GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

H	2 

HOUSE BILL 1526*
Committee Substitute Favorable 6/8/89

Short Title:  LP Gas Filler Safety.(Public)
─────────────────────────────────────── 
Sponsors:
─────────────────────────────────────── 
Referred to:  
─────────────────────────────────────── 

May 2, 1989

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO REQUIRE SAFETY TRAINING FOR LP GAS FILLERS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 119-54 is amended by adding a new subdivision (5) to read:
"(5)	'Filler' means any person who, in connection with the retail sale of liquified petroleum gas, fills a cylinder that has a capacity of 100 pounds or less of liquified petroleum gas."
Sec. 2.  Article 5 of Chapter 119 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 119-56.1.  Training of fillers.
No person shall act as a filler unless he has completed a safety training program approved by the Commissioner."
Sec. 3.  Article 5 of Chapter 119 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 119-59.1.  Revocation of registration; civil penalties.
(a)	The Commissioner may deny, suspend, modify, or revoke any registration issued under this Article for any violation of this Article or the rules adopted hereunder.
(b)	A civil penalty may be levied by the Commissioner against any person who violates any provision of this Article or the rules adopted hereunder.  Such penalty shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00) for the first violation, five hundred dollars ($500.00) for a second violation, and one thousand dollars ($1,000) for a third or subsequent violation.
(c)	Civil penalties collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the General Fund."
Sec. 4.  This act shall become effective January 1, 1990.