- A. No person, firm, or corporation shall use, sell, or distribute liquefied petroleum gas for use in mobile air conditioning systems.
- B. Hydrocarbon refrigerants containing liquefied petroleum gasses is strictly prohibited for sale, storage inside buildings and use in refrigeration systems within the borders of the state of Louisiana. Specific exceptions to this regulation can be found in the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations 40 CFR Part 82.
- C. To determine if a refrigerant is liquefied petroleum gas, the proper shipping name shall be used. Proper shipping names with a U.N. number and a hazard class and division number of liquefied petroleum gas per the DOT hazardous materials tables shall be prima facie evidence that the refrigerant is liquefied petroleum gas and is prohibited.
- D. Any advertising or other literature published by the manufacturer of a refrigerant promoting it as a replacement or drop-in for CFR-12 or HFC 134a, or both, shall be prima facie evidence that it is being sold for mobile air conditioning systems and is prohibited.
Authority Note
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:1846.
Historical Note
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Liquefied Petroleum Gas Commission, LR 23:990 (August 1997), amended LR 29:2511 (November 2003), amended LR 38:1271 (May 2012), LR 42:428 (March 2016).