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TX Occ Code § 2310.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 14 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Transportation|Subtitle A - Regulations Related to Motor Vehicles|Chapter 2310 - Motor Fuel Metering and Quality|Subchapter B. Standard Weights and Measures for Motor Fuel|Section 2310.053. Exemption of Certain Motor Fuel Metering Devices

Sec. 2310.053.  EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN MOTOR FUEL METERING DEVICES.  (a)  The commission by rule may exempt a motor fuel metering device from a requirement established by this chapter if the commission determines that imposing or enforcing the requirement:(1)  is not cost-effective for the department;(2)  is not feasible with current resources or standards; or(3)  will not substantially benefit or protect consumers.(b)  A motor fuel metering device is exempt from the requirements of this chapter if the motor fuel metering device is not used to:(1)  calculate the amount of motor fuel sold in a commercial transaction; or(2)  compute the charge for service.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1219 (S.B. 2119), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2020.|
TX Occ Code § 2310.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 14 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Transportation|Subtitle A - Regulations Related to Motor Vehicles|Chapter 2310 - Motor Fuel Metering and Quality|Subchapter B. Standard Weights and Measures for Motor Fuel|Section 2310.054. Sale of Motor Fuel by Proper Measure

Sec. 2310.054.  SALE OF MOTOR FUEL BY PROPER MEASURE.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by this section, motor fuel shall be sold by liquid measure.(b)  Compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas shall be sold by weight.(c)  A person violates this chapter if, in violation of this section, the person sells motor fuel by other than weight or liquid measure.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1219 (S.B. 2119), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2020.|
TX Occ Code § 2310.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 14 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Transportation|Subtitle A - Regulations Related to Motor Vehicles|Chapter 2310 - Motor Fuel Metering and Quality|Subchapter B. Standard Weights and Measures for Motor Fuel|Section 2310.055. Price Advertisement; Misrepresentation of Price or Quantity

Sec. 2310.055.  PRICE ADVERTISEMENT; MISREPRESENTATION OF PRICE OR QUANTITY.  (a)  If a price sign, card, tag, poster, or other advertisement displaying the price of motor fuel includes a whole number and a fraction, the figures in the fraction shall be of proportionate size and legibility to those of the whole number.(b)  A person violates this chapter if the person:(1)  misrepresents the price of motor fuel sold or offered or exposed for sale; or(2)  represents the price or the quantity of motor fuel sold or offered or exposed for sale in a manner intended or tending to mislead or deceive an actual or prospective customer.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1219 (S.B. 2119), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2020.|
TX Occ Code § 2310.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 14 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Transportation|Subtitle A - Regulations Related to Motor Vehicles|Chapter 2310 - Motor Fuel Metering and Quality|Subchapter B. Standard Weights and Measures for Motor Fuel|Section 2310.056. False Representation of Motor Fuel Quantity

Sec. 2310.056.  FALSE REPRESENTATION OF MOTOR FUEL QUANTITY.  A person violates this chapter if the person or the person's representative or agent:(1)  sells or offers or exposes for sale a quantity of motor fuel that is less than the quantity the person represents; or(2)  as a buyer furnishing the weight or measure of a motor fuel by which the amount of the motor fuel is determined, takes or attempts to take more than the quantity the person represents.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1219 (S.B. 2119), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2020.|
TX Occ Code § 2310.057 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 14 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Transportation|Subtitle A - Regulations Related to Motor Vehicles|Chapter 2310 - Motor Fuel Metering and Quality|Subchapter B. Standard Weights and Measures for Motor Fuel|Section 2310.057. Use of Incorrect Motor Fuel Metering Device

