2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy › Chapter 296 - Operation of Fuel Supply Business › Section 16a-22d. - Registration requirements. Affiliated companies.

(a)(1) Any person that is engaged in the wholesale or retail sale, or both, of petroleum products in this state or in the wholesale sale of petroleum products for consumption in this state and that sells at least one million gallons of such products annually or any person that is engaged in the operation of a petroleum product storage terminal or petroleum product pipeline shall register with the commissioner not later than September thirtieth of each year or not later than thirty days of commencing operations in the state by such person, whichever is later.
(2) Any person that is engaged in the wholesale or retail sale, or both, of petroleum products in this state or in the wholesale sale of petroleum products for consumption in this state and that sells at least five thousand but less than one million gallons of such products annually shall register with the commissioner, if so requested by the commissioner, not more than thirty days after such request. The commissioner shall not require such registration more than once in any twelve-month period.
(3) Such registration shall be on a form prescribed or furnished by the commissioner and shall require the registrant, subject to the penalty for false statement under section 53a-157b, to provide the following information: (A) The name, mailing address and telephone number of the registrant; (B) the name, mailing address and telephone number of any company with which the registrant is affiliated, and whether any such affiliated company is engaged in the wholesale or retail sale, or both, or the delivery into or storage of petroleum products in this state or another state, or both; (C) whether the registrant engages in wholesale operations, retail operations, or both, or the delivery into or storage of petroleum products and whether the registrant engages in sales to residential customers; (D) any other names and places of business used by the registrant to conduct business; and (E) any further information which the commissioner may request pursuant to this title.
(b) For the purposes of this section, “affiliated” means the existence of one or more of the following relationships between the registrant and any other company: (1) The registrant owns or is owned by, in whole or in part, another company; (2) the registrant has one or more common officers or directors with another company; (3) the registrant owns facilities or equipment in common with another company; (4) the registrant engages in common operations or joint ventures with another company; or (5) the registrant controls the activities of another company, or the activities of the registrant are controlled by another company.
(P.A. 80-436, S. 2, 7; P.A. 90-304, S. 9; P.A. 99-16, S. 1, 2; P.A. 00-53, S. 9; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 90-304 expanded section to also apply to persons engaged in the wholesale sale of petroleum products for consumption in this state or in operating petroleum product storage terminals or pipelines, required registration within 30 days of commencing operation and specified that information supplied must include other names and places of business used by the registrant; P.A. 99-16 amended Subsec. (a) by designating existing provisions requiring certain persons to register as Subdiv. (1) and by changing 5,000 to 1,000,000 gallons therein, by adding new Subdiv. (2) requiring certain persons to register if requested by the secretary, by designating provisions re registration form as Subdiv. (3) and by making technical changes, effective July 1, 1999; P.A. 00-53 made technical changes in Subsec. (a); pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “secretary” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “commissioner” in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 2011.
See Sec. 16a-6 for applicability of section to persons applying for license under Sec. 14-319.