These regulations set forth the fees that the Department will charge to test the standards of weights and measures and other appropriate equipment possessed and used by any technician and any agency engaged in the maintenance and repair of weighing and measuring devices. The Department shall charge the following fees to test cast iron and steel weights (NIST Class F/ASTM Class 5,6,7): If the weight is less than or equal to 50 pounds or 20 kilograms, the fee is $12 a unit; If the weight is greater than 50 pounds but less than or equal 1,000 pounds, the fee is $28 a unit; and If a weight requires adjustment, the adjustment fee is $9 a unit. The Department shall charge the following fees to test a Class F tolerances test weight set provided, however, that the set does not have a total capacity that is greater than 50 pounds or 20 kilograms: If the number of weights in the set is less than or equal to 18, the fee is $80 a set; If the number of weights in the set is greater than 18 but less than or equal to 36, the fee is $120 a set; If the number of weights in the set is greater than 36 the fee is $5 a unit; and If a weight requires adjustment, the adjustment fee is $9 a unit. The Department may provide other weighing services not otherwise noted in this chapter at a rate of $75 an hour If equipment needs refurbishing before it can be tested and if the Department agrees to refurbish the equipment, the Department shall do this work at the rate of $60 an hour. The Department shall charge $140 a unit to test weight-moving equipment for vehicle scales. The Department shall charge the following fees to test mass laboratory standards: If the standard is less than or equal to 5 kilograms, the fee is $25 a unit; If the standard is greater than 5 kilograms but less than or equal to 30 kilograms, the fee is $60 a unit; and If the standard is greater than 30 kilograms but less than or equal to 600 kilograms, the fee is $125 a unit. The Department shall provide other services related to laboratory standards of mass at a rate of $100 an hour. The Department shall charge the following fees to test volumetric field standards: If the standard is less than or equal to 5 gallons, the fee is $45 a unit; If the standard is greater than 5 gallons but less than or equal to 20 gallons, the fee is $70 a unit; If the standard is greater than 20 gallons but less than or equal to 200 gallons, the fee is $180 a unit; and If the standard is for measuring liquefied petroleum gas between 20 gallons and 125 gallons, the fee is $350. The Department shall perform other volumetric calibrations not otherwise noted in this chapter at a rate of $75 an hour. The Department shall charge the following fees to test volumetric laboratory standards: If the standard is less than or equal to 1 gallon the fee is $38 each; If the standard is greater than 1 gallon but less than or equal to 5 gallons, the fee is $120 each. The Department shall perform other volumetric calibrations not otherwise noted in this chapter at a rate of $100 an hour. The Department shall perform thermometry and calibration services at a rate of $65 an hour. For performing environmental chamber services, the Department shall charge as follows: $250 per device for use of the chamber; and $45 per hour for each technician required for testing the device. The Department shall test linear measures at the following rates: The fees for testing shall be $15 each test point; and The fee for testing other linear devices shall be $50 an hour. Agriculture Article, §11-205, Annotated Code of Maryland Effective date: May 13, 1991 (18:9 Md. R. 1011) Regulation .02C and D amended effective March 2, 1992 (19:4 Md. R. 474) Regulation .03 amended effective March 2, 1992 (19:4 Md. R. 474) Regulation .07 amended effective February 13, 1995 (22:3 Md. R. 155) Regulation .08 amended effective March 2, 1992 (19:4 Md. R. 474); February 13, 1995 (22:3 Md. R. 155) Regulation .14 amended effective February 13, 1995 (22:3 Md. R. 155) Chapter revised effective October 2, 2000 (27:19 Md. R. 1728) Chapter revised effective December 17, 2007 (34:25 Md. R. 2214) Regulation .02 amended effective February 17, 2025 (52:3 Md. R. 161) Regulation .03 amended effective February 17, 2025 (52:3 Md. R. 161) Regulation .04 amended effective February 17, 2025 (52:3 Md. R. 161) Regulation .05 amended effective February 17, 2025 (52:3 Md. R. 161) Regulation .08 amended effective February 17, 2025 (52:3 Md. R. 161) Regulation .09 amended effective February 17, 2025 (52:3 Md. R. 161) Regulation .10 amended effective February 17, 2025 (52:3 Md. R. 161) Regulation .11 amended effective February 17, 2025 (52:3 Md. R. 161) Regulation .12 amended effective February 17, 2025 (52:3 Md. R. 161) Regulation .15 amended effective February 17, 2025 (52:3 Md. R. 161)