Sec. 2310.057.  USE OF INCORRECT MOTOR FUEL METERING DEVICE.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person or the person's representative or agent knowingly uses an incorrect weighing or measuring device in:(1)  buying or selling motor fuel;(2)  computing a charge for services rendered on the basis of weight or measure; or(3)  determining the weight or measure of motor fuel, if a charge is made for the determination.(b)  For the purpose of this section, a weighing or measuring device is incorrect if it:(1)  does not conform as closely as practicable to the official standards;(2)  is not accurate;(3)  is of a construction that is not reasonably permanent in adjustment or does not correctly repeat its indications;(4)  facilitates the perpetration of fraud; or(5)  does not conform to the specifications and tolerances under Section 2310.107.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1219 (S.B. 2119), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2020.|
TX Occ Code § 2310.058 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 14 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Transportation|Subtitle A - Regulations Related to Motor Vehicles|Chapter 2310 - Motor Fuel Metering and Quality|Subchapter B. Standard Weights and Measures for Motor Fuel|Section 2310.058. Sale of Motor Fuel in Violation of Subchapter

Sec. 2310.058.  SALE OF MOTOR FUEL IN VIOLATION OF SUBCHAPTER.  A person violates this chapter if the person or the person's representative or agent sells or keeps, offers, or exposes for sale motor fuel in violation of this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1219 (S.B. 2119), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2020.|
TX Occ Code § 2310.059 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 14 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Transportation|Subtitle A - Regulations Related to Motor Vehicles|Chapter 2310 - Motor Fuel Metering and Quality|Subchapter B. Standard Weights and Measures for Motor Fuel|Section 2310.059. Testing by Department

Sec. 2310.059.  TESTING BY DEPARTMENT.  (a)  The department shall from time to time weigh or measure an amount of motor fuel that is kept or offered for sale, sold, or in the process of delivery, in order to determine:(1)  if the motor fuel is of the amount or quantity represented; or(2)  if the motor fuel is being offered for sale or sold in accordance with law.(b)  If the department finds that any lot of motor fuel contains less of the motor fuel than the amount represented, the department may seize the motor fuel as evidence.(c)  A person commits an offense if the person or the person's employee or agent refuses to exhibit motor fuel being sold or offered for sale at a given weight or quantity, or ordinarily sold in that manner, to the department for testing and proving as to quantity.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1219 (S.B. 2119), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2020.|
TX Occ Code § 2310.060 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 14 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Transportation|Subtitle A - Regulations Related to Motor Vehicles|Chapter 2310 - Motor Fuel Metering and Quality|Subchapter B. Standard Weights and Measures for Motor Fuel|Section 2310.060. Stop-Sale Order

Sec. 2310.060.  STOP-SALE ORDER.  (a)  If the department has reason to believe that motor fuel is being sold or kept, offered, or exposed for sale in violation of this chapter or that motor fuel is being sold or offered for sale by or through the use of a motor fuel metering device that is in violation of this chapter, the executive director may issue an order to stop the sale of the motor fuel.  The executive director shall issue the order to the owner or custodian of the motor fuel or seller of the motor fuel.  The person receiving the order may not sell the motor fuel until discharged by a court under Subsection (b) or until the executive director finds that the motor fuel or motor fuel metering device is in compliance with this chapter.(b)  The owner, custodian, or seller of motor fuel prohibited from sale by an order of the executive director is entitled to sue in a court where the motor fuel is found or is being sold or offered for sale for a judgment as to the justification of the order and for the discharge of the motor fuel in accordance with the findings of the court.(c)  This section does not limit the right of the department to proceed as authorized by other sections of this code.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1219 (S.B. 2119), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2020.|
TX Occ Code § 2310.061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 14 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Transportation|Subtitle A - Regulations Related to Motor Vehicles|Chapter 2310 - Motor Fuel Metering and Quality|Subchapter B. Standard Weights and Measures for Motor Fuel|Section 2310.061. Penalties; Defense

