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Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries
Stacy Boshell — Director
1445 Federal Drive, Montgomery, AL 36107
(334) 240-7134 · stacy.boshell@agi.alabama.gov · Program site
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
Alaska Division of Measurement Standards / CVE
Travis Garding — Chief
12050 Industry Way, Bldg O #6, Anchorage, AK 99515
(907) 365-1222 · travis.garding@alaska.gov · Program site
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
American Samoa Department of Legal Affairs
Silimusa Solomona — Chief
(684) 633-5647 · eleasaloale@gmail.com
Territory program.
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
Arizona Department of Agriculture — Weights & Measures Services Division
Michael Brooks — Director, W&M Services Division
1802 W. Jackson Street #78, Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 920-4202 · mbrooks@azda.gov · Program site
Department Director: Paul E. Brierley, pbrierley@azda.gov, (602) 542-4373.
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
Arkansas Bureau of Standards
Nikhil Soman — Director
4608 West 61st Street, Little Rock, AR 72209
(501) 570-1156 · nikhil.soman@agriculture.arkansas.gov · Program site
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
California Division of Measurement Standards (CDFA)
Kevin Schnepp — Director
6790 Florin Perkins Rd #100, Sacramento, CA 95828-1812
(916) 229-3000 · kevin.schnepp@cdfa.ca.gov · Program site
County-based enforcement — find your county office →
Enforcement is county-based: each County Agricultural Commissioner is Sealer of W&M. Use the ScaleRegistry California county finder — all 58 counties.
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
Colorado Division of Oil and Public Safety
Mahesh Albuquerque, P.G. — State Director
633 17th Street, Suite 500, Denver, CO 80202-2660
(303) 318-8502 · mahesh.albuquerque@state.co.us · Program site
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection
Frank Greene — Director
450 Columbus Boulevard, Suite 901, Hartford, CT 06103-1840
(860) 713-6160 · frank.greene@ct.gov · Program site
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
Delaware Department of Agriculture
Steve W. Connors — Administrator
2320 S Dupont Highway, Dover, DE 19901
(302) 698-4601 · steven.connors@delaware.gov · Program site
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
DC Government Weights & Measures
Racquel Carmouche — Director
1110 4th Street SW, Washington, DC 20024
(202) 714-7546 · racquel.carmouche1@dc.gov · Program site
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Mauricio Mejia — Bureau Chief
3125 Conner Blvd, Lab 2, Tallahassee, FL 32399
(850) 921-1545 · mauricio.mejia@fdacs.gov · Program site
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
Georgia Department of Agriculture
Doug Killingsworth — Director
19 MLK Jr. Drive SW, Ag/Rm 321, Atlanta, GA 30334
(404) 656-3605 · william.killingsworth@agr.georgia.gov · Program site
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
Guam Department of Revenue and Taxation — Regulatory Division
Michele Santos — Administrator
(671) 635-1816 · michele.santos@revtax.guam.gov
Territory program.
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
Hawaii Department of Agriculture — Measurement Standards Branch
Leo Obaldo, PhD — Administrator, Quality Assurance Division
1851 Auki Street, Honolulu, HI 96819
(808) 832-0705 · leonard.g.obaldo@hawaii.gov · Program site
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
ISDA Bureau of Weights & Measures
Stacie Ybarra — Program Manager
P.O. Box 7249, Boise, ID 83707
(208) 332-8692 · stacie.ybarra@isda.idaho.gov · Program site
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
Illinois Department of Agriculture
Brad Lowery — Bureau Chief
PO Box 19281, Springfield, IL 62794
(217) 785-8300 · Brad.Lowery@Illinois.gov · Program site
In Chicago, devices are certified and sealed annually by the City of Chicago (BACP Weights & Measures) — 2350 W. Ogden Ave., 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60608 · (312) 746-4882 · bacpweights@cityofchicago.org.
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
Indiana Weights & Measures
Alan Goff — Director
2525 N Shadeland Avenue #D3, Indianapolis, IN 46219
(317) 356-7078 · AGoff@isdh.IN.gov · Program site
County & city inspectors — find your county inspector →
Hybrid system: most counties (plus Indianapolis and Mishawaka) appoint their own W&M inspector; IDOH state inspectors cover the rest — all 92 counties in the ScaleRegistry IN finder.
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship — Weights and Measures Bureau
Mike Harrington — Bureau Chief
2230 South Ankeny Boulevard, Ankeny, IA 50023-9093
(515) 321-0031 · mike.harrington@iowaagriculture.gov
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
Kansas Department of Agriculture — Division of Weights & Measures
Leanne Garner — Director
1320 Research Park Drive, Manhattan, KS 66502
(785) 307-2201 · leanne.m.garner@ks.gov · Program site
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
Kentucky Department of Agriculture
Jason W. Glass — Assistant Director
109 Corporate Drive, Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 782-9215 · jason.glass@ky.gov · Program site
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry
Paul Floyd — Director
5825 Florida Boulevard, Suite 5000, Baton Rouge, LA 70806
(225) 925-3780 · pfloyd@ldaf.state.la.us · Program site
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
Maine Department of Agriculture
Celeste Poulin — Director
28 State House Station, Deering Bldg, AMHI Complex, Augusta, ME 04333-0028
(207) 287-3841 · celeste.poulin@maine.gov · Program site
Municipalities may appoint local sealers (10 M.R.S. ch. 501, sub-ch. 4-A) with state oversight; Maine publishes no local-sealer directory — start with the state office.
