New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES
Chapter 10 - GAS SERVICES
Part 2 - PROPANE CUSTOMER PROTECTION
Section 17.10.2.9 - TANK RENTAL, OWNERSHIP AND REMOVAL
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Rentals: a dealer shall disclose to customers, in writing, upon initiation of service and upon request, all annual tank rental fees, including fees for tank removal, propane pump-out, minimum fills and partial fills.
B. Ownership: a customer may use his own tank and regulator.
C. Removal of rental tank: a customer may change propane dealers for any reason, absent a contractual agreement to the contrary. When a customer who rents a tank from a dealer lawfully changes dealers, the first dealer shall remove its rental tank from the customer's property within thirty (30) days after receiving written notice of the change and shall issue a refund within thirty (30) days for the unused propane and tank rental balances due under terms of the tank rental agreement.