2016 New York Laws
AGM - Agriculture & Markets
Article 16 - (Agriculture & Markets) WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
192-E - Sale and delivery of liquefied petroleum gas.

 192-e. Sale  and delivery of liquefied petroleum gas. 1. Definition.
  For the purpose of this section "liquefied petroleum gas" shall mean any
  material or substance which is predominantly  composed  of  any  of  the
  following  hydrocarbons  or  mixtures  of  the same: propane, propylene,
  butane, normal or iso-, and butylene.
2. Liquefied petroleum gas shall  be  sold  or  offered  for  sale  by
  avoirdupois  net  weight, by liquid measure based on the standard United
  States gallon of two hundred and thirty-one cubic inches, by cubic  feet
  based  on  the  standard  cubic  foot  of one thousand seven hundred and
  twenty-eight cubic inches, or by the appropriate  units  in  the  metric
  system, or multiple or decimal subdivisions of those units as determined
  by the commissioner.
3.  When  liquefied petroleum gas is sold, offered or exposed for sale
  by package weight, variations at the  rate  of  one  percent  under  the
  specified  net  weight  of  the  container  are  permitted in individual
  containers, but the average weight of not less  than  twelve  containers
  shall not be less than the marked net weight of the containers.
4.  Containers  used  where  the gas content is sold by package weight
  must have the tare  weight  plainly  and  conspicuously  marked  on  the
  container or on permanently attached appurtenances, and the net contents
  plainly  and  conspicuously marked on the container or on a tag or other
  type of label firmly attached thereto. Tare weight shall be construed to
  be the weight of the container, valve and other permanent attachment but
  does not include  the  valve-protecting  cap;  provided,  however,  that
  disposable  containers weighing five pounds or less when filled shall be
  exempt from the tare weight marking requirements.
5. When liquefied petroleum gas is sold or delivered in  package  form
  and  the cylinder or container is connected to the consumer's apparatus,
  such cylinder or container shall neither  be  disconnected  nor  removed
  from  the  premises  before  it becomes empty, except as may be provided
  hereinafter.   When removed  before  becoming  empty  such  cylinder  or
  container  shall  be  weighed by the seller to determine the quantity of
  liquefied petroleum gas remaining in such cylinder or  container  and  a
  written  receipt  issued  to  the  purchaser  or  consumer  stating such
  quantity and  the  amount  of  the  credit  due.  When  weighed  on  the
  customer's  premises,  weight  shall  be  subject to verification by the
  seller at  the  dealer  distribution  point  or  the  filling  plant  to
  determine  whether  credit  is due the customer. A cylinder or container
  shall be considered empty when the  gross  weight  of  the  cylinder  or
  container does not exceed the tare weight as marked within the tolerance
  allowed.
6. Each delivery of liquefied petroleum gas sold on a package basis in
  cylinders  or containers to consumers and each delivery of such gas from
  a vehicle tank or other  vessel  into  tanks,  cylinders  or  containers
  connected  to  consumer  apparatus  when  sale is based on a quantity so
  delivered, shall be accompanied  by  a  delivery  ticket  and  duplicate
  thereof.  On  such  ticket  and  duplicate  thereof  shall be distinctly
  expressed in ink or other indelible substance the date of delivery,  the
  net  weight  or  volume  of  such liquefied petroleum gas delivered, the
  price per unit of metric or customary measure, the total price, the name
  and address of the seller and the name and address of the  purchaser  of
  such  liquefied  petroleum  gas;  provided,  however, that such delivery
  ticket need not set forth the total price  if  within  five  days  after
  delivery  the seller provides the buyer with a written statement setting
  forth all the foregoing information including the total price.  Delivery
  tickets  shall be serially numbered or the serial number of the cylinder
  or container shall be legibly marked on such  delivery  ticket.  One  of
  such  tickets  shall  be delivered to the person receiving the liquefied

  petroleum gas, and the other ticket shall be retained by the  seller  of
  the  liquefied  petroleum  gas  for  a  period  of one year and shall be
  subject to inspection by any weights and measures official  within  this
  time.  For systems equipped with the capability of issuing an electronic
  receipt, ticket or other recorded representation, the  customer  may  be
  given  the  option to receive any required information electronically by
  means of a cellular  telephone,  mobile  telephone,  computer,  computer
  tablet  or  any  other  personal  electronic  device,  in  lieu of or in
  addition to a hard copy.
7. The use of artificial heat for the purpose of  expanding  liquefied
  petroleum  gas  before or during the process of delivery, when the basis
  of settlement for such sale or delivery is liquid volume, is prohibited.
8. a. New meters for measuring liquefied petroleum  gas  sold  in  the
  vapor  state  shall be sealed by the manufacturer thereof as hereinafter
  provided or by a weights and measures  official.  The  commissioner  may
  prescribe  by regulation the specifications and tolerances governing the
  testing and sealing of such meters and the  method  of  determining  the
  quantity  of liquefied petroleum gas, and may authorize any manufacturer
  or distributor of liquefied petroleum  gas  to  seal  used  meters  upon
  written  agreement  to conform to said regulations. The commissioner may
  revoke for cause the authority so given by him to  any  manufacturer  or
  distributor of liquefied petroleum gas.
b.  Meters  equipped  with automatic temperature compensation shall be
  sealed and may be used to compute all retail and wholesale transactions.
9. The provisions of this article shall not apply to  interstate  tank
  car  and  transport  truck  deliveries  to  bulk  storage, nor to public
  utility systems using pipes or other fixtures in the public highways  or
  streets  for  the  transmission of liquefied petroleum gas and operating
  under the jurisdiction of the public service commission of  this  state,
  nor  to  any  public service company whose operations are subject to the
  jurisdiction of the said public service commission.