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
Maryland Department of Agriculture
Alison Wilkinson — Chief
50 Harry S Truman Parkway, Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 841-5790 · alison.wilkinson@maryland.gov · Program site
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
Massachusetts Division of Standards
Dave Rodrigues — Commissioner
1000 Washington Street, Suite 510, Boston, MA 02118
(617) 727-3480 · dave.rodrigues@mass.gov · Program site
Hybrid: municipal sealers cover about half of Massachusetts' 351 cities and towns; DOS compliance officers cover the rest (M.G.L. c. 98). Find your local sealer in the state license lookup — search by community, or profession "Standards" / license type "Weights and Measures Inspector".
Municipalities over 20,000 must appoint their own sealer; 5,000–20,000 may contract with DOS; under 5,000 are served by DOS.
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development
Tim White — Director
940 Venture Lane, Williamston, MI 48895
(517) 655-8202 · whitet@michigan.gov · Program site
Michigan law lets cities and counties appoint their own sealers (MCL 290.617–290.620); MDARD publishes no local directory — start with the state office.
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
Minnesota Department of Commerce — Weights & Measures Division
Brett Willhite — Director
14305 Southcross Drive #150, Burnsville, MN 55306
(651) 539-1564 · brett.willhite@state.mn.us · Program site
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
Mississippi Department of Agriculture & Commerce — Regulatory Services Bureau
Jennifer B. Thompson — Director
P.O. Box 1609, Jackson, MS 39215-1609
(601) 359-1144 · jennifer@mdac.ms.gov · Program site
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
Missouri Department of Agriculture
Jimmy Williams — Director
P.O. Box 630, Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 751-5641 · jimmy.williams@mda.mo.gov · Program site
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
Montana Department of Labor & Industry
Brent Ricks — Program Manager
P.O. Box 200516, Helena, MT 59620
(406) 841-2321 · bricks@mt.gov · Program site
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
Nebraska Department of Agriculture — Food Safety & Consumer Protection
Andrew Montanye — Administrator
301 Centennial Mall South, Box 94757, Lincoln, NE 68509-4757
(402) 416-3705 · andrew.montanye@nebraska.gov · Program site
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
Nevada Department of Agriculture — Division of Measurement Standards
Bill Striejewske — Interim Division Administrator
405 South 21st Street, Sparks, NV 89431-5557
(775) 353-3792 · wstriejewske@agri.nv.gov · Program site
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
New Hampshire Dept. of Agriculture, Markets & Food — Division of Weights & Measures
Cheryl Ayer — Director
1 Granite Place South, Suite 211, Concord, NH 03301
(603) 271-3709 · cheryl.e.ayer@agr.nh.gov · Program site
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
New Jersey Office of Weights and Measures
David Freed — Acting Superintendent
1261 Routes 1 & 9 S, Avenel, NJ 07001
(732) 815-7805 · freedd@dca.lps.state.nj.us · Program site
County & city enforcement — find your county or city office →
All 21 county offices plus five city offices (Camden, East Orange, Newark, Trenton, Elizabeth) — in the ScaleRegistry NJ finder.
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
New Mexico Department of Agriculture
Roxanne Chepsongol — Division Director
MSC 3170, PO Box 30005, Las Cruces, NM 88003
(575) 646-1616 · rchepsongol@nmda.nmsu.edu · Program site
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
New York Bureau of Weights & Measures
James Willis — Director
10B Airline Drive, Albany, NY 12235
(518) 457-3146 · james.willis@agriculture.ny.gov · Program site
County & city enforcement — find your county or city office →
60 county and city W&M departments (incl. NYC DCWP) handle local enforcement — all 62 counties covered in the ScaleRegistry NY finder.
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
Marcus Helfrich — Director
1050 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699
(919) 707-3226 · marcus.helfrich@ncagr.gov · Program site
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
North Dakota Public Service Commission
Konrad Crockford — Director
600 E Blvd Avenue, Dept 408, Bismarck, ND 58505
(701) 328-4097 · kcrockford@nd.gov · Program site
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
Ohio Department of Agriculture — Weights & Measures
Daniel Walker — Chief
8995 East Main Street, Building 5, Reynoldsburg, OH 43068
(614) 728-6290 · daniel.walker@agri.ohio.gov · Program site
County enforcement — find your county auditor / city sealer →
County Auditors serve as sealers of W&M across Ohio's 88 counties, plus Columbus and Cleveland city sealers — all 90 in the ScaleRegistry OH finder.
