Sec. 29-332. (Formerly Sec. 29-73). Inspections by local fire marshal of cargo tank motor vehicle used to transport gas.
Sec. 29-332. (Formerly Sec. 29-73). Inspections by local fire marshal of cargo
tank motor vehicle used to transport gas. No person shall operate, and no owner shall
permit the operation of, a cargo tank motor vehicle, as defined in the Code of Federal
Regulations Title 49, Section 171.8, as amended from time to time, used for the transportation of liquefied petroleum gas or liquefied natural gas until such vehicle has been
inspected in accordance with the provisions of this section. The local fire marshal of
each town, city and borough shall inspect once annually, and more often if necessary,
all bulk storage tanks, equipment and cargo tank motor vehicles at bulk storage plant
installations in his jurisdiction and utilized for the storage or transportation of liquefied
petroleum gas or liquefied natural gas, and shall promptly report to the Commissioner
of Public Safety each hazard found in such inspection. All such inspections shall be
made in accordance with regulations established under the provisions of section 29-331. The local fire marshal of the city, town or borough in which the vehicle is registered
by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall issue for each vehicle, inspected and
approved, a certificate furnished by the Commissioner of Public Safety which shall be
carried in the vehicle and kept with the certificate of registration for such vehicle at all
times. No municipality other than the one in which the vehicle is registered by the
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall require any further inspection or cause any further inspection to be made, or exact any license fees for such inspection, or exact any
license fees for the transportation of liquefied petroleum gas or liquefied natural gas
into or out of such municipality.
(1955, S. 2001d; 1959, P.A. 370; P.A. 77-614, S. 486, 610; P.A. 79-512, S. 7, 13; P.A. 93-73, S. 2; P.A. 97-162, S. 2.)
History: 1959 act prohibited operation of vehicle used for transporting liquefied petroleum gas until it has been inspected
and removed requirement for placement of sticker in lower right-hand corner of windshield; P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner of state police with commissioner of public safety, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 79-512 made provisions applicable
to liquefied natural gas and added Subsec. (b) re procedure required when leak or discharge of gases from storage facility
or transport vehicle occurs; Sec. 29-73 transferred to Sec. 29-332 in 1983; P.A. 93-73 amended Subsec. (a) to limit applicability of section to cargo tank motor vehicles, as defined in CFR Title 49, Section 171.8, as amended, require local fire
marshal to issue a certificate in lieu of a sticker for each vehicle inspected and approved and require certificate to be carried
in vehicle and kept with registration certificate at all times; P.A. 97-162 deleted former Subsec. (b) re reports of leaks or
discharges to state police and deleted Subsec. (a) designation.