# Wisconsin — How often gas pumps and retail scales get inspected, by state

For Wisconsin, inspection interval is at least annually; devices covered is a scale with a weighing capacity of 5,000 pounds or more used for the commercial weighing of commodities; who arranges the test is device owner; legal basis is 98.16(3m)(a); source page is Wisconsin Statutes s. 98.16(3m)(a), recorded from its source on 2026-08-20.

- **State:** Wisconsin _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Inspection interval:** at least annually _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Devices covered:** a scale with a weighing capacity of 5,000 pounds or more used for the commercial weighing of commodities _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Who arranges the test:** device owner _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Legal basis:** 98.16(3m)(a) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Source page:** Wisconsin Statutes s. 98.16(3m)(a) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> The owner or operator of a scale with a weighing capacity of 5,000 pounds or more used for the commercial weighing of commodities shall cause the scales to be tested and inspected at least annually for accuracy

## Source

- https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/98/16/3m/a

Last verified: 2026-08-20. Review by: 2027-08-20.
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