9 C.F.R. § 381.121c   Scale requirements for accurate weights, repairs, adjustments, and replacement after inspection.


Title 9 - Animals and Animal Products


Title 9: Animals and Animal Products
PART 381—POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION REGULATIONS
Subpart N—Labeling and Containers

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§ 381.121c   Scale requirements for accurate weights, repairs, adjustments, and replacement after inspection.

(a) All scales used to weight poultry products sold or otherwise distributed in commerce in federally inspected poultry plants shall be installed, maintained, and operated to insure accurate weights. Such scales shall meet the applicable requirements contained in National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Handbook 44, “Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices”, 1999 Edition, November 1998, which is incorporated by reference. This incorporation was approved by the Director of the Federal Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. (These materials are incorporated as they exist on the date of approval.) A notice of any change in the Handbook cited herein will be published in the Federal Register. Copies may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. It is also available for inspection at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202–741–6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.php.

(b) All scales used to weigh poultry products sold or otherwise distributed in commerce or in State designated under section 5(c) of the Poultry Products Inspection Act, shall be of sufficient capacity to weigh the entire unit and/or package.

(c) No scale shall be used at a federally inspected establishment to weigh poultry products unless it has been found upon test and inspection as specified in NIST Handbook 44 to provide accurate weight. If a scale is inspected or tested and found to be inaccurate, or if any repairs, adjustments or replacements are made to a scale, it shall not be used until it has been reinspected and retested by a USDA official, or a State or local government weights and measures official, or a State registered or licensed scale repair firm or person, and it must meet all accuracy requirements as specified in NIST Handbook 44. If a USDA inspector has put a “Retain” tag on a scale it can only be removed by a USDA inspector. As long as the tag is on the scale, it shall not be used.

[55 FR 49836, Nov. 30, 1990, as amended at 60 FR 12885, Mar. 9, 1995; 64 FR 53188, Oct. 1, 1999]

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