Alabama Administrative Code
Title 530 - ALABAMA LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS BOARD
Chapter 530-X-2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE ALABAMA LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS BOARD
Section 530-X-2-.04 - Procedures For Liquefied Petroleum Gas Filling Stations
Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 5, February 29, 2024
DOT cylinders with a water capacity of less than 250 pounds shall be charged at cylinder filling plants or from mobile units specially designed and equipped for cylinder filling as specified in this regulation.
(a) All DOT cylinders of less than 250 water pound capacity shall be charged by weight only except those cylinders into which is dispensed fuel for motor fuel purposes used on the premises and not transported in commerce as defined by Code of Federal Regulations Title 49.
(b) All retail off-premises cylinder filling stations shall be plainly marked as follows:
Name of LP-Gas Station Owner
Board License or Permit Number
Emergency Telephone Number
(c) It shall be the responsibility of permit holders to ensure that only trained, qualified personnel fill LP-gas cylinders or containers.
Personnel filling cylinders shall deny service to any customer refusing or lacking the means to transport a cylinder(s) in accordance with LP-Gas codes adopted by the Alabama LP-Gas Board.
(d) All LP-gas motor fuel filling stations shall have a sign displayed that is legible and in plain view of the general public. The sign shall read, "All motor vehicles licensed in Alabama that use LP-gas as a motor fuel are required by law to have displayed, a current LP-gas motor fuel decal purchased through the Alabama LP-Gas Board. The price of the decal covers the Alabama Motor Fuel Tax for the year of issuance. Operation of an LP-gas powered vehicle licensed in Alabama, upon the public roads and highways of Alabama, without the required decal constitutes a Class B misdemeanor (Code of Ala. 1975, Section 40-17-161 ).
(e) Mobile units specially designed for cylinder filling must be equipped as follows:
Authors: Leonard Pakruda, Mark Nelson
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, § 9-17-105, as amended.