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Bureau
of Weights and Measures
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WEIGHTS
AND MEASURES GENERAL INFORMATION
The Weights and Measures Bureau is
responsible for the following duties.
- Annual
inspection and/or testing of all commercial devices used for buying,
selling, and shipping of commodities. This includes supermarket
scales, gas pumps, truck scales, concrete plants, liquefied
petroleum gas meters, large capacity petroleum meters, etc
- Regulation
of petroleum quality, product advertising, and labeling.
- Enforcement
of antifreeze registration and quality standards.
- Investigation
of consumer complaints of gasoline sales and short weight, measure,
and count.
- Hearings
for petroleum violations before the Board of Agriculture.
- Licensing,
auditing, and inspection of Public Weighmaster truck and platform
scales.
- Registration
of weighing and measuring device sales and repair personnel.
- Package
quality control. Routine surveillance of prepackaged consumer
products.
- Certification
of trade standards used to calibrate scales and petroleum delivery
devices and repair technicians.
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Contact Information |
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Sparks Office
2150 Frazer Avenue
Sparks, Nevada 89431
Phone: (775) 688-1166
FAX: (775) 688-2533
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Las Vegas Office
2300 McLeod Street
Las Vegas, Nevada 89104-4314
Phone: (702) 486-4690
FAX: (702) 486-4695
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Elko Office
4780 East Idaho Street
Elko, Nevada 89801
Phone: (775) 738-8076
FAX: (775) 738-2639
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