Sec. 2310.061.  PENALTIES; DEFENSE.  (a)  An offense under Section 2310.057 or 2310.059 is a Class C misdemeanor.(b)  It is a defense to prosecution or to the imposition of a civil or administrative penalty for a violation of Section 2310.057 or 2310.059 that a discrepancy between the actual weight or volume at the time of sale to a consumer or a discrepancy between the fill of a container and the capacity of the container is due to unavoidable leakage, shrinkage, evaporation, waste, or causes beyond the control of the seller acting in good faith.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1219 (S.B. 2119), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2020.|
TX Occ Code § 2310.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 14 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Transportation|Subtitle A - Regulations Related to Motor Vehicles|Chapter 2310 - Motor Fuel Metering and Quality|Subchapter C. Inspection and Registration of Motor Fuel Metering Devices|Section 2310.101. Authority to Inspect

Sec. 2310.101.  AUTHORITY TO INSPECT.  (a)  If the department has reason to believe that a motor fuel metering device is being used for a commercial transaction and the device is not registered with the department, the department may inspect the device and the records of the owner, operator, or user of the device that relate to use of the device to determine whether the device is in compliance with this chapter.(b)  The department has reason to believe a motor fuel metering device is being used for a commercial transaction if:(1)  the motor fuel metering device is found near motor fuel being sold or offered for sale by weight or measure and the device appears to be under the control or in the possession of the person selling the motor fuel or offering the motor fuel for sale; or(2)  other available evidence is sufficient for a prudent person to believe that the motor fuel metering device is being used for a commercial transaction.(c)  Regardless of whether the department has received a report of a suspected skimmer under Section 607.053 or 607.054, Business & Commerce Code, the department may inspect each motor fuel metering device located at a dealer's retail outlet if the department has reason to believe that a skimmer is installed on or in a motor fuel unattended payment terminal or motor fuel metering device at the retail outlet.  In this subsection, "motor fuel unattended payment terminal" and "skimmer" have the meanings assigned by Section 607.001, Business & Commerce Code.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1219 (S.B. 2119), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2020.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 336 (H.B. 2106), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Occ Code § 2310.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 14 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Transportation|Subtitle A - Regulations Related to Motor Vehicles|Chapter 2310 - Motor Fuel Metering and Quality|Subchapter C. Inspection and Registration of Motor Fuel Metering Devices|Section 2310.102. Inspection of Motor Fuel Metering Devices

Sec. 2310.102.  INSPECTION OF MOTOR FUEL METERING DEVICES.  (a)  Unless a motor fuel metering device is exempt from the application of this section by commission rule, a motor fuel metering device shall be inspected, tested, and calibrated for correctness by a license holder under Subchapter D of this chapter or Subchapter I, Chapter 13, Agriculture Code, at least once every two years if the device is:(1)  kept for sale, sold, or used by a proprietor, agent, lessee, or employee in proving the measure of motor fuel; or(2)  purchased, offered, or submitted by a proprietor, agent, lessee, or employee for sale, hire, or award.(b)  Inspection, testing, and calibration under this section must be performed by a license holder under Subchapter D of this chapter or Subchapter I, Chapter 13, Agriculture Code, under contract with the operator or user of the motor fuel metering device.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 841 (H.B. 2174), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2017.Transferred, redesignated and amended from Agriculture Code, Section 13.1015 by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1219 (S.B. 2119), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2020.|
TX Occ Code § 2310.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 14 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Transportation|Subtitle A - Regulations Related to Motor Vehicles|Chapter 2310 - Motor Fuel Metering and Quality|Subchapter C. Inspection and Registration of Motor Fuel Metering Devices|Section 2310.103. Required Registration of Motor Fuel Metering Devices

