Alaska runs a state-managed weights and measures program — commercial scale owners deal with the state agency directly. If you operate a commercial scale in Alaska — at a warehouse, farm, recycling yard, retail store, or truck stop — here is who regulates it, what the law requires, and exactly who to contact.
Who inspects commercial scales in Alaska?
State model: Weights and Measures is unusually housed in the transportation department. MSCVC Weights & Measures inspectors test and certify the accuracy of commercial weighing and measuring devices statewide under AS 45.75 and 17 AAC 90. Owners contact the W&M Section in Anchorage (Chief of Weights and Measures: Travis Garding, travis.garding@alaska.gov).
What Alaska requires of scale owners
Owners register commercial devices with MSCVC using the Device Registration Application and pay the annual device registration fee (fee table published; annual registration invoices payable via my.alaska.gov); registered devices are then inspected and tested by state W&M inspectors.
Getting a scale into service — 4 steps
- Buy a legal-for-trade (NTEP-certified) scale appropriate for your application and capacity.
- Confirm registration and licensing requirements with the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities at (907) 365-1210 before the scale enters commercial use.
- Arrange compliant installation and calibration. Where required, placing-in-service must be done by a licensed or registered service company.
- Stay compliant. Pass required inspections, keep calibration current, retain service records.
Common questions
What is NTEP certification?
Where do I find official forms and fees?
Need calibration, repair, or installation in Alaska?
Browse companies listed as serving Alaska in the ScaleRegistry directory and contact them directly, and check the official licensing and registration information for Alaska. Listings are not ranked or endorsed, and ScaleRegistry does not route requests to any company.