# COMAR Title 15 — Maryland Department of Agriculture

## Subtitle 03 — Weights and Measures

### Chapter 09 — Approval and Type Evaluation Requirements

#### Regulation .04 Denying or Revoking Approval.

*COMAR 15.03.09.04*

A. The Secretary may deny or revoke approval to sell or use a weighing and measuring device if the Secretary determines that:

  (1) The owner or manufacturer has provided false or misleading information about the device;

  (2) The device does not comply with the applicable technical requirements of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 44 or any other requirement of this chapter; or

  (3) The owner or manufacturer has not paid the Secretary the cost of conducting a type evaluation service for that device.

B. Before denying or revoking approval to sell or use a weighing and measuring device, the Secretary shall afford the owner or manufacturer of the device notice and an opportunity to be heard.