchased by weight or measurement, the Weights and Measures
inspector is the “third man”, protecting the buyer and the seller.
Weights and Measures functions include the testing of all commercially
used scales and meters, supported by our device registration program
Other jurisdictional responsibilities include the quality and advertisement of petroleum products, weighmaster enforcement, package inspections to verify net content statements, and price verification, aided by our POS registration program. Read about the history of Weights and Measures in San Diego County.
PROGRAMS WITHIN WEIGHTS AND MEASURES:
Scales and Meters
Price Accuracy
Petroleum Products
Device and POS Registration required for
businesses with commercial scales and meters in use and/or businesses
using automated point-of-sale systems
Packaging, Labeling and Sales
Service Agents (Device Repairmen)
Weighmaster Enforcement
Useful weights & measures information for consumers
RELATED LINKS:
- California Department of Food and Agriculture, Division of Measurement Standards (DMS)
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
- NIST Kid’s Page
- National Conference on Weights & Measures (NCWM)
- Western Weights & Measures Association
- ASTM International American Society for Testing and Materials
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