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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXIII
REGULATION OF TRADE, COMMERCE, INVESTMENTS, AND SOLICITATIONS
Chapter 527
SALE OF LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS
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F.S. 527.01
527.01 Definitions.—As used in this chapter:
(1) “Liquefied petroleum gas” means any material which is composed predominantly of any of the following hydrocarbons, or mixtures of the same: propane, propylene, butanes (normal butane or isobutane), and butylenes.
(2) “Person” means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, organization, or cooperative.
(3) “Consumer” means the person last purchasing liquefied petroleum gas in its liquid or vapor state for industrial, commercial, or domestic use.
(4) “Department” means the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
(5) “Qualifier” means any person who has passed a competency examination administered by the department and is employed by a licensed category I, category II, or category V business.
(6) “Category I liquefied petroleum gas dealer” means any person selling or offering to sell by delivery or at a stationary location any liquefied petroleum gas to the consumer for industrial, commercial, or domestic use; any person leasing or offering to lease, or exchanging or offering to exchange, any apparatus, appliances, and equipment for the use of liquefied petroleum gas; any person designing, installing, servicing, altering, or modifying apparatus, piping, tubing, appliances, and equipment for the use of liquefied petroleum or natural gas; any person installing carburetion equipment; or any person requalifying cylinders.
(7) “Category II liquefied petroleum gas dispenser” means any person engaging in the business of operating a liquefied petroleum gas dispensing unit for the purpose of serving liquid products to the consumer for industrial, commercial, or domestic use, and selling or offering to sell, or leasing or offering to lease, apparatus, appliances, and equipment for the use of liquefied petroleum gas, including maintaining a cylinder storage rack at the licensed business location for the purpose of storing cylinders filled by the licensed business for sale or use at a later date.
(8) “Category III liquefied petroleum gas cylinder exchange operator” means any person operating a storage facility used for the purpose of storing filled propane cylinders of not more than 43.5 pounds propane capacity or 104 pounds water capacity, while awaiting sale to the consumer, or a facility used for the storage of empty or filled containers which have been offered for exchange.
(9) “Category IV dealer in appliances and equipment” means any person selling or offering to sell, or leasing or offering to lease, apparatus, appliances, and equipment for the use of liquefied petroleum gas.
(10) “Category V LP gas installer” means any person who is engaged in the liquefied petroleum gas business and whose services include the design, installation, servicing, altering, or modifying of apparatus, piping, tubing, tanks, and equipment for the use of liquefied petroleum or natural gas and selling or offering to sell, or leasing or offering to lease, apparatus, appliances, and equipment for the use of liquefied petroleum or natural gas.
(11) “Category VI miscellaneous operator” means any person who is engaged in operation as a manufacturer of LP gas appliances and equipment; a fabricator, repairer, and tester of vehicles and cargo tanks; a requalifier of LP gas cylinders; or a pipeline system operator.
(12) “Manufacturer of liquefied petroleum gas appliances and equipment” means any person in this state manufacturing and offering for sale or selling tanks, cylinders, or other containers and necessary appurtenances for use in the storage, transportation, or delivery of such gas to the consumer, or manufacturing and offering for sale or selling apparatus, appliances, and equipment for the use of liquefied petroleum gas to the consumer.
(13) “Wholesaler” means any person, as defined by subsection (2), selling or offering to sell any liquefied petroleum gas for industrial, commercial, or domestic use to any person except the consumer.
(14) “Requalifier of cylinders” means any person involved in the retesting, repair, qualifying, or requalifying of liquefied petroleum gas tanks or cylinders manufactured under specifications of the United States Department of Transportation.
(15) “Fabricator, repairer, and tester of vehicles and cargo tanks” means any person involved in the hydrostatic testing, fabrication, repair, or requalifying of any motor vehicles or cargo tanks used for the transportation of liquefied petroleum gases, when such tanks are permanently attached to or forming a part of the motor vehicle.
(16) “Pipeline system operator” means any person who owns or operates a liquefied petroleum gas pipeline system that is used to transmit liquefied petroleum gas from a common source to the customer and that serves 10 or more customers.
(17) “License period” means the period 1 to 3 years from the issuance of the license.
(18) “Recreational vehicle” means a motor vehicle that is designed to provide temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, or travel use and that has its own propulsion or is mounted on or towed by another motor vehicle.
(19) “Licensed location” means the premises on which category I, category II, category III, category IV, category V, or category VI liquefied petroleum gas operations are performed, excluding remote bulk storage.
(20) “Remote bulk storage” means the location of liquefied petroleum gas stored for the sole purpose of filling delivery vehicles used in delivery to an end user.
History.—s. 1, ch. 24302, 1947; s. 11, ch. 25035, 1949; s. 1, ch. 57-174; s. 1, ch. 61-158; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 202, ch. 71-377; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 1, 6, ch. 80-390; ss. 1, 18, 19, ch. 81-175; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 1, 2, ch. 82-6; s. 124, ch. 83-218; s. 1, ch. 86-69; ss. 2, 3, ch. 87-34; s. 1, ch. 90-215; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 1, ch. 92-324; s. 7, ch. 93-142; ss. 1, 7, ch. 93-248; s. 1, ch. 2000-269; s. 23, ch. 2001-63; s. 1, ch. 2003-132; s. 31, ch. 2013-251; s. 18, ch. 2018-84; s. 9, ch. 2020-126; s. 2, ch. 2020-135; s. 8, ch. 2023-155; s. 1, ch. 2024-170.
Note.—Former s. 526.12.

