Florida Administrative Code › 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › 5J - Division of Consumer Services › Chapter 5J-21 - MOTOR FUEL SPECIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS › Section 5J-21.007 - Adoption of the General Code and the Codes of Liquid-Measuring Devices, Liquefied Petroleum Gas and Anhydrous Ammonia Liquid-Measuring Devices, Hydrocarbon Gas Vapor-Measuring Devices, Vehicle-Tank Meters, Vehicle Tanks Used as Measures of National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 44 Meter Sealing Requirements, and Other Related Requirements

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The general code and the codes of
				liquid-measuring devices, liquefied petroleum gas and anhydrous ammonia
				liquid-measuring devices, hydrocarbon gas vapor-measuring devices, vehicle-tank
				meters, and vehicle tanks used as measures relating to specifications,
				tolerances, and other technical requirements for commercial weighing and
				measuring devices, contained in National Institute of Standards and Technology
				Handbook 44, are adopted and incorporated by reference in Rule
				5J-22.002, F.A.C.
(2) All operating petroleum fuel measuring
				devices must be sealed with an appropriate security seal in such a manner that
				the metering adjustment cannot be changed without breaking the seal. An
				appropriate security seal is one which has been applied by the Department or a
				person who is registered with the Department as a meter mechanic and bears at
				least the name or initials of the registered meter mechanic.
(3) Any registered person, agency, or device
				owner that has installed or returned to service a petroleum fuel measuring
				device must report the existence or repair of the petroleum device to the
				department at (850)921-1545 or by fax at (850)921-1548, within twenty-four (24)
				hours after installation, but no sooner than 10 days prior to installation
				using FDACS-03017, Placed in Service Report, Rev. 05/17, as incorporated by
				reference in Rule 5J-22.003, F.A.C. Petroleum
				measuring devices placed into service or returned to service by unregistered
				persons and not in accordance with any exceptions provided by rule shall not be
				used in commerce.
(4) Each
				dispensing device from which diesel fuel is sold at retail shall be equipped
				with a nozzle spout that conforms to SAE International J285, APRIL2019,
				"Dispenser Nozzle Spouts for Liquid Fuels Intended for Use with Spark Ignition
				and Compression Ignition Engines, " and is hereby incorporated by reference.
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(5) All
				retail motor fuel dispensers in operation at self-service facilities shall
				comply with the provisions of Section
				526.141(5)(b),
				F.S.
(a) As used in Section
				526.141(5)(b),
				F.S., the term "pump" means the face of a motor fuel dispenser or a stand-alone
				unit as described in paragraph (b) of this subsection.
(b) The term "affixed, " as used in Section
				526.141(5)(b),
				F.S., means:
1. Directly attached to the pump
				on the upper fifty percent of the front panel in a position clear and
				conspicuous from the driver's position; or
2. Directly attached to a stand-alone unit
				located no more than 36'' from either side of the motor fuel dispenser, at a
				height equivalent to the upper fifty percent of the motor fuel dispenser's
				front panel, and in a position clear and conspicuous from the driver's
				position. If a stand-alone unit is used, it must contain controls to
				communicate directly with the self-service facility's
				staff.