HB 1314 - AS INTRODUCED
2000 SESSION
HOUSE BILL 1314
AN ACT relative to propane sales.
SPONSORS: Rep. Lessard, Hills 23; Rep. Mock, Carr 3; Rep. K. Herman, Hills 13; Rep. R. Nowe, Rock 3; Sen. Krueger, Dist 16
This bill requires retailers to weigh a propane container prior to filling or refilling it, and to charge only for the net weight or gallonage of propane placed in the container.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
00-2469
03/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand
AN ACT relative to propane sales.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Sale of Liquid Fuels; Filling of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Containers; Propane Containers, Weighing Required. Amend RSA 339-B by inserting after section 15 the following new section:
339-B:15-a Propane Containers, Weighing Required. No retailer shall fill or refill a propane container without first weighing the container. The retailer shall inform the owner of the weight of the container before and after the fill or refill, and shall charge for only the net weight or gallonage of propane placed in the container.
2 Sale of Liquid Fuels; Filling of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Containers; Penalties; Reference Changed. Amend RSA 339-B:16 to read as follows:
339-B:16 Penalties. Any person, firm, or corporation, or any officer, agent, servant, or employee thereof, who violates the provisions of RSA [339-B:13 - 339-B:15] 339-B:13 through RSA 339-B:15-a shall be guilty of a violation if a natural person, or guilty of a misdemeanor if any other person.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2001.