The Weights and Measures Division inspects, tests, and certifies the accuracy of all commercial weighing and measuring devices, including gasoline and other fuel pumps or meters in Erie County. It enforces all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and ordinances prescribed by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, and the County of Erie. It ensures that buyers and sellers of commodities base their transactions upon accurate weights, measures, or counts by confirming all commercial devices' accuracy and proper usage. It also checks that all commercial devices within the county are accurate and constructed to prevent fraud. In 1989, the Bureau enacted a user fee system to help defray this Division's cost to the taxpayers. In 1997, this Division joined forces with New York State's Weights and Measures to test the octane of petroleum products within our county. The State fully reimburses the cost of this program. In 2019, Erie County passed the Consumer Protection Act of 2019 which created a Division of Consumer Protection and united the Bureau of Weights and Measures within the Department of Public Advocacy for Erie County.
