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CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF STANDARDS AND
AGRICULTURAL PROFESSIONALS
CASAP
2012 ANNUAL CONFERENCE
JANUARY 14 – 15, 2012
LAKE NATOMA INN
FOLSOM, CA
DIVISION OF MEASUREMENT STANDARDS
2011 IN REVIEW

BUDGET ISSUES
" General fund reduction of $1.5 million.
" No funds for Quantity Verification
" No industry support for State funding
" DA one time cy pres funding for Price Verification
" No funds for CTEP
" Regulations adopted 12/30/2011 for funding
" No funds for Device Enforcement
" DMS Administrative Fee Regulations at office of Administrative
Law for review – projected adoption date 02/10/2012
" Metrology Laboratory
" General funds through at least 2012/2013
" Weighmaster Enforcement
" Working with industry to legislatively increase license fees
" Petroleum Enforcement
" Working with industry to increase motor oil fee by regulations

DMS UPDATE
DMS Reorganization –
Laboratory Branch – Metrology and Petroleum Laboratories
Enforcement Branch – Weighmaster Enforcement,
Petroleum Enforcement, Device Enforcement, CTEP, RSA,
Price Verification
Staffing –
Retirements – Gerry Allen (Fresno), Joe Raspino (Sacto)
Transferred to other CDFA Divisions – Gary Castro, Charlie
Nelson, Greg Mukai, Param Singh – Feed, Livestock Drugs,
and Fertilizer
Transferred to other DMS Programs – Dennis Gorman, Dan
Reiswig – Petroleum; John Roach – CTEP, Measuring
Laboratory; Norm Ingram – CEC Hydrogen Project
Promotions – Kevin Batchelor – Branch Chief Enforcement
Branch

REGULATIONS ADOPTED
Biodiesel/Ethanol Fuel Specification and
Labeling Regulations
Minimum Test Load Regulations in
Accordance with HB 44
Administrative Penalty Regulations
CTEP Fee Regulations
DMS Administrative Fee Regulations

LEGAL ADJUDICATIONS
Short measure plastic settlements:
HBL Imports Corp. - $53,860
Orion Plastics Corp. - $52,012
Republic Bag, Inc. - $266,000
Super Plastic Sales, Inc. - $7,231
Union Packaging, Inc. - $16,275
Wardley Industrial, Inc. - $15,500
Yuzhong Packaging, Inc. - $20,000
Grant Laboratories – short measure ant bait - $249,000
Chlorox, Inc. – slack fill - $199,654
99 Cent only Stores – false/misleading advertising -
$347,372
Fastenal – POS w/o customer displays, selling in less than
true quantity, improper labels - $292,558

LEGAL ADJUDICATIONS
CVS Pharmacies, Inc. – overcharging customers -
$2,020,756
Tomra Pacific – using unsealed devices, indicator not visible
to customers - $662,244
Television cases combined to include: LG Electronics, USA;
Panasonic Corp. of North America; Samsung Electronics
America; Sharp Electronics – misrepresenting the size of TV
screens - $1,250,000

FUTURE ISSUES
Replacement of key supervision/management
staff and lost expertise and historical knowledge
Development of Specifications and Tolerances
Coin Counters – Coinstar Survey
Ice Vending Machines
Reverse Vending Machines for Recycling
Electric Vehicle Charging Stations – dispensers and
advertising/labeling
Hydrogen Fueling Stations – dispensers and
advertising/labeling

DIVISION OF MEASUREMENT
STANDARDS
QUESTIONS
CONTACT INFORMATION
David Lazier
Assistant Director
916 229-3044 Desk
916 229-3026 FAX
dlazier@cdfa.ca.gov