Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › REGULATORY › Chapter 16-659 - Weights and measures - Liquified petroleum gas › Section 16-659-010 - Liquefied petroleum gas

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
				Liquefied petroleum gas shall be sold or exposed for sale at retail only by
				avoirdupois weight, specified in pounds; liquid measure, specified in gallons;
				or vapor, specified in cubic feet.
(2) When sold by weight or by liquid measure
				or in units of cubic feet, it shall be dispensed and sold only by the use of
				such devices that conform to the requirements set forth in
National
				Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 44
, edition specified
				in chapter 16-662 WAC.
(3)
				Liquefied petroleum gas sold or delivered to a consumer by liquid measure shall
				be corrected to a temperature of 60 F with an automatic correction device, or
				the quantity delivered shall be corrected to a temperature of 60 F in
				accordance with the volume correction factor table for liquefied petroleum
				gases set forth in subsection (6) of this chapter. When the delivery is made
				through a meter automatically corrected for temperature, the retail sales
				ticket shall show the meter adjusted gallons delivered and state that the
				temperature correction was made automatically. When the delivery is made
				through a meter not corrected automatically, the retail sales ticket shall show
				the metered gallons delivered and the temperature of the liquid at the time of
				delivery, the volume correction factor and the corrected gallonage: Provided,
				That this section shall be applicable to new equipment, equipment that has
				changed ownership or equipment used in the state of Washington for the first
				time after the effective date of this section. This subsection shall be
				applicable to all other equipment and with respect to the manual issuances of
				sales tickets as of January 1, 1969. This subsection shall not apply to unit
				sales or deliveries made direct to fuel tanks on trucks and automobiles
				operated on highways, or to containers of less than 200 pound water
				capacity.
(4) If a device is
				equipped with an automatic temperature compensator, this shall be connected,
				operable, and used at all times. Such automatic temperature compensator may not
				be removed, nor may a compensated device be replaced with an uncompensated
				device, without the written approval of the weights and measures authority
				having jurisdiction over the device. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit
				the removal of a meter or temperature compensator for repair providing notice
				of such removal for repair shall be given the weights and measures office in
				Olympia within three working days.
(5)
(a)
				Containers, including I.C.C. cylinders, with water capacity less than 200
				pounds, shall be charged and sold by weight or by metered measure, except
				containers excluded by law or regulation. The tare weight of the container and
				the net weight of the contents shall be plainly and conspicuously marked on the
				outside of the container or on a label firmly attached thereto. This subsection
				shall not be construed to require the net weight to be labeled on a container
				that is being filled at the time of sale. Tare weight shall not be construed to
				include the valve protecting cap which shall be removed when weighing. When
				liquefied petroleum gas is sold by refilling of a container the vendor shall
				give the purchaser full credit for the unused liquid remaining in the container
				being refilled. When liquefied petroleum gas is sold by an exchange of
				containers the vendor shall specify conspicuously on a label firmly attached to
				the container the following: Tare weight of the container, the net weight of
				the contents and the name and address of the facility where the tank was
				filled. The address shall include the street address, city, state and zip code.
				Tare weight shall not be construed to include the valve protecting cap. The cap
				shall be removed when weighing.
(b)
				A delivery ticket shall be issued at the time of filling and shall set forth
				the exact amount of liquefied petroleum gas dispensed in terms of weight or if
				converted to gallons the weight factor used in such conversion. Any service
				charge shall be shown separately on the delivery ticket but may be included in
				the total price.
(c) When sold by
				weight, the tare weight, any unused portion and/or the net weight shall be
				determined only on devices that are adequately protected from wind and weather
				conditions that will assure normal accuracy.