1. (1) License required.

   1. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), no person may operate a liquefied petroleum gas meter without an annual license from the department. An annual license expires on November 30. A separate license is required for each liquefied petroleum gas meter. A license is not transferable between persons or meters.
   2. (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to an individual who operates a liquefied petroleum gas meter only as an employee of a person who holds a license under par. (a) to operate that meter.

2. (2) License application. A person shall apply for a license under sub. (1) on an application form provided by the department. The application shall include a test report that complies with s. ATCP 92.45 and shows the liquefied petroleum gas meter is correct.

   Note: An application form under sub. (2) may be obtained at https://datcp.wi.gov/Pages/Programs_Services/WeightsAndMeasures.aspx or by writing to:

   Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
   Division of Trade and Consumer Protection
   Weights & Measures Program
   P.O. Box 8911
   Madison, WI 53708-8911.

3. (3) License fees and surcharges. An application under sub. (2) shall include all of the following fees and surcharges:

   1. (a) A license fee of $60 for each liquefied petroleum gas meter for license years beginning after November 30, 2012.
   2. (b) A surcharge of $200 if the department determines that, within one year prior to submitting the application, the applicant operated the liquefied petroleum gas meter without the license required under sub. (1). A surcharge payment under this paragraph does not relieve the applicant of any other civil or criminal liability for violating sub. (1), but is not evidence of a violation.
   3. (c) A surcharge of $200 if the department determines that, within one year prior to submitting the application, the applicant failed to comply with a test reporting requirement under s. ATCP 92.45. A surcharge payment under this paragraph does not relieve the applicant of any other civil or criminal liability for violating s. ATCP 92.45, but is not evidence of a violation.
   4. (d) Reinspection fees, if any, required under s. ATCP 92.60.
4. (4) Action on license application. The department shall grant or deny a license application under sub. (2) within 20 business days after the department receives a complete application.

History

History: CR 02-141: renum. from ATCP 92.05 (4) Register August 2003 No. 572, eff. 9-1-03; CR 09-105: r. and recr. Register December 2010 No. 660, eff. 1-1-11.; CR 23-057: am. (3) (a) Register June 2025 No. 834, eff. 7-1-25.