§818.129. Unlawful importing, transportation, delivery, storage, or sale of compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, or liquefied petroleum gas; sale to enforce assessment
A. Upon the discovery of any compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, or liquefied petroleum gas illegally imported into or illegally transported, delivered, stored, or sold within this state, the secretary shall order the tank or other storage receptacle in which the compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, or liquefied petroleum gas is located to be seized and locked or sealed until the tax, interest, and penalties levied or imposed in accordance with the provisions of this Subpart are assessed and paid.
B. If the tax is not paid within thirty days of the assessment, the secretary may, in addition to other remedies authorized in this Subpart, sell the compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, or liquefied petroleum gas and use the proceeds of the sale to satisfy the assessment due. Any funds collected from the sale that exceed the assessment and costs of the sale shall be returned to the owner of the compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, or liquefied petroleum gas.
C. All compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, or liquefied petroleum gas, and any property, corporeal or incorporeal, found on the person or in any vehicle that the person is using, including the vehicle itself, to aid in the transportation or sale of illegally transported, delivered, stored, sold, imported, or acquired compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, or liquefied petroleum gas, and any property found in the immediate vicinity of any place where the illegally transported, delivered, stored, sold, imported, or acquired compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, or liquefied petroleum gas is located, including motor vehicles, tanks, and other storage devices, used to aid in the illegal transportation or sale of compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, or liquefied petroleum gas shall be subject to seizure, forfeiture, and sale by the secretary in the manner provided for in this Subpart.
Acts 2015, No. 147, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.
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