In New Jersey, all large cities and most counties have weights and measures inspectors working to protect consumers from unfair practices.
Scale & Bar Code Inspections
Highly accurate equipment is used to test and inspect scales and bar code scanners at:
- Food stores
- Hardware stores
- Meat processing plants
- Scrap yards
- Pharmacies
- Precious metals buyers
Additional Inspections
In addition, inspections are performed on:
- Gasoline dispensers
- Heating oil truck meters
- Propane meters
- Taxi meters
- Timing devices and counting devices
- Water meters
Many forms of taxes and fees are based on weight or measurement.