(1) The bureau, with the advice and counsel of NIST, adopts the specifications, tolerances and requirements for commercial weighing and measuring devices published in NIST Handbook 44, 2005 edition, as the specifications, tolerances and requirements for commercial weighing and measuring devices for the state of Montana with the following exception:

(a) Section 3.31, Vehicle Tank Meters Code, UR.2.2. Ticket Printer; Customer Tickets is not adopted or enforced.

(2) A copy of NIST Handbook 44 can be obtained from the United States Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, National Conference of Weights and Measures, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001.