Section 9-17-100 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION. Alabama Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board. (2) BOARD. The Alabama Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board. (3) BRANCH. A local unit of an LP-gas business that is one or […]
Section 9-17-101 Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board – Creation; composition; meetings; rules and regulations. (a) There is created and established the Alabama Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board. The board shall be composed of eight members: The State Fire Marshal; the state Director of Public Safety; the President of the Alabama Public Service Commission; four members who are […]
Section 9-17-102 Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board – Compensation of members. Board members shall receive travel expenses and per diem based at the rate that is currently prescribed by the state for its state employees, while attending official meetings of the board or while attending to official board business. Except that per diem paid to board […]
Section 9-17-103 Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board – Promulgation, etc., of rules and regulations; inspection of gas systems. (a) The board shall have the power to make and enforce rules and regulations governing the design, construction, location, installation, and operation of containers, tanks, systems, and equipment for storing, utilizing, handling, and transporting liquefied petroleum gases and […]
Section 9-17-104 Appointment, compensation and bond of administrator; administrator and inspectors constituted peace officers; Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board Fund; excess balances to be transferred to fund. (a) The board shall appoint, prescribe the duties of, and fix the compensation of an administrator. The board may dismiss an administrator at its discretion. The board shall adopt […]
Section 9-17-105 Permits; LP-Gas Recovery Fund; proof of insurance; surety bond; Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board Personal Bond Fund; change of name. (a) The board may issue permits to any person, who is a citizen of the United States or, if not a citizen of the United States, is legally present in the United States with […]
Section 9-17-106 Permit fees; reports and payment of fees by certain end users, suppliers, permit holders; invoice cost; exemption from Section 40-12-84. (a) Fees for Permit A and Permit B. Every applicant for a Permit A or a Permit B, at the time of issuance, shall pay to the board a fee of three hundred […]
Section 9-17-107 Requirements as to storage capacity; exemption; submission of plans; construction requirements; fees. (a) The board shall require that every applicant for a Permit A have located within the State of Alabama a minimum of 30,000 (water gallon capacity) gallons storage capacity for liquefied petroleum gases. Class B-1 permit holders shall be required to […]
Section 9-17-108 Directive order of discontinuance; appeal; injunction; hearings by board; imposition of penalties. (a) Due to the inherent nature of liquefied petroleum gas which could cause a danger to the public or to a liquefied petroleum gas user, the board or the board administrator shall have the administrative authority to issue a written directive […]
Section 9-17-109 Violations; records; fees; assessment and hearing; filling of containers; installation, maintenance, etc., of appliances; damages. (a) Any person violating this article or any rule, order, or regulation promulgated pursuant to this article shall, on conviction thereof, be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and may also be imprisoned in the county […]
Section 9-17-110 Liquefied Petroleum Gas Research and Education Advisory Committee. (a) The Liquefied Petroleum Gas Research and Education Advisory Committee is created. The committee shall consist of five members as follows: Two members shall be industrial members of the LP-Gas Board appointed by the board chair; two members shall be either a dealer or a […]