Sec. 2310.103.  REQUIRED REGISTRATION OF MOTOR FUEL METERING DEVICES.  (a)  Unless a motor fuel metering device is exempt from the application of this section by commission rule, a person who owns or operates a motor fuel metering device shall register the device with the department before using the device for a commercial transaction.(b)  An application for a device registration must:(1)  be submitted to the department on a form prescribed by the department;(2)  be accompanied by any other document or form required by the department;(3)  include any fees required under Section 2310.108; and(4)  include documentation of compliance with Section 2310.102.(c)  A registration under this section is valid for one or two years as established by commission rule.  The registration must be renewed at or before the end of each registration period and the application for renewal must include documentation of compliance with Section 2310.102.(d)  If a person fails to register or renew a registration as required by this section, the department may not issue a certificate to operate the motor fuel metering device.  The department shall issue the certificate when the operator submits to the department the items required by Subsection (b).(e)  The department may assess a late fee if the registration of one or more devices located on a premises is renewed after the end of the registration period because of a registration error, including one or more devices not properly registered, failure to register the correct type of device, or failure to timely register a previously registered device.  The amount of the late fee may not exceed $50 per device, with a maximum penalty amount of $500 per year for the premises.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 841 (H.B. 2174), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2017.Transferred, redesignated and amended from Agriculture Code, Section 13.1016 by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1219 (S.B. 2119), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2020.|
TX Occ Code § 2310.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 14 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Transportation|Subtitle A - Regulations Related to Motor Vehicles|Chapter 2310 - Motor Fuel Metering and Quality|Subchapter C. Inspection and Registration of Motor Fuel Metering Devices|Section 2310.104. Complaints Regarding Motor Fuel Metering Devices

Sec. 2310.104.  COMPLAINTS REGARDING MOTOR FUEL METERING DEVICES.  In accordance with Chapter 51, the executive director shall establish methods by which consumers and service recipients are notified of the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the department for the purpose of directing complaints to the department.  The department shall provide to the person filing the complaint and to each person who is a subject of the complaint information about the department's policies and procedures relating to complaint investigation and resolution.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1219 (S.B. 2119), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2020.|
TX Occ Code § 2310.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 14 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Transportation|Subtitle A - Regulations Related to Motor Vehicles|Chapter 2310 - Motor Fuel Metering and Quality|Subchapter C. Inspection and Registration of Motor Fuel Metering Devices|Section 2310.105. Repair or Destruction of Incorrect Motor Fuel Metering Devices

Sec. 2310.105.  REPAIR OR DESTRUCTION OF INCORRECT MOTOR FUEL METERING DEVICES.  (a)  If, in the judgment of the department, a motor fuel metering device found to be incorrect is not capable of being repaired, the department may condemn, seize, and destroy the device.(b)  If, in the judgment of the department, an incorrect motor fuel metering device is capable of being repaired, the department shall place on the device a tag or other mark with the words "Out of Order."  The owner or user of the motor fuel metering device may not use it until it is reinspected and released for use by the department or inspected and released for use in any other manner authorized by commission rule.(c)  The owner, operator, or user of a motor fuel metering device may not destroy, replace, or otherwise dispose of a device declared to be incorrect or condemned under this section except as provided by commission rule.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1219 (S.B. 2119), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2020.|
TX Occ Code § 2310.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 14 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Transportation|Subtitle A - Regulations Related to Motor Vehicles|Chapter 2310 - Motor Fuel Metering and Quality|Subchapter C. Inspection and Registration of Motor Fuel Metering Devices|Section 2310.106. Inspection of Standards Used to Perform Device Maintenance Activities

