Standards | NC Agriculture

Our mission is to ensure equity, safety, and quality in the marketplaces of North Carolina for all consumers, manufacturers, and merchants.

The Standards Division is a regulatory agency responsible for enforcing the North Carolina Weights and Measures Act (G.S. 81A), the Gasoline and Oil Inspection Law (G.S. 119), and the LP-Gas Inspection Law (G.S. 119 Article 5).

Division Programs

Fuel Quality

Responsible for enforcing motor fuel (gasoline and diesel fuel), heating fuel (kerosene and fuel oil), and motor oil quality standards.

Weights and Measures

Inspects weighing and measuring devices for accuracy (scales, scanners, motor fuel dispensers, fuel oil meters, and many other devices) and performs inspections of packaged goods to ensure that they contain the stated net contents.

LP-Gas

Performs safety inspections of LP-Gas (propane) installations, inspects LP-Gas transportation vehicles and measuring systems.

Metrology Laboratory

Measurement services are provided by the Metrology Laboratory to support both the commercial weights and measures system and the industries of North Carolina. Precision mass, volume, and temperature measurement services are offered on a fee basis.

This seal indicates when a scale, fuel dispenser or meter was last inspected and approved by our staff.

Grain Moisture Program

Responsible for the inspection of grain moisture meters, test weight devices, small scale and associated equipment at grain buying locations.

Licenses

Information and Applications for Public Weighmaster, LP-Gas Dealer's, Scale Technician, Petroleum Device Technician Licenses

Complaints & Requests

Partner Organizations

Laws and Regulations

Staff Directory

Management and Administrative staff

The Standards Division home office, Fuel Quality Laboratory, Grain Moisture Laboratory and Metrology Laboratory are all located within the Steve Troxler Agricultural Sciences Center at 4400 Reedy Creek Road, Raleigh, NC 27607.

Steve Troxler Agricultural Sciences Center