§ 52-420.9. Specifications for commercial propane, butane and mixtures - Identification of vehicles - Motor carriers - Transportation out of state - Retail deliveries.  


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  • A.  All liquefied petroleum gases designated as commercial propane, commercial butane, or mixtures thereof, sold for consumption in this state, shall, when subjected to the test methods of the Gas Processors Association of America, meet applicable specifications adopted as tentative standards by said Association for the particular product sold.

    B.  All vehicles used in hauling or transporting liquefied petroleum gases upon the highways of this state shall be identified in such manner as the Administrator may, by rule, prescribe.

    C.  The Department of Public Safety of the State of Oklahoma shall cooperate with the Administrator in the enforcement of the provisions of this section, and the rules promulgated thereunder.

    D.  Transport trucks transporting liquefied petroleum gases intrastate which are owned or operated by a person subject to and licensed by the Oklahoma Liquefied Petroleum Gas Regulation Act shall not be required to obtain or possess an intrastate motor carrier or private carrier license issued by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.

    E.  Transport trucks transporting liquefied petroleum gases out of the state, but not required to bear Oklahoma license, shall not be subject to the permit fees prescribed by the Oklahoma Liquefied Petroleum Gas Regulation Act, but shall be subject to all of the other requirements of the Oklahoma Liquefied Petroleum Gas Regulation Act and any safety rule or specification promulgated thereunder.

    F.  Bulk deliveries of liquefied petroleum gases at retail shall be metered in accordance with rules promulgated by the LP-Gas Board.

    G.  Containers shall be filled or used only upon authorization of the fee simple owner.  The name of the fee simple owner, if other than the consumer, shall be conspicuously shown on the container.

    H.  At least one attendant shall remain close to the transfer connection from the time the connections are first made until they are finally disconnected, during the transfer of the product.  During the actual transfer of liquids into containers at domestic type dwellings and installations, the attendant shall not enter into any type of enclosure including but not limited to truck cabs, dwellings, and barns and shall maintain visual contact with the liquid level gauge at all times.

Added by Laws 1953, p. 225, § 9, emerg. eff. June 30, 1953.  Amended by Laws 1955, p. 287, § 2, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955; Laws 1965, c. 127, § 6, emerg. eff. May 24, 1965; Laws 1994, c. 330, § 6, emerg. eff. June 8, 1994; Laws 1999, c. 366, § 5, eff. July 1, 1999.