Weights and Measures
The Bureau of Weights and Measures protects consumers from deliberate fraud or unintentional errors, and further serve to protect business owners. Weights and Measures inspects and monitors all transactions in which a commodity or service is bought or sold, or a weighing and measuring device is utilized. Consumers can be assured that the seal on each device means it is functioning properly.
Inspections are completed annually, and county inspectors check retailers randomly and un-announced. Inspectors conduct more than 10,000 tests each year, using equipment certified for use by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. Random and inspections are also conducted on commercial scales (up to 1,000 lbs. capacity), jeweler's scales, airport luggage scales, parking meters, parking garage timing systems and scanners at retail checkout counters.
All gas pumps within the county are inspected by the Allegheny County Bureau of Weights and Measures. Gas pumps that fail to pass initial testing are flagged by a red sticker, or closed until they are repaired and pass a subsequent test.
Fraud Complaint
See something suspicious? Submit a fraud complaint to Allegheny County through the fraud hotline at 412-350-6496 or the online fraud complaint form. Tips will remain confidential, though reporters will be asked for contact information so that inspectors may share the results of their investigation.
Reports
Review the archived reports of inspections and re-inspections of a variety of weighing and measuring devices in Allegheny County. Reporting standards follow guidelines set by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania State Legislature.
2024
2024 Annual Report(PDF, 190KB)
- December 2024(PDF, 189KB)
- November 2024(PDF, 189KB)
- October 2024(PDF, 81KB)
- September 2024(PDF, 190KB)
- August 2024(PDF, 190KB)
- July 2024(PDF, 188KB)
- June 2024(PDF, 179KB)
- May 2024(PDF, 187KB)
- April 2024(PDF, 186KB)
- March 2024(PDF, 188KB)
- February 2024(PDF, 189KB)
- January 2024(PDF, 185KB)
2023
2023 Annual Report(PDF, 190KB)
- December 2023(PDF, 189KB)
- November 2023(PDF, 188KB)
- October 2023(PDF, 190KB)
- September 2023(PDF, 190KB)
- August 2023(PDF, 190KB)
- July 2023(PDF, 188KB)
- June 2023(PDF, 187KB)
- May 2023(PDF, 188KB)
- April 2023(PDF, 188KB)
- March 2023(PDF, 188KB)
- February 2023(PDF, 188KB)
- January 2023(PDF, 188KB)
2022
2022 Annual Report(PDF, 188KB)
- December 2022(PDF, 184KB)
- November 2022(PDF, 187KB)
- October 2022(PDF, 188KB)
- September 2022(PDF, 186KB)
- August 2022(PDF, 185KB)
- July 2022(PDF, 187KB)
- June 2022(PDF, 186KB)
- May 2022(PDF, 182KB)
- April 2022(PDF, 185KB)
- March 2022(PDF, 185KB)
- February 2022(PDF, 188KB)
- January 2022(PDF, 187KB)
2021
2021 Annual Report(PDF, 189KB)
- December 2021(PDF, 185KB)
- November 2021(PDF, 189KB)
- October 2021(PDF, 190KB)
- September 2021(PDF, 187KB)
- August 2021(PDF, 190KB)
- July 2021(PDF, 188KB)
- June 2021(PDF, 187KB)
- May 2021(PDF, 186KB)
- April 2021(PDF, 185KB)
- March 2021(PDF, 186KB)
- February 2021(PDF, 188KB)
- January 2021(PDF, 184KB)