§ 75-57-1. Title
Sections 75-57-1 through 75-57-63 shall be known as the “Liquefied Compressed Gas Equipment Inspection Law of Mississippi.”
§ 75-57-13. Regulation of storage of gases in underground storage spaces
It is expressly provided that, subsequent to the issuance of a permit by the Mississippi State Oil and Gas Board permitting the creation of such spaces, compressed air, liquefied compressed gases, refined hydrocarbons, oil or gas, or both, and those liquefied compressed gases known as butane or propane or mixtures thereof, may be stored in […]
§ 75-57-15. Minimum storage facilities within the state required of certain distributors of liquefied petroleum gas; enforcement
Before any person, firm or corporation shall enter the liquefied petroleum gas business as a distributor of liquefied petroleum gas, who plans to make retail or wholesale tank truck deliveries to consumer, and before a permit may be granted as required by Section 75-57-49, such person, firm or corporation shall locate, within the State of […]
§ 75-57-17. Minimum working pressures and wall and head thicknesses
Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, no container shall have a designed working pressure of less than that required for a 100 type. Any container to be charged with a compressed gas which has a vapor pressure at 100 degrees F. of between 151 and 215 pounds per square inch gauge shall not be less […]
§ 75-57-2. Transfer of administration of Liquefied Compressed Gas Equipment Inspection Law
The administration of the Liquefied Compressed Gas Equipment Inspection Law of Mississippi (Sections 75-57-1 through 75-57-63) are transferred from the Chairman of the State Tax Commission to the Commissioner of Insurance. All personnel, records, property and equipment allocated to the Chairman of the State Tax Commission exclusively for the administration of the Liquefied Compressed Gas […]
§ 75-57-29. Location of anhydrous ammonia bulk storage plants within limits of municipalities; venting of tanks
Anhydrous ammonia bulk storage plants shall not be installed within the limits of any municipality unless such anhydrous ammonia bulk storage plant is located within an industrial park or an industrial area serviced by a municipal fire department. The installation of any such bulk storage plant within the limits of a municipality the construction of […]
§ 75-57-3. General powers and duties of Commissioner of Insurance
The Commissioner of Insurance is vested with the sole and exclusive power and authority and is charged with the duty of administering this chapter, and the State Liquefied Compressed Gas Board shall have the authority to establish and enforce reasonable rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the provisions hereof, for the purpose of carrying out […]
§ 75-57-31. Removal of anhydrous ammonia storage plants from municipalities; regulation of vehicles transporting anhydrous ammonia; investigation of complaints involving storage facilities and subsequent condemnation proceedings
The governing body of any municipality is authorized to require the removal of any anhydrous ammonia storage plant which may be located within its corporate limits, if, after hearing, it is established that such plant is unsafe in any manner. Any aggrieved person may appeal from such decision of the governing body to the circuit […]
§ 75-57-33. Installing and charging cylinders
No cylinder installation shall be made unless the cylinders are designed, fabricated, tested and marked in accordance with the regulations of the United States Department of Transportation or the United States Interstate Commerce Commission, and constructed for a designed pressure of not less than two hundred forty (240) pounds per square inch. Cylinders with a […]
§ 75-57-35. Applicability of regulations of State Liquefied Compressed Gas Board and of national associations
Wherein sections of this chapter do not exceed those requirements of the current published regulations of the National Fire Protection Association applicable to liquefied petroleum gas, the laws and regulations of the State Liquefied Compressed Gas Board shall be followed. When amendments are made to the liquefied petroleum gas regulations of the National Fire Protection […]
§ 75-57-37. Exempt containers
All containers and pertinent equipment owned or in use by the government of the United States of America are exempt from the provisions of this chapter. Liquefied petroleum gas containers using liquefied petroleum gas as a fuel to propel recreational vehicles, automobiles, trucks and other vehicles, or used as a source of fuel to produce […]
§ 75-57-47. Installation of systems, etc.; inspection; correction of installations, etc.; certificates and permits; remedies for violations
From and after March 16, 1948, any installer or other person who shall install, connect, alter, extend, change or repair any liquefied compressed gas or compressed natural gas system, container or appliance whatsoever, or who shall install, connect, change, extend, alter or repair any piping or fitting connected with or attached to any liquefied compressed […]
§ 75-57-49. Permitee requirements; proof of financial responsibility; issuance and duration of permits
Before any person shall be granted a permit to, or shall engage in or continue in the business of the distributing, either wholesale or retail, installing, altering, extending, changing or repairing of any liquefied compressed gas system, appliance or container, or in the business of distributing and selling liquefied compressed gas, either at wholesale or […]
§ 75-57-5. Definitions
Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions which follow govern the construction and meanings of the terms used in this chapter: “Liquefied compressed gas” means both liquefied petroleum gas and anhydrous ammonia when the latter is used exclusively for commercial fertilizer. “Liquefied petroleum gas” means any material having a vapor pressure not exceeding that allowed […]
§ 75-57-57. Sanctions and remedies for failure to obtain permit
Any person, firm or corporation operating or engaging in the business of selling or installing liquefied compressed gas containers or systems, or in the business of selling or distributing liquefied compressed gas or appliances without first having secured a permit from the State Liquefied Compressed Gas Board as provided by this chapter, or any person, […]
§ 75-57-61. Minimum storage requirements and facilities for nonresident distributors
Whenever the existing or future laws, rules or regulations of any other state of the United States shall require minimum storage facilities, of any type, character or kind, whether fixed or permanent, in connection with the distribution of liquefied compressed gas at retail, of a resident of this state, then in every such case where […]
§ 75-57-63. Unlawful trust and combine; impeding competition or monopolizing sales of liquefied petroleum gases or liquefied petroleum gas appliances
Any corporation, domestic or foreign, or any individual, partnership or association of persons whatsoever who with intent to engross or forestall or impede the competitive sale of or monopolize the sale of liquefied petroleum gases or liquefied petroleum gas consumer appliances in the State of Mississippi or in any community in the State of Mississippi, […]
§ 75-57-7. Containers
After March 16, 1948, all containers and pertinent equipment used, sold, and installed in this state for the storage, dispensing and transportation of liquefied compressed gases for the purposes of providing gas for industrial, commercial, agricultural, and domestic uses shall be designed, constructed, equipped, manufactured, and installed as specified in this chapter.
§ 75-57-9. Adoption of national codes and standards; modification of standards by State Liquefied Compressed Gas Board; exemptions
The codes of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers – Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code – Section II Material Specifications; Section VIII Pressure Vessels; and Section IX Welding and Brazing Qualifications; American Petroleum Institute Standard 620 (American Petroleum Institute Recommended Rules for the Design and Construction of Large Welded Low-pressure Storage Tanks); Standards of the […]