83-145. Liquefied petroleum gas; weighing and measuring devices; testing; unlawful acts. (a) The secretary of agriculture, or the secretary's authorized representative, is authorized to test all weighing and measuring devices used in the retail sale of liquefied petroleum gas, and shall reject all such devices which are found to be inaccurate and to not clearly indicate the quantity of liquefied petroleum gas in kilograms or pounds, liters or gallons, cubic feet or cubic meters or other unit approved by the secretary of agriculture, or the secretary's authorized representative. The secretary of agriculture, or the secretary's authorized representative, shall conspicuously mark all rejected devices. Such mark shall not be removed or defaced except upon authorization of the secretary of agriculture or the secretary's authorized representatives. It shall be unlawful to use a vapor meter dial which is not equipped with a cubic foot indicator for testing the accuracy of the meter.

(b) It shall be unlawful to use a liquid meter for measuring the volume, in gallons, of liquefied petroleum gas for retail sale from delivery vehicles unless such meter is equipped with a ticket printer for use in issuance of printed tickets showing the volume, in gallons, of the liquefied petroleum gas delivered.

History: L. 1951, ch. 331, § 3; L. 1970, ch. 410, § 1; L. 1996, ch. 146, § 6; L. 2001, ch. 175, § 3; July 1.