CHAPTER 20:01:03
HEAVY SCALE REQUIREMENTS AND FEES
Section
20:01:03:01 Reinforced concrete defined.
20:01:03:02 Preparation for inspection.
20:01:03:03 Scale pit requirements.
20:01:03:04 Concrete approach required.
20:01:03:05 Clearance and drainage.
20:01:03:06 Repealed.
20:01:03:07 Repealed.
20:01:03:08 Repealed.
20:01:03:02. Preparation for inspection. A person requesting the inspection of a scale must prepare the scale for the inspector. The scale must be clean and areas where access is necessary must be cleared by the scale operator.
Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 24 SDR 98, effective January 29, 1998.
General Authority:SDCL 37-22-3.
20:01:03:03. Scale pit requirements. The foundation and supports of a scale installed in a fixed position shall consist of reinforced concrete with steel angle iron copings around the inside top edge of pit walls.
Weight-indicating elements, such as weighbeams and dials, must be mounted on concrete.
A slab floor must be installed. The floor must be at least 12 inches thick with a minimum of grade 40 reinforcing rod running into all piers and side walls, installed according to the manufacturer's specifications. Side walls must be 12 inches thick and end walls must be 16 inches thick, must be mounted on a slab floor, and must have a minimum of grade 40 reinforcing rods installed according to the manufacturer's specifications. However, livestock scale end walls may be 12 inches thick. Piers must be level and to the correct elevation.
Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 16 SDR 84, effective November 9, 1989; 24 SDR 98, effective January 29, 1998.
General Authority:SDCL 37-22-3.
20:01:03:04. Concrete approach required. A vehicle scale must have a 15-foot-long reinforced concrete approach at each end in the same plane as the platform, except a livestock scale, which requires only one approach at the most accessible end of the scale. Approaches may be sloped up to 1/4 inch maximum per foot so that water will drain away from the scale.
Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 16 SDR 84, effective November 9, 1989; 18 SDR 198, effective June 4, 1992; 24 SDR 98, effective January 29, 1998.
General Authority:SDCL 37-22-3.
20:01:03:05. Clearance and drainage. Vehicle and livestock scales, except as provided in chapter 20:01:08, must have a four-foot minimum clearance measured from the bottom of the weighbridge I-beams to the top of the pit floor in order to get the footing below the frost line. Adequate drainage must be provided by installing a drain or sump in the pit floor near the scale pit entrance to keep water out of the pit.
Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 8 SDR 44, effective October 27, 1981; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 16 SDR 84, effective November 9, 1989; 24 SDR 98, effective January 29, 1998.
General Authority:SDCL 37-22-3.
Law Implemented:SDCL 37-22-1, 37-22-3.
Cross-Reference: Installation requirements for self-contained electronic and mechanical pitless scales, ch 20:01:08.
20:01:03:06. Other specifications to be followed.Repealed.
Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; repealed, 11 SDR 50, effective January 1, 1985.
20:01:03:07. Heavy scale inspection fees. Repealed.
Source:
7 SDR 14, effective August 21, 1980; 11 SDR 50, effective January 1, 1985; 12
SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 18 SDR 198, effective June 4,
1992; repealed, 35 SDR 48, effective September 10, 2008.
20:01:03:08. Heavy scale labor fee for special requests. Repealed.
Source: 7 SDR 14, effective August 21, 1980; 11 SDR 50, effective January 1, 1985; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 35 SDR 48, effective September 10, 2008; repealed, SL 2014, ch 219, § 11, effective July 1, 2014.
