(a) A person who operates a transport equipped with LP-gas cargo tanks or any container delivery unit, regardless of who owns the transport or unit, shall register such transport or unit with the License and Permit Section of the Gas Services Division (the Section) in the name or names under which the operator conducts business in Texas prior to the unit being used in LP-gas service.
(1) To register a unit previously unregistered in Texas, the operator of the unit shall:
- (A) pay to the Section the $270 registration fee for each bobtail truck, semitrailer, container delivery unit, or other motor vehicle equipped with LP-gas cargo tanks; and
- (B) file a properly completed LPG Form 7.
(2) To register an MC-330/MC-331 specification unit which was previously registered in Texas but for which the registration has expired, the operator of the unit shall:
- (A) pay to the Section the $270 registration fee;
- (B) file a properly completed LPG Form 7; and
- (C) file a copy of the latest test results if an expired unit has not been used in the transportation of LP-gas for over one year.
(3) To transfer a unit, the new operator of the unit shall:
- (A) pay the $100 transfer fee for each unit; and
- (B) file a properly completed LPG Form 7.
(b) The Section may also request that an operator registering or transferring any unit:
- (1) file a copy of the Manufacturer's Data Report; or
- (2) have the unit tested by a test other than those required by §9.208 of this title (relating to Testing Requirements).
(c) When all registration or transfer requirements have been met, the Section shall issue LPG Form 4 which shall be properly affixed in accordance with the placement instructions on the form. LPG Form 4 shall authorize the licensee or ultimate consumer to whom it has been issued and no other person to operate such unit in the transportation of LP-gas and to fill the transport containers.
- (1) A person shall not operate an LP-gas transport unit or container delivery unit in Texas unless the LPG Form 4 has been properly affixed or unless its operation has been specifically approved by the Section.
- (2) A person shall not introduce LP-gas into a transport container unless that unit bears an LPG Form 4 or unless specifically approved by the Section.
- (3) LPG Form 4 shall not be transferable by the person to whom it has been issued, but shall be registered by any subsequent licensee or ultimate consumer prior to the unit being placed into LP-gas service.
(4) This subsection shall not apply to:
- (A) a container manufacturer/fabricator who introduces a reasonable amount of LP-gas into a newly constructed container in order to properly test the vessel, piping system, and appurtenances prior to the initial sale of the container. The liquid LP-gas shall be removed form the transport container prior to the unit leaving the container manufacturer/fabricator's premises; or
- (B) a person who introduces a maximum of 150 gallons of LP-gas into a newly constructed transport container when such container will provide the motor fuel to the chassis engine for the purpose of allowing the unit to reach its destination.
(5) The Section shall not issue an LPG Form 4 if:
- (A) the Section or a Category A, B, or O licensee determines that the transport is unsafe for LP-gas service;
- (B) the Section does not have an inspection record of the transport or cylinder delivery unit by a Commission representative within four years of its initial registration on or after January 1, 2006; or
- (C) the Section has not inspected the transport or cylinder delivery unit at least once within a four-year cycle thereafter.
- (6) If an LPG Form 4 decal on a unit currently registered with the Section is destroyed, lost, or damaged, the operator of that vehicle shall obtain a replacement decal by filing LPG Form 18B and a $50 replacement fee with the Section.
Source Note:The provisions of this §9.202 adopted to be effective February 1, 2001, 26 TexReg 947; amended to be effective September 1, 2005, 30 TexReg 4810.