37-21A-1. Definition of terms. Terms as used in this chapter mean: (1)”Department,” the Department of Public Safety; (2)”Placed in service report,” a report submitted to the Office of Weights and Measures by a registered service agent or agency, certifying that the subject device meets the applicable state requirements and is legal for trade; (3)”Registered service […]
37-21A-10. Interstate agreements for reciprocal recognition of certification. The secretary may enter into an informal reciprocal agreement with any other state that has registration policies similar to the policies of South Dakota. Under the agreement, a registered service agent or a registered service agency of a state party to the reciprocal agreement is granted full […]
37-21A-11. Rules and regulations. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety shall promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 in the following areas to enforce the provisions of this chapter: (1)To establish the required equipment and standards registered service agencies must have in order to service and install weighing and measuring devices in South Dakota; […]
37-21A-2. Application for registration to service weighing or measuring devices–Evidence of qualifications. Any person may apply for voluntary registration to service weighing or measuring devices on an application form supplied by the department. The applicant shall submit a form, duly signed and witnessed, certifying that the applicant is fully qualified to install, service, repair, or […]
37-21A-3. Annual registration fees–Time of payment. The secretary shall charge an annual registration fee of sixty-nine dollars for each service agency and ten dollars for each registered service agent to cover administrative costs. The fee shall be paid when the registration or renewal application is made. It is the intent of the Legislature that one-half […]
37-21A-4. Issuance of certificate of registration–Assigned number–Duration of certificate. Upon receipt and acceptance of a properly executed application form, the secretary shall issue to the applicant a certificate of registration, including an assigned registration number. The certificate of registration remains effective until either returned by the applicant or withdrawn by the secretary. Source: SL 1973, […]
37-21A-5. Registrant’s removal of tags and placement of devices in service before official examination. A bearer of a certificate of registration may: (1)Remove an official rejection or condemnation tag or mark placed on a weighing or measuring device by the authority of the department; (2)Place in service, until such time as an official examination can […]
37-21A-6. Forms for reporting devices placed in service by agency–Distribution of copies of report. The director shall furnish each registered service agent and registered service agency with a supply of report forms in hard copy or electronic form to be known as a placed in service report, which may be submitted as follows: (1)To submit […]
37-21A-7. Examination and certification of standards and equipment used by service agencies–Use of uncertified equipment prohibited–Fees. A registered service agent and a registered service agency shall submit, annually to the secretary, for examination and certification, any standards and testing equipment that are used, or are to be used, in the performance of the service and […]
37-21A-8. Denial, suspension, or revocation of certificate of registration. The secretary may, for good cause, after careful investigation and consideration, deny, suspend, or revoke a certificate of registration. Good cause may include any violation of a weights and measures statute, failure to submit annual calibration documentation for all weighing and measuring devices used in servicing […]
