License for Weights and Measures

Weight and Measurement License: 

Anyone who engaged in business that requires weighing and measuring of products requires this license, such as retail shops, product manufacturers, bakery shops, sweet shops, meat shops, kiraana stores, petrol pumps etc. This license is granted by the Controller of Legal Metrology of the state concerned under the provisions of the "State Legal Metrology". A license is neither saleable nor transferable and must be prominently displayed at the premises of the business. 

This help to ensures that accuracy and  validity of commercial transactions based upon weight, measure, or count and to ensure that the quality of products meets required quality standards.

TEXAS Department of Agriculture (TDA) inspects weighing and measuring devices to ensure performance within acceptable tolerances and TDA inspects packaging to enforce net content and labeling regulations

Fee for and Validity of License:  

Every license issued to a manufacturer, repairer, or dealer shall be valid for a minimum period of one calendar year and may be renewed for a period of one to five years, by the Controller or such other officer as may be authorized by him in this behalf on payment of per year fee as specified.

Fee for [Item]		Amount
1. Issue of license / renewal of license
Manufacturing		Rs 500 per year
Dealership		Rs. 100 per year
Repairing		Rs. 100 per year
2. Alteration of license :		Rs. 50
3. Issue of duplicate license :		Rs. 10

 

Documents:

• Proof of the legal title of the premises, attested copy of the sale deed / allotment letter, property tax receipt  
• Rent receipt / NOC from the owner  
• Tools and Equipments list  
• List of testing equipments 
• Copy regarding constitution of the firm  
• Experience certificate 
• Proof of financial status  
• Proof for Power Load Sanctioned / Installed  
• Copy of permanent SSI Registration  
• List of skilled / unskilled workers with their names & addresses

Application Form:
http://dcra.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dcra/publication/attachments/WM_DEVICE_REGISTRATION_APP_2013a_1.pdf

Regional office and Contact:

Mohmed. Zakir Hussain (Director)
Department of Consumer Affairs,
Room No. 312-A Wing, Shastri Bhawan,
New Delhi 110001
Ph. No. 23384390