Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 55 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Part IX - Liquefied Petroleum Gas › Chapter 15 - Sale, Storage, Transportation and Handling of Anhydrous Ammonia › Subchapter A - New Dealers › Section IX-1513 - Classes of Permits

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
				  commission shall issue upon application the following classes of permits.
1. Class A1. Holders of these permits may
				  enter any phase of the anhydrous ammonia business.
a. Shall file formal application for a permit
				  with the commission. These applications for permits shall be administratively
				  granted by the office of the director, upon complying with all commission
				  requirements, such as payment of the applicable fees, qualification of
				  personnel, providing proof of insurance and if applicable, final approval of a
				  sketch, registration and safety inspection of tanker trucks. The commission
				  shall ratify the permits at the first subsequent commission meeting after at
				  least 20 days have elapsed after the permit has been administratively granted
				  by the office of the director. Presence of applicant for the permit or his
				  authorized representative is required at the commission meeting when the
				  application for a permit is ratified. The applicant's supplier is prohibited
				  from being the authorized representative. Only with special approval of the
				  commission, under extenuating circumstances, will the commission allow the
				  applicant for a permit to be represented by another party other than a
				  principal officer, director, manager, or attorney. The formal application
				  form(s) shall be furnished by the commission upon request.
b. Shall deposit filing fee of $100 with
				  application.
c. Holders of these
				  permits shall furnish evidence of general liability insurance in the minimum
				  sum of $1,000,000 covering:
i.
				  products;
ii. manufacturers and
				  contractors; and
iii. automobile
				  liability.
d. Storage
				  tank and location shall be approved. Storage tanks shall not be located inside
				  corporate limits without permission of the governing body.
e. Shall pay an initial permit fee for the
				  first year of operation in the amount of $300 to the commission. For all
				  succeeding years, the permit fee shall be one-half of 1 percent of the gross
				  annual sales of anhydrous ammonia or $300, whichever is greater.
f. Person in charge of operations shall be
				  satisfactory to the commission and the office of director.
g. All service and installation personnel,
				  anhydrous ammonia transfer personnel, and tank truck drivers shall have a card
				  of competency from the office of the director.
h. Shall have necessary experience in
				  anhydrous ammonia business or have employed a recognized operator of such
				  experience and competency. The commission reserves the right to demand that
				  such knowledge and competency be proved by a written examination.
i. Shall provide adequate switch track of
				  tank loading and unloading facilities. All auxiliary equipment such as pumps,
				  hose, electrical switches, etc., shall be, where possible, Underwriters
				  Laboratories or any other nationally recognized testing agency approved for
				  anhydrous ammonia. If equipment is not so approved, drawings and descriptions
				  shall be submitted to the office of the director for his approval before
				  installation.
j. No truck shall be
				  parked on a street or highway at night in any city, town or village, except
				  that it be for the purpose of serving a customer, then only in an
				  emergency.
k. Compliance with all
				  other applicable rules and regulations is a mandatory requirement.
l. The name of the dealer or permit holder
				  shall appear on all tank trucks, storage tank sites, and/or advertising being
				  used by the dealer.