Iowa § 215.17 - 215.17 Test weights to be used.
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§ 215.17. 215.17 Test weights to be used.
1. A person engaged in scale repair work for hire shall use only test weights sealed by a laboratory approved by the department in determining the effectiveness of repair work and the test weights shall be sealed as to their accuracy once each year. However, a person shall not claim to be an official scale inspector and shall not use the test weights except to determine the accuracy of scale repair work done by the person and the person shall not be entitled to a fee for their use. 2. Calibration shall not be required of a tank which is not used for the purpose of measuring, or which is equipped with a meter, and vehicle tanks loaded from meters and carrying a printed ticket showing gallonage shall not be required to be calibrated. [C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §215.17] 92 Acts, ch 1239, §39; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §41; 2015 Acts, ch 103, §22, 23 Thu Dec 11 18:56:54 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 215.17 (25, 0)
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