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Licensing Scale/Meter

Weighing/measuring devices used for commercial purposes are required to be licensed annually.
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Metrology Lab

Maintains standards of mass and volume; recognized by NIST; calibration services for Echelon II & Echelon III.
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Registered Servicemen

Individuals who install, service, or repair commercial scales or meters may voluntarily apply to become a registered serviceman in Idaho.
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Weighmaster

Any person acting as a public weighmaster of grains, dry peas, potato starch, dry beans, leguminous, and all small seeds, hay, wool, bulk potatoes, bulk fertilizers, sugar beets, and feeds are required to follow the weighmaster statute.
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Inspections

Accuracy and suitability of commercial weighing & metering devices; correct net contents labeling of packaged products by weight, volume, or count; investigation of short delivery or misleading advertising; and octane label monitoring.
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Laws and Rules

All commercial weighing, metering, and measuring devices are governed by the laws and administrative rules of the State of Idaho. Please select the button below for more information about these laws and rules.
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Boise Main Office

Phone: (208) 332-8690

Program Manager/Metrologist

Stacie Ybarra – Phone: (208) 332-8692

Program Specialist/Metrologist

David Bennett – Phone: (208) 332-8691

Licensing

Dayna Ball – Phone: (208) 332-8690

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