Northern Middlesex Council of Governments
Weights and Measures
Serving the communities of Greater Lowell Massachusetts.
Northern Middlesex Council of Governments
Weights and Measures
Serving the communities of Greater Lowell Massachusetts.
The Weights and Measures Department enforces all Massachusetts General Laws and Regulations pertaining to weights and measures, which may consist of: the regulation of trade, unit pricing, and price verification. Weighing and measuring devices used by local establishments include automatic check-out systems (scanners), taximeters, home heating oil truck meters, gasoline pumps, supermarket and deli scales, manufacturing and shipping scales, as well as apothecary and jewelry scales, and troy weights.
Public Notice for Businesses in Billerica, Chelmsford, Dracut, Littleton, Lowell, and Tewksbury
The Weights and Measures Department guarantees the accuracy of these devices through mandatory inspections and regulatory tests and procedures, inspecting all devices for accuracy and correctness. Weights and Measures investigate complaints of short weight, price misrepresentation and use of illegal or non-conforming devices and may issues civil citations for non-compliance of any weights and measures law, documenting all related complaints as needed.
The Northern Middlesex Council of Governments handles the Weights and Measures inspections for the communities of Billerica, Chelmsford, Dracut and Littleton. If you have any questions regarding Weights and Measures please feel free to contact David Tilton. His information is as follows:
David Tilton - Sealer of Weights and Measures
40 Church Street, Suite 200
Lowell, MA 01852
Phone: 978-454-8021
Email: dtilton@nmcog.org