24.351.211    FEES FOR TESTING AND CERTIFICATION

(1) The following fees shall apply to the testing of all devices subject to these rules:  

(a) PA Meters           (20 GPM or less)                                          $10.00

(b) PB Meters           (20 GPM-130 GPM)                                     $30.00

(c) PC Meters           (above 130 GPM)                                         $30.00

(d) PD Meters          (Liquified Petroleum Gas)                           $50.00

(e) SA/S1 Scales    (499 LB or less)                                            $20.00

(f) SB/S2 Scales     (500 LB-1,999 LB)                                      $30.00

(g) SC/S3 Scales    (2,000 LB-7,999 LB)                                   $35.00

(h) SD/S4 Scales    (8,000 LB-60,000 LB)                               $150.00

(i) SE/S5 Scales      (60,000 LB or more)                                $150.00

(2) A reinspection of a rejected device shall not incur the testing and certification fee.

(3) Special inspections are not required by statute and only occur upon request to the bureau. The fees for special inspections are as follows:

(a) units over 5000 pounds of testing weights, $2.50 per mile, measured by the distance the bureau's employee travels in connection with the special inspection;

(b) all other units, $1.25 per mile, as measured by the distance the bureau's employee travels in connection with the special inspection; and

(c) time for testing by inspection, $75 per hour.

(4) Where fees are not paid within 30 days after any inspection completed by the bureau, the bureau may seal and remove the device from service, until the fees have been paid.

 

History: 30-12-202, MCA; IMP, 30-12-202, 30-12-203, MCA; Eff. 12/31/72; AMD, Eff. 2/5/74; AMD, 1984 MAR p. 24, Eff. 1/13/84; AMD, 1991 MAR p. 1486, Eff. 8/16/91; AMD, 1993 MAR p. 1501, Eff. 7/16/93; AMD, 1998 MAR p. 1498, Eff. 6/12/98; TRANS, from Commerce, & AMD, 2005 MAR p. 445, Eff. 4/1/05; AMD, 2012 MAR p. 1786, Eff. 9/7/12; AMD, 2023 MAR p. 1871, Eff. 1/1/24.