2021 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
Title 47 - Revenue and Taxation
§818.47. Shipping documents
RS 818.47 - Shipping documents
A. Each person operating a refinery or terminal rack or any other facility where gasoline or diesel fuel is removed for transporting in a rail car or highway vehicle other than in the fuel supply tank shall prepare and provide to the operator of every rail car or highway vehicle receiving gasoline or diesel fuel at the facility a shipping document using a preprinted or machine generated form. The shipping document shall include:
(1) The name and physical address of the terminal or bulk plant from which the gasoline or diesel fuel was received.
(2) The name, federal employer identification number, or if an individual, the social security number if the federal employer identification number is not available, and address of the motor fuel transporter transporting the gasoline or diesel fuel.
(3) The date the gasoline or diesel fuel was loaded.
(4) The type of gasoline or diesel fuel.
(5) The number of gallons in:
(a) Net gallons if purchased from a terminal for export or import, or
(b) Net gallons or gross gallons if purchased from a bulk plant.
(6) The destination of the gasoline or diesel fuel as represented by the purchaser of the gasoline or diesel fuel and the number of gallons of the gasoline or diesel fuel to be delivered, if delivery is to only one state.
(7) The name, federal employer identification number, or if an individual, the social security number if the federal employer identification number is not available, and physical address of the purchaser of the gasoline or diesel fuel.
(8) Any other information that, in the opinion of the secretary, is necessary for the proper administration of this Part.
B. Every person transporting gasoline or diesel fuel in Louisiana in a rail car or highway vehicle other than in its supply tank shall carry on board a shipping document issued by the facility where the product was obtained.
C. A person may not import gasoline or diesel fuel to a destination in this state or export gasoline or diesel fuel to a destination outside this state by any means unless the person possesses a shipping document for that gasoline or diesel fuel issued by the facility where the gasoline or diesel fuel was obtained.
D. If gasoline or diesel fuel is to be delivered to more than one state, the terminal shall document the split loads by issuing shipping documents that list the destination state of each portion of the gasoline or diesel fuel.
E. The terminal operator, bulk plant, carrier, licensed distributor or supplier, and the person that received the gasoline or diesel fuel shall:
(1) Retain a copy of the shipping document for at least four years from the date the fuel is received.
(2) Provide a copy of the document to the secretary or any law enforcement officer not later than thirty days after the date a request for the copy is received.
F. An importer, exporter, or motor fuel transporter shall keep in their possession the shipping document issued by the terminal or bulk plant when transporting gasoline or diesel fuel imported into this state or for export from this state. The importer, exporter, or motor fuel transporter shall show the document to the secretary or any law enforcement officer on request. The secretary may delegate authority to inspect the document to other governmental agencies. The importer, exporter, or motor fuel transporter shall provide a copy of the shipping document to the person that receives the gasoline or diesel fuel when it is delivered.
G. No person shall accept delivery of gasoline or diesel fuel into storage facilities in Louisiana if that delivery is not accompanied by the shipping document that sets out on its face Louisiana as the state of destination of the gasoline or diesel fuel. Each operator of a retail outlet shall receive, examine, and retain the shipping document received from the motor fuel transporter for every shipment of gasoline or diesel fuel that is delivered to each location, with record retention of the shipping document at the location for thirty days. At the end of thirty days, the shipping document shall be maintained with the required books and records for a period of four years from the date of shipment.
H. Failure to comply with the provisions of this Section may result in a penalty of one thousand dollars being imposed by the secretary on the person operating the refinery or terminal rack or other facility. This penalty shall be multiplied by the sum of the current violation plus prior violations of this Section, if any.
Acts 2005, No. 252, §1, eff. July 1, 2006.
