Division of Standards

Web Site:

www.mass.gov/standards

Organization Chart

Mission:

The primary mission of the Division of Standards is to provide uniformity in the marketplace by enforcing standard accuracy requirements for devices used in the weighing or measuring of any item sold by weight, measure or count.

Governing Laws:

Statutes

MGL C. 24A S. 5	Enabling Statute
MGL C. 94 S. 295A-295C	Petroleum Products
MGL C. 94 S. 303F	Fuel Oil
MGL C. 98 S. 1-56	Weights an Measures
MGL C. 99 S. 1-5	Metric Weights and Measures
MGL C. 100 S. 1-13	Auctioneers
MGL C. 100A S. 1-10	Motor Vehicle Damage Repair Shops
MGL C. 101 S. 1-34	Transient Vendors, Hawkers and Peddlers
MGL C. 94 S. 184B-184E	Item Pricing

Regulations

202 CMR 7.0	Price Disclosure
202 CMR 5.0	UNIT PRICING AND AUTOMATED RETAIL CHECKOUT SYSTEMS