HB 273 Summary

• Establishes a registration requirement for owners and possessors of weights and measures used for commercial purposes in Delaware, administered by the Secretary of the Delaware Department of Agriculture.

• Sets annual registration fees tiered by device type and capacity, ranging from $15 for retail motor fuel dispensers under 20 gallons per minute to $225 for vehicle scales.

• Requires registrations to be renewed annually by January 1st, expire if not renewed, and be transferred when devices are replaced with same-class equipment.

• Creates a special interest-bearing fund to deposit registration fees, with all revenue dedicated solely to operating the Weights and Measures section of the Department, subject to biennial fee review and audit oversight.

• Takes effect January 1, 2010, and adds failure to register commercial weights and measures as a violation under the existing enforcement provisions of Title 6.