215.14 - APPROVAL BY DEPARTMENT.
215.14 APPROVAL BY DEPARTMENT.
A commercial weighing and measuring device shall not be installed
in this state unless approved by the department.
1. A pit type scale or any other scale installed in a pit,
regardless of capacity, that is installed on or after July 1, 1990,
shall have a clearance of not less than four feet from the finished
floor line of the scale to the bottom of the "I" beam of the scale
bridge. Livestock shall not be weighed on any scale other than a
livestock scale or pit type scale.
2. An electronic pitless scale shall be placed on concrete
footings with concrete floor. The concrete floor shall allow for
adequate drainage away from the scale as required by the department.
There shall be a clearance of not less than eight inches between the
weigh bridge and the concrete floor to facilitate inspection and
cleaning.
3. After approval by the department, the specifications for a
commercial weighing and measuring device shall be furnished to the
purchaser of the device by the manufacturer. The approval shall be
based upon the recommendation of the United States national institute
of standards and technology. Section History: Early Form
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 215.14] Section History: Recent Form
90 Acts, ch 1045, § 1; 2003 Acts, 1st Ex, ch 2, §16, 209