Section 92.43. Liquified petroleum gas meter; license to operate.

 

(1)   License required.

(a) Except as provided in par. (b) , no person may operate a liquefied petroleum gas meter without an annual license from the department. An annual license expires on November 30. A separate license is required for each liquefied petroleum gas meter. A license is not transferable between persons or meters.

(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to an individual who operates a liquefied petroleum gas meter only as an employee of a person who holds a license under par. (a) to operate that meter.

(2)   License application. A person shall apply for a license under sub. (1) on an application form provided by the department. The application shall include a test report that complies with s. ATCP 92.45 and shows the liquefied petroleum gas meter is correct.

(3)   License fees and surcharges. An application under sub. (2) shall include all of the following fees and surcharges:

(a) A license fee of $40 for each liquefied petroleum gas meter for the license year December 1, 2011, to November 30, 2012, and a license fee of $60 for each liquefied petroleum gas meter for license years beginning after November 30, 2012.

(b) A surcharge of $200 if the department determines that, within one year prior to submitting the application, the applicant operated the liquefied petroleum gas meter without the license required under sub. (1) . A surcharge payment under this paragraph does not relieve the applicant of any other civil or criminal liability for violating sub. (1) , but is not evidence of a violation.

(c) A surcharge of $200 if the department determines that, within one year prior to submitting the application, the applicant failed to comply with a test reporting requirement under s. ATCP 92.45 . A surcharge payment under this paragraph does not relieve the applicant of any other civil or criminal liability for violating s. ATCP 92.45 , but is not evidence of a violation.

(d) Reinspection fees, if any, required under s. ATCP 92.60 .

(4)   Action on license application. The department shall grant or deny a license application under sub. (2) within 20 business days after the department receives a complete application.

History: CR 02-141 : renum. from ATCP 92.05 (4) Register August 2003 No. 572 , eff. 9-1-03; CR 09-105 : r. and recr. Register December 2010 No. 660 , eff. 1-1-11.

Note

An application form under sub. (2) may be obtained at https://datcp.wi.gov/Pages/Programs_Services/WeightsAndMeasures.aspx or by writing to: Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
Division of Trade and Consumer Protection
Weights & Measures Program
P.O. Box 8911
Madison, WI 53708-8911. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1