Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0780-02-17-.02 - ADOPTION BY REFERENCE

(1) Unless otherwise provided by applicable law or the provisions of this Chapter, the required minimum standards of engaging in the liquefied petroleum gas business in the State of Tennessee shall be those prescribed in Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-135-101 et seq., and those in the following publications published by the National Fire Protection Association, Inc. (NFPA), Post Office Box 9101 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts 10029-9101:

(a) The 2008 edition of NFPA 58: Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code in its entirety; and

(b) Those applicable portions of the 2006 edition of NFPA 54: National Fuel Gas Code that are related to liquefied petroleum gas in the vapor phase.

(2) In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between these codes adopted by reference, the more stringent code provision shall control; and in the event of a conflict or inconsistency between these codes adopted by reference and Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-135-101 et seq., the provisions of Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-135-101 et seq. shall control.

(3) Except where the context requires otherwise and in no way excluding the NFPA definitions adopted by reference, these rules adopt the same purpose and definitions as found in Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-135-101.

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Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0780-02-17-.02

Original rule filed April 21, 1994; effective July 5, 1994. Amendment filed November 25, 2002; effective February 8, 2003. Amendment filed April 30, 2009; effective July 14, 2009.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 68-135-101, 68-135-107, and 68-102-113.