Publications
Division of Measurement Standards
The following forms and publications files are available in Portable Document Format (PDF).
California Law
Business and Professions Code, Division 5. Weights and Measures §§ 12001-13800 as published on California Legislative Information website.
Quick Links
2024 BPC Revision Index (Extract)
2024 BPC Chapters 1-16 (Combined)
- Chapter 1. General Provisions (12001-12027)
- Chapter 2. Administration (12100-12246) Revised 2024
- Chapter 3. Standards of Weights and Measures (12300-12314)
- Chapter 5. Weighing and Measuring Devices (12500-12519)
- Chapter 5.5. Service Agencies for Weighing and Measuring Devices (12531-12544) Revised 2024
- Chapter 6. Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (12601-12615.5)
- Chapter 6.5. Unit Pricing (12655-12656)
- Chapter 7. Weighmasters (12700-12737)
- Chapter 9. Special Provisions Relating to Farm Products (12925-12930)
- Chapter 13. Automatic Checkout Systems (13300-13357)
- Chapter 14. Fuels and Lubricants (13400-13630) Revised 2024
- Chapter 14.5. Service Stations (13650-13660)
- Chapter 15. Automotive Products (13700-13741)
- Chapter 16. Rental Vehicles (13800)
Repealed Chapters
- Chapter 4.Unit of Measure
- Chapter 6.6. Standard Bread Loaf
- Chapter 8. Terminal Weighing
- Chapter 10. Flour and Meal Containers
- Chapter 11. Textile Products
- Chapter 12. Animal Euthanasic Devices
- Chapter 17. Automatic Transmission Fluid
California Regulations
California Code of Regulations (CCR)
California Code of Regulations, Title 4. Business Regulations, Division 9. Division of Measurement Standards, Department of Food and Agriculture §§ 4000-4900 and Appendix A, as Published on Thomson Reuters Westlaw website.
2024 CCR Revision Index (Extract)
NIST Publications - Handbooks 44, 130, 133
Chapter 1: Tolerances and Specifications for Commercial Weighing and Measuring Devices (§§ 4000 - 4029.6)
Chapter 1: Tolerances and Specifications for Commercial Weighing and Measuring Devices (§§ 4000 - 4029.6) Revised 2024
- Article 1. National Uniformity, Exceptions and Additions (§§ 4000 - 4009.6)
- Article 2. Specification and Tolerances and Other Technical Requirements for Commercial Weighing and Measuring Devices (§§ 4010 - 4011.5)
- Article 2.1 Liquefied Petroleum Gas Tanks when Mounted on Highway Vehicles and Used as Measures (§§ 4012 - 4026.6)
- Article 2.2 Electric Watthour Meters (§§ 4027- 4028.6)
- Article 2.3 Carbon Dioxide Liquide-Measuring Devices (§§ 4029 - 4029.6)
Chapter 4. Registration of Service Agencies for Commercial Weighing and Measuring Devices (§§ 4080 - 4088)
Chapter 5. Billing for Utility Services (§ 4090)
Chapter 6. Automotive Products Specifications (§§ 4100 - 4191)
Chapter 6. Automotive Products Specifications (§§ 4100 - 4191)
- Article 1. Brake Fluid Standards (§ 4100)
- Article 2. Brake Fluid Labeling (§§ 4110 - 4112)
- Article 3. Automatic Transmission Fluid Standards [Repealed]
- Article 4. Automatic Transmission Fluid Registration [Repealed]
- Article 5. Engine Fuel Standards (§§; 4140 - 4149)
- Article 6. Engine Oil Labeling and Exemptions (§§ 4150 - 4152)
- Article 7. Labeling and Specifications of Engine Coolants (§§ 4160 - 4175)
- Article 8. Specifications for Hydrogen Gas Used in Internal Combustion Engines and Fuel Cells (§§ 4180 - 4181)
- Article 9. Specifications for Dimethyl Ether Used as a Motor Vehicle Fuel (§§ 4190 - 4191)
Chapter 7. Advertising and Labeling of Gasoline and Other Motor Vehicle Fuels (§§ 4200 - 4207)
Chapter 8. Motor Oil Fee (§§ 4300 - 4309)
Chapter 9. Weighmaster Enforcement (§§ 4400 - 4496.6)
Chapter 9. Weighmaster Enforcement (§§ 4400 - 4496.6)
- Article 1. General Provisions (§§ 4400 - 4403)
- Article 2. Weighmaster Certificates (§§ 4410 - 4415)
- Article 3. Predetermined Individual Tare Weights (§§ 4420 - 4423)
- Article 4. Seasonal Tare Weights (§§ 4430 - 4433)
- Article 5. Common Tare Weights (§§ 4440 - 4446)
- Article 6. Limits of Permissible Error (§ 4450)
- Article 7. Average Tare Weights (§§ 4460 - 4461)
- Article 8. Volumetric Conversion to Weight of Squid (§§ 4470 - 4472)
- Article 9. Director's Approval of Inspection of Weighmaster Records (§§ 4480 - 4486)
- Article 10. Timber Tare Weights (§§ 4490 - 4493)
- Article 11. Multiple Draft Weighing Operations (§§ 4495 - 4495.6)
- Article 12. Unattended Weighing Systems (§§ 4496 - 4496.6)
Chapter 10. Quantity Control (§§ 4500 – 4536.2)
Chapter 11. Sampling and Testing Procedures for Determining the Net Contents of Packaged Commodities (§§ 4600 – 4657)
Chapter 12. Administration (§§ 4700 – 4900 and Appendix A)
Electronic Field Reference Manual (e-FRM)
2024 FRM (Combined) Revised 2024
- Chapter 1, Parts 1-7 Revised 2024
- Chapter 2, Sections 4050 – 4055
- Chapter 3, Sections 4070 – 4075
- Chapter 4, Sections 4080 – 4088
- Chapter 5, Section 4090
- Chapter 6, Section 4100-4191
- Chapter 7, Sections 4200 – 4207
- Chapter 8, Section 4300 – 4309
- Chapter 9, Sections 4400 – 4496.6
- Chapter 10, Sections 4500 -4532
- Chapter 11, Section 4600
- Chapter 12, Sections 4700 – 4802
Program Manuals, Brochures, and Information Guides
- New! 2021 Update: EPO No. 52, Retail Electric Vehicle Fueling Systems and Timing Devices
- 2020 Update: EPO No. 8, Small Capacity Scales (less than 2,000 lb Capacity)
- 2020 Update: EPO No. 16 Medium Capacity Scales (2,000 to 10,000 lb Capacity)
- 2020 Update: EPO No. 26, Retail Motor Fuel Dispensers
- 2015: EPO No. 40 Hydrogen Gas-Measuring Devices
- 2012 Update: EPO No. 32-A, Compressed Natural Gas Motor Fuel Dispensers
- 2008 Update: EPO No. 39, Electric Meter