Md. Code Regs. 15.03.09.01 - Definitions
A. In this chapter,
the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Certificate of Conformance" means a
document which the National Conference on Weights and Measures issues as
evidence that a weighing and measuring device was evaluated under the National
Type Evaluation Program and found to comply with the applicable technical
requirements of National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook
44.
(2) "Counting scale" means a
scale designed and used solely to indicate the number or count of objects
placed in or on the scale's load receiving element.
(3) "Maryland Certificate of Approval" means
a document which the Maryland Department of Agriculture issues as evidence that
a weighing and measuring device was evaluated under the State Type Evaluation
Program and found to comply with the applicable technical requirements of
National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 44.
(4) "National Type Evaluation Program" means
the uniform testing program managed by the National Conference on Weights and
Measures for evaluating, at participating laboratories, whether a weighing and
measuring device complies with the applicable technical standards of National
Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 44.
(5) "Participating laboratory" means a
measurement laboratory that has been certified by the National Conference on
Weights and Measures to conduct type evaluations under the National Type
Evaluation Program.
(6) "Type"
means a model or models of a particular measurement system, instrument,
element, or a field standard that positively identifies the design. A specific
type may vary in its measurement ranges, size, performance, and operating
characteristics as specified in the Certificate of Conformance or Maryland
Certificate of Approval.
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