Iowa Admin. Code r. 701-261.3 - [Effective 4/23/2025] Persons authorized to place L.P.G., L.N.G., C.N.G., or hydrogen in the fuel supply tank of a motor vehicle
(1)
Generally. The only
persons authorized to place L.P.G., L.N.G., C.N.G., or hydrogen into the fuel
supply tank of a motor vehicle are: licensed L.P.G., L.N.G., C.N.G., or
hydrogen dealers, or licensed L.P.G., L.N.G., C.N.G., or hydrogen
users.
(2)
L.P.G., L.N.G.,
C.N.G., or hydrogen dealer's license. Anyone who delivers untaxed
L.P.G. into the fuel supply tank of a motor vehicle or places untaxed C.N.G.,
L.N.G., or hydrogen into compression equipment must be licensed as an L.P.G.,
L.N.G., C.N.G., or hydrogen dealer. A dealer may also fuel the dealer's own
vehicles under this license.
(3)
L.P.G., L.N.G., C.N.G., or hydrogen user's license. Anyone who
delivers untaxed L.P.G., L.N.G., C.N.G., or hydrogen upon which fuel tax has
not been previously paid, into the fuel supply tank of a motor vehicle, which
tank is owned or leased by the person delivering it and which vehicle will be
for highway use, must be licensed as an L.P.G., L.N.G., or C.N.G. user. If that
same person delivers the fuel into tanks owned by others, that person must be
licensed as a dealer in lieu of being licensed as a user.
(4)
L.P.G. "mobile" tank
authorization.
a. When a person has
an L.P.G. storage tank which is "mobile" and the storage is moved from location
to location, that person may be issued an L.P.G. user's license.
(1) This licensee will be allowed to move the
storage tank to a new location without procuring a new license for each new
location.
(2) The issuance of this
license is discretionary with the director, and the license will be issued only
when the person requesting the license shows a need for mobile
storage.
(3) The license will be
issued to the licensee at the licensee's principal place of business, and each
mobile storage tank is deemed a separate pump at that location.
b. The operation of such licensed
mobile storage shall be subject to the following conditions:
(1) Each mobile storage tank must:
1. Be fixed with licensed, metered
pumps.
2. Be assigned a separate
number.
3. Have the gallonage
reported on a per-tank basis.
4.
Display in a size no smaller than six inches in height and ¾ inches in
width, the unit number and licensee's license number.
(2) There may be a total of only nine mobile
storage tanks operated under a single license. If the licensee operates more
than nine such storage tanks, the licensee must obtain a separate license for
each multiple of nine or fraction thereof.
(3) When a licensee changes the licensee's
principal place of business, the licensee is responsible for canceling the
license and must apply for a new license for the new principal place of
business.
(4) All records required
to be kept shall be maintained at the licensee's principal place of
business.
(5) Except for the
requirement of having a separate license for each location where L.P.G. is
used, the licensee is subject to all the requirements of other licensed L.P.G.
users.
(5)
Authorization for emergency filling by distributors.
a. Upon request from a stranded motorist,
L.P.G. distributors may place up to 20 gallons of L.P.G. into the fuel supply
tank of a stranded vehicle without being considered an unlicensed L.P.G. dealer
in violation of Iowa Code section
452A.74(1).
b. For emergency fills, distributors must
remit the tax on a licensed dealer form and pay the tax before the last day of
the month following the month of the emergency fill.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 452A.8.
Notes
ARC 6508C, IAB 9/7/22, effective 10/12/22
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