Standards adopted
Seattle Mun. Code § 7.04.105
in effect7.04.105 - Standards adopted
Except as otherwise modified in this code, the City adopts the following national standards:
National standard for: | Contained in the:
A. The specifications, tolerances, and other technical requirements for the design, manufacture, installation, performance test, and use of weighing and measuring equipment | 2020 Edition of NIST Handbook 44 - Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices
B. The procedures for checking the accuracy of the net contents of packaged goods | 2020 Edition of NIST Handbook 133 - Checking the Net Contents of Packaged Goods
C. The requirements for packaging and labeling, method of sale of commodities, national type evaluation, examination procedures for price verification, and engine fuels, petroleum products and automotive lubricants | 2020 Edition of NIST Handbook 130 - Uniform Laws and Regulations in the areas of legal metrology and engine fuel quality. Specifically:
1. Weights and measures requirements for all food and nonfood commodities in package form | Uniform Packaging and Labeling Regulation as adopted by the National Conference on Weights and Measures and published in NIST Handbook 130, 2020 Edition.
2. Weights and measures requirements for the method of sale of food and nonfood commodities | Uniform Regulation for the Method of Sale of Commodities as adopted by the National Conference on Weights and Measures and published in NIST Handbook 130, 2020 Edition.
3. Weights and measures requirements for price verification | Examination Procedure for Price Verification as adopted by the National Conference on Weights and Measures and published in NIST Handbook 130, 2020 Edition.
4. Definitions; standard fuel specifications; classification and method of sale of petroleum products; retail storage tanks and dispenser filters; condemned product; product registration; and test methods and reproducibility limits | Uniform Engine Fuels and Automotive Lubricants Regulation as adopted by the National Conference on Weights and Measures and published in NIST Handbook 130, 2020 Edition.
5. Weights and measures requirements for national type evaluation | Uniform Regulation for National Type Evaluation as adopted by the National Conference on Weights and Measures and published inNIST Handbook 130, 2020 Edition.
(Ord. 126768, § 1, 2023.)
Source: City of Seattle, Seattle Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/wa/seattle/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT7COPR_CH7.04WEMECO_7.04.105STADFetched: 11/1/2026