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food & Forestry / CPS
Gary Smith — W&M Program Administrator
2800 North Lincoln, Oklahoma City, OK 73105
(405) 522-5968 · gary.smith@ag.ok.gov · Program site
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
Oregon Department of Agriculture — Weights and Measures Program
Steven Harrington — Program Manager
635 Capitol Street NE, Salem, OR 97301
(503) 931-3156 · steven.harrington@oda.oregon.gov · Program site
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture — Bureau of Ride & Measurement Standards
Tammy Luckenbill — Director
2301 North Cameron Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110
(717) 787-9089 · tluckenbil@pa.gov
Hybrid: 13 counties run their own W&M programs — Adams, Allegheny, Beaver, Bucks, Centre, Cumberland, Delaware, Greene, Montour, Northampton, Sullivan, Westmoreland, York — plus the City of Scranton; PDA covers everywhere else. Look up inspections in the PDA inspection search or PAIRS.
Local-program jurisdictions per the PDA inspection-search notice; their inspection data may not appear in the state tools.
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
Department of Consumer Affairs — Weights & Measures
Abner Rodriguez — Director
PO Box 41059, Minillas Station, San Juan, PR 00940
(787) 724-5153 · abrodriguez@daco.gobierno.pr
Territory program.
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
Rhode Island Department of Labor & Training
Frank Levesque — Director
1511 Pontiac Avenue, Cranston, RI 02920
(401) 462-8570 · frank.levesque@dlt.ri.gov
Municipal sealers, licensed by DLT, serve all 39 cities and towns — see the official licensed sealers list (state page last updated Sep 22, 2021 — confirm with DLT).
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
South Carolina Department of Agriculture
John Stokes — Director, Consumer Services Dept.
123 Ballard Court, West Columbia, SC 29172
(803) 737-9690 · jstokes@scda.sc.gov
Laboratory Services: Adam Leaphart, aleaphart@scda.sc.gov, (803) 737-9714.
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
South Dakota Weights and Measures
Cassandra Robertson — Director
118 West Capitol Avenue, Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 773-3697 · cassandra.robertson@state.sd.us
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
Tennessee Department of Agriculture — W&M
Mark Hanes — W&M Administrator
PO Box 40627, Nashville, TN 37204
(615) 837-5145 · mark.hanes@tn.gov
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
Texas Department of Agriculture
Christina Osborn — Director, Consumer Product Protection
PO Box 12847, Austin, TX 78711
(512) 463-5706 · christina.osborn@texasagriculture.gov
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
Utah Department of Agriculture & Food
Miland Kofford — Program Manager
4315 South 2700 West, TSOB South Bldg Floor 2, Taylorsville, UT 84129-2128
(801) 982-2261 · mkofford@utah.gov
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
Vermont Agency of Agriculture / Food & Markets
Marc Paquette — Chief
116 State Street, Montpelier, VT 05620-2901
(802) 828-2426 · marc.paquette@vermont.gov
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
U.S. Virgin Islands Dept. of Licensing and Consumer Affairs
Richard T. Evangelista — Commissioner
3000 Estate Golden Rock, Suite 9, St. Croix, VI 00820-4311
(340) 714-3522 · richard.evangelista@dlca.vi.gov
Territory program.
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
Virginia Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services — Office of Weights and Measures
Anthony B. Ramsey — Program Manager
102 Governor Street, Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 786-1274 · anthony.ramsey@vdacs.virginia.gov
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
Washington Department of Agriculture
Robbie Parke — Program Manager
PO Box 42560, Olympia, WA 98504
(360) 902-2035 · robbie.parke@agr.wa.gov
In Seattle, the city runs its own program (SMC ch. 7.04) — Seattle Weights & Measures, Consumer Protection, Seattle Municipal Tower, 700 Fifth Ave., Floor 4 · (206) 386-1267 · consumerprotection@seattle.gov.
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
WVDOL Weights and Measures
Tory Brewer — Director
570 MacCorkle Avenue West, St. Albans, WV 25177
(304) 722-0602 · tory.d.brewer@wv.gov
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
Wisconsin Dept. of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection
Joseph Smith — Director
P.O. Box 8911, 2811 Agriculture Drive, Madison, WI 53708-8911
(608) 516-5362 · josephj.smith@wisconsin.gov
Hybrid: municipalities over 5,000 must run their own W&M program or contract with DATCP (Wis. Stat. ch. 98). DATCP refers to the WIWMA association directory for municipal programs (non-government listing).
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
Wyoming Department of Agriculture
Robert Weidler — Director
6607 Campstool Road, Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307) 777-7556 · robert.weidler@wyo.gov
Source: NIST OWM directory (updated Aug 13, 2026) · Verified Aug 19, 2026
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