§1847. Permits; bonds; insurance; reciprocal agreements

A.(1) Every person, firm, or corporation, as a prerequisite to his or its right to store, sell, or transport liquefied petroleum gases over the highways of the state of Louisiana or to his or its right to install storage tanks or systems for the use of liquefied petroleum gases, or to his or its right to install liquefied petroleum gas appliances, shall obtain a permit or registration from the commission and shall comply with the applicable requirements of the rules and regulations of the commission including the execution and filing of the insurance policy required herein with the commission. The registration applies only to plumbers who hold a masters plumber's license issued by the state of Louisiana, or mechanical contractors who hold a current occupational license from the proper issuing authority and who meets all rules and regulations of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Commission.

(2) As a further prerequisite to the issuance of such permit or registration, the applicant shall furnish evidence of liability insurance in the minimum sum of one hundred thousand dollars covering the applicant's legal liability for such phases of his operations as the commission may require, but this shall not serve to lower any insurance requirements otherwise provided by law.

(3) In lieu of such insurance, the applicant may post with the commission bonds or other securities issued by the United States of America or the state of Louisiana, or certificates of deposit or similar instruments issued by a lending institution regulated by an agency of this state or of the federal government, in the above amounts, which bonds or securities shall be held in trust by the commission for the benefit of any person, firm, or corporation to which such legal liability may accrue.

B. The commission shall grant Class I liquefied petroleum gas dealer permits to nonresident applicants only after the commission has reached a reciprocal agreement with the liquefied petroleum gas regulating authority of the state in which the applicant resides. Such agreement shall provide for the granting of Class I dealer permits in that state to resident Louisiana liquefied petroleum gas Class I dealer applicants on an equal basis between the states for the granting of such permits. The granting of a Class I dealer permit by the commission to such nonresident applicant shall be subject to the provisions of such agreement. The provisions of such agreement shall not serve to reduce the requirements hereinabove prescribed for qualifying for Class I liquefied petroleum gas dealer permits to operate within the state of Louisiana.

Acts 1983, No. 377, §1. Acts 1984, No. 214, §1, eff. June 29, 1984; Acts 1987, No. 552, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1279, §1.