Wis. Stat. § 98.245 — WI Code / Chapter 98 / Section 98.245
Section 98.245
Status: in_force

(a) No person may operate a meter to determine the amount of liquefied petroleum gas sold or delivered under sub. (4) (a) unless the person holds an annual license from the department under this subsection. 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) To obtain a license under par. (a) , a person shall submit an application on a form provided by the department. The application shall include all of the following:

1. The applicant’s correct legal name and business address, and any trade name under which the applicant proposes to operate the liquefied petroleum gas meter.

2. A description of the liquefied petroleum gas meter, including the serial number or other identifying marks that appear on the meter, and if applicable, the vehicle on which the meter is mounted.

3. The fees and surcharges required under par. (c) .

4. Other relevant information reasonably required by the department for licensing purposes.

(c) An application under par. (b) shall include the following fees and surcharges:

1. A license fee established by department rule.

2. A surcharge established by department rule, if the department determines that, within one year prior to submitting the application, the applicant operated the liquefied petroleum gas meter without a license required under par. (a) . The department may not issue a license under this subsection to an operator if the operator has failed to pay a surcharge under this subdivision assessed against the operator.

3. A surcharge established by the department by rule if the department determines that, within one year prior to submitting the application, the applicant failed to comply with a test reporting requirement under sub. (8) . The department may not issue a license under this subsection to an operator if the operator has failed to pay a surcharge under this subdivision assessed against the operator.

4. Reinspection fees, if any, required under s. 98.255 .

(d) Payment of a surcharge under par. (c) 2. or 3. does not relieve the applicant of any other civil or criminal liability for a law violation, but is not evidence of a violation of this section.

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

(8) Testing and reporting. A person that is required to hold a license under sub. (7m) to operate a liquefied petroleum gas meter shall have the meter tested for accuracy, at least annually, by a person who is licensed under s. 98.18 (1) to perform the test. The meter operator, or the tester on behalf of the meter operator, shall report the results of each test to the department within 30 days after the testing is completed. The operator shall retain a record of each test for at least 3 years.

(9) Rules.

(a) The department shall promulgate rules that establish all of the following:

1. License fee and surcharge amounts under sub. (7m) (c) .

2. Standards for the testing, reporting, and record keeping required under sub. (8) .

(b) The department may promulgate rules that establish standards for the construction, operation, and maintenance of liquefied petroleum gas meters.

History: 1975 c. 308 ; 1977 c. 393 ; 1993 a. 234 ; 1995 a. 183 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 2009 a. 28 .