Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 19 - Department of Insurance › Part 7 - State Fire Marshal › Chapter 12 - Rules of Practice and Procedures Before the State Liquefied Compressed Gas Board › Rule 19-7-12.04 - Liquefied Compressed Gas Duties

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Department of
				Insurance - The Commissioner is vested with the sole and exclusive power and
				authority and is charged with the duty of administering the Liquefied
				Compressed Gas laws found in Title 75, Chapter 57. In administering the laws,
				the Commissioner shall employ an executive director and staff within the
				Department of Insurance (hereinafter "Department") for the Liquefied Compressed
				Gas Division (hereinafter L.C. Gas Division). The Board is provided with a
				Board Attorney who is an attorney within the Department who shall provide legal
				advice to the Board. Matters regarding L.C. Gas violations that are
				investigated by the L.C. Gas Division and brought for administrative hearing
				before the Board shall be handled by the Attorney for the L.C. Gas Division,
				which shall be an attorney within the Department. The Board Attorney and the
				L.C. Gas Attorney shall not be the same person.
B. Liquefied Compressed Gas Division - The
				State Fire Marshal's Office is an Office established within the Department. The
				L.C. Gas Division is a Division within the State Fire Marshal's Office which
				enforces the laws and regulations regarding the distribution of liquefied
				compressed gases and the handling of liquefied compressed gas containers within
				Mississippi and other matters related to liquefied compressed gas. The L.C. Gas
				Division's primary responsibility is to enforce the National Fire Protection
				Association (NFPA) Standards 54 and 58 pertaining to liquefied compressed gas
				and the State's liquefied compressed gas laws and regulations. The L.C. Gas
				Division regularly inspects all domestic, commercial and industrial premises or
				buildings where liquefied compressed gases may be received, stored,
				transported, sold, offered or exposed for sale, manufactured, refined,
				distilled, compounded or blended, as well as any liquefied compressed gas
				container, system, pump, equipment, tank car, storage tank, or other vehicle in
				which any liquefied compressed gas is stored. The L.C. Gas Division is also
				responsible for investigating fires that occur within the State when liquefied
				compressed gas is the suspected cause. The L.C. Gas Division also investigates
				possible violations of NEPA Standards and the State's Liquefied compressed gas
				laws and regulations when liquefied compressed gas is involved but no fire
				resulted. The L.C. Gas Division coordinates its investigations of suspected
				liquefied compressed gas-related fires with the State Fire Marshal's Office,
				which is responsible for fire investigation in the State generally. The L.C.
				Gas Division's responsibilities in a suspected liquefied compressed gas-related
				fire investigation include, but are not limited to, testing and inspecting the
				subject gas system for installation and operating compliance with NFPA
				Standards 54 and 58.
C. State
				Liquefied Compressed Gas Board - The Board is statutorily vested with the power
				to regulate matters pertaining to liquefied compressed gas, with the exception
				of administrative and enforcement duties which shall be retained by the
				Commissioner.
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §
										75-57-1, et
				  seq.; §
										75-57-101,
				  et seq. (Rev. 2016)