Sec. 2310.106.  INSPECTION OF STANDARDS USED TO PERFORM DEVICE MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES.  (a)  In this section, "state metrology laboratory" means the metrology laboratory maintained by the Department of Agriculture under Subchapter C, Chapter 13, Agriculture Code.(b)  The commission may adopt rules to regulate the frequency and place of inspection and correction of the standards for motor fuel used by an individual or business licensed by the department to perform device maintenance activities under Subchapter D or an individual or business licensed under Subchapter I, Chapter 13, Agriculture Code.(c)  The department may inspect any standard for motor fuel used by an individual or business licensed by the department to perform device maintenance activities described by Subchapter D or an individual or business licensed under Subchapter I, Chapter 13, Agriculture Code, if the department has reason to believe a standard is no longer in compliance with this chapter.(d)  The department shall keep a record of the inspection and character of standards for motor fuel inspected under this section.(e)  The state metrology laboratory shall purchase additional sets of standards as necessary for use by a department inspector or other department personnel.(f)  The state metrology laboratory shall inspect and correct the standards for motor fuel used by a department inspector, another department employee, an individual or business licensed by the department to perform device maintenance activities under Subchapter D, or an individual or business licensed under Subchapter I, Chapter 13, Agriculture Code.(g)  The department and the state metrology laboratory shall enter into a memorandum of understanding to implement this section.  The memorandum of understanding must provide department personnel and persons licensed under Subchapter D with access to state metrology laboratory services equal to the access provided to Department of Agriculture personnel and persons licensed under Subchapter I, Chapter 13, Agriculture Code, and under equivalent terms and conditions.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1219 (S.B. 2119), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2020.|
TX Occ Code § 2310.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 14 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Transportation|Subtitle A - Regulations Related to Motor Vehicles|Chapter 2310 - Motor Fuel Metering and Quality|Subchapter C. Inspection and Registration of Motor Fuel Metering Devices|Section 2310.107. Tolerances

Sec. 2310.107.  TOLERANCES.  Specifications and tolerances for motor fuel metering devices shall be the same as those recommended by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1219 (S.B. 2119), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2020.|
TX Occ Code § 2310.108 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 14 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Transportation|Subtitle A - Regulations Related to Motor Vehicles|Chapter 2310 - Motor Fuel Metering and Quality|Subchapter C. Inspection and Registration of Motor Fuel Metering Devices|Section 2310.108. Fees

Sec. 2310.108.  FEES.  The commission by rule shall establish fees in amounts reasonable and necessary to cover the cost of administering this chapter.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1219 (S.B. 2119), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2020.|
TX Occ Code § 2310.109 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 14 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Transportation|Subtitle A - Regulations Related to Motor Vehicles|Chapter 2310 - Motor Fuel Metering and Quality|Subchapter C. Inspection and Registration of Motor Fuel Metering Devices|Section 2310.109. Refusing to Allow Test of Motor Fuel Metering Device

Sec. 2310.109.  REFUSING TO ALLOW TEST OF MOTOR FUEL METERING DEVICE.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person refuses to allow a motor fuel metering device under the person's control or in the person's possession to be inspected, tested, or examined by the department, and the inspection, test, or examination is required or authorized by this chapter.(b)  A person commits an offense if the person hinders or obstructs in any way the department, a department inspector, or other department employee in the performance of official duties.(c)  A person commits an offense if the person removes or obliterates a tag or device placed or required by the department to be placed on a motor fuel metering device under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1219 (S.B. 2119), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2020.|
TX Occ Code § 2310.110 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 14 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Transportation|Subtitle A - Regulations Related to Motor Vehicles|Chapter 2310 - Motor Fuel Metering and Quality|Subchapter C. Inspection and Registration of Motor Fuel Metering Devices|Section 2310.110. Sale or Use of Incorrect Motor Fuel Metering Device

Sec. 2310.110.  SALE OR USE OF INCORRECT MOTOR FUEL METERING DEVICE.  (a)  The department may condemn and prohibit the sale or distribution of any incorrect motor fuel metering device that is sold, offered for sale, or about to be sold in this state.(b)  A person commits an offense if the person or the person's representative or agent knowingly:(1)  offers or exposes for sale, hire, or award or sells an incorrect motor fuel metering device;(2)  possesses an incorrect motor fuel metering device; or(3)  sells, offers for sale, uses, or possesses for the purpose of sale or use a device or instrument to be used to falsify or intended to falsify a weight or measure for motor fuel.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1219 (S.B. 2119), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2020.|