Cumberland County Bureau of Weights and Measures

Weights & Measures Device Registration (annual license)

Section 5 of Cumberland County Ordinance No. 2006-9 bars any person from operating a weighing or measuring device for commercial purposes 'unless he has paid the current annual registration fee and has received the registration permit for the device', and §6 requires every such device to be registered with the county Bureau of Weights and Measures, which runs the program under a delegation from the PA Department of Agriculture. A retail store with a commercial scale or UPC scanners registers them; a restaurant, coffee shop or food truck registers only if it uses a scale to sell by weight, and an auto repair shop only if it dispenses fuel or offers EV charging. Per Resolution 2026-01 (adopted January 5, 2026), the annual fees run from $36 for a scale up to 150 lbs. to $240 for four or more UPC scanners at one location, with $55 per fuel hose per grade, per DEF hose and per EV charging power connect, and $95 per vehicle tank meter or LP vehicle. The county's Commercial Business Information page states that registration is not transferable between devices, must be renewed annually, that fees for new or additional devices must be received one month before the devices are used, and that there are no refunds for devices decommissioned within the permit year; it offers online payment under Bureau Code 690008. The county's Weights & Measures page states that inspection and testing is conducted annually without prior notification.