Mo. Code Regs. tit. 2 § 90-10.001

Current through Register Vol. 49, No.12, June 17, 2024
Section 2 CSR 90-10.001 - Definitions and General Provisions

PURPOSE: The commission is adding a definition to this section to clarify the term "Marked LP gas container."

(1) Definitions. The following words and phrases shall mean:
(A) "Affiliated industry," any person or firm engaged in the manufacturing, assembling, and marketing of appliances, containers, and products used in the propane industry, the interstate or intrastate transportation or storage of propane, the installation or design of propane piping systems, or other such affiliation with the commercial, residential, or agricultural use of propane by consumers in Missouri;
(B) "Autogas," term used for liquefied petroleum gas (LP gas) when it is used as a fuel in internal combustion engines in vehicles for highway use;
(C) "Commission," the Missouri Propane Gas Commission;
(D) "Compressed natural gas" (CNG), a mixture of hydrocarbon gases and vapors, consisting principally of methane in gaseous form that has been compressed for use as a vehicular fuel;
(E) "Director," the executive director of the commission;
(F) "Director of the Missouri Department of Agriculture," the director of the Missouri Department of Agriculture or their designee;
(G) "Dispensing station," a system of compressors, safety devices, cylinders, piping, fittings, valves, regulators, gauges, relief devices, vents, installation fixtures, and other compressed natural gas equipment intended for use in conjunction with motor vehicle fueling by compressed natural gas but does not include a natural gas pipeline located upstream of the inlet of the compressor;
(H) "Liquefied petroleum gas," any material which is composed predominantly of any of the following hydrocarbons, or mixtures of the same: propane, propylene, butanes (normal butane or isobutane), and butylenes;
(I) "Motor vehicle," all vehicles except those operated on rails which are propelled by internal combustion engines and are used or designed for use in the transportation of a person or persons or property;
(J) "Person," any individual, group of individuals, partnership, association, cooperative, corporation, or any other entity;
(K) "Producer," the owner of the propane at the time it is recovered at a manufacturing facility, irrespective of the state where production occurs;
(L) "Propane," propane, butane, mixtures of propane and butane, and liquefied petroleum gas, as defined by the National Fire Protection Association Standard 58 for the storage and handling of liquefied petroleum gases;
(M) "Propane autogas dispenser," an assembly, equipped with low emission transfer connections, specifically for dispensing liquid propane into containers permanently mounted on over the road vehicles;
(N) "Propane dispenser," an assembly of equipment in which LP-Gas is stored and dispensed into portable or vehicular mounted containers;
(O) "Public member," a member of the commission who is a resident of Missouri, is a user of odorized propane, and is not related by the third degree of consanguinity to any retailer or wholesale distributor of propane;
(P) "Retail marketer," a business engaged primarily in selling propane gas, its appliances, and equipment to the ultimate consumer or to retail propane dispensers;
(Q) "Third party," a person or entity who is neither the student nor the instructor;
(R) "Transport," combination vehicle or vehicle used to haul propane for non-metered delivery;
(S) "Wholesaler," "broker," or "reseller," a seller of propane who is not a producer and who does not sell propane to the ultimate consumer; and
(T) "Marked liquefied petroleum gas container" a liquefied gas container with a marking of any kind identifying the name of the owner thereof.

2 CSR 90-10.001

AUTHORITY: section 323.010, RSMo Supp. 2012.* Original rule filed Oct. 15, 2008, effective March 30, 2009. Amended: Filed June 13, 2011 , effective Jan. 30, 2012. Amended: Filed June 26, 2012, effective Jan. 30, 2013.
Amended by Missouri Register December 1, 2014/Volume 39, Number 23, effective 1/29/2015
Amended by Missouri Register January 3, 2017/Volume 42, Number 1, effective 2/28/2017
Amended by Missouri Register December 2, 2019/Volume 44, Number 23, effective 1/30/2020

*Original authority: 323.010, RSMo 1947, amended 1994, 2007 .