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Cases Citing Statute 527.01

Total Results: 12

Sowden v. Brea

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2010-10-22

Citation: 47 So. 3d 341, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 16060, 2010 WL 4135857

Snippet: the only proceedings authorized under section 744.527(1), Florida Statutes (2008),[2] were the consideration

In Re Amend. to Florida Probate Rules

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2008-07-10

Citation: 986 So. 2d 576, 33 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 542, 2008 Fla. LEXIS 1242, 2008 WL 2686339

Snippet: guardianship on change of domicile of residentward. § 744.527(1), Fla. Stat. Final reports and application for discharge;

Hayes v. Guardianship of Thompson

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2006-11-09

Citation: 952 So. 2d 498, 2006 WL 3228916

Snippet: objections to annual guardianship reports. § 744.527(1), Fla. Stat. (2006). In determining whether the

Giventer v. Giventer

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2003-12-31

Citation: 863 So. 2d 438, 2003 Fla. App. LEXIS 19740, 2003 WL 23095388

Snippet: provide for a specific visitation schedule. § 61.527(1), Fla. Stat. (2003). Although the May 30, 2002 order

Amendments to the Florida Probate Rules

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2003-06-19

Citation: 848 So. 2d 1069, 28 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 495, 2003 Fla. LEXIS 1063, 2003 WL 21402500

Snippet: guardianship on change of domicile of resident ward. § 744.527(1), Fla. Stat. Final reports and application for discharge;

In Re Amendments to the Florida Probate Rules

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1991-08-22

Citation: 584 So. 2d 964, 16 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 557, 1991 Fla. LEXIS 1335, 1991 WL 169366

Snippet: guardianship on change of domicile of resident ward. § 744.527(1), Fla. Stat. Final reports and application for discharge;

Wells v. Wells

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1988-03-25

Citation: 523 So. 2d 170, 13 Fla. L. Weekly 765, 1988 Fla. App. LEXIS 1326, 1988 WL 27806

Snippet: together with interest accrued thereon. Section 744.527(1), Florida Statutes, clearly provides that if any

Ago

Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1978-06-08

Snippet: handling of liquefied petroleum gas, as defined in s. 527.01(1), F. S. Part I of Ch. 553, F. S., is the `Florida

Stewart v. Nangle

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1958-06-04

Citation: 103 So. 2d 649

Snippet: contract. Uhlfelder v. Carter's Adm'r, 64 Ala. 527; 1 Jones Mortg. § 634. The first note given by appellant

Clark v. Grey

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1931-03-05

Citation: 132 So. 832, 101 Fla. 1058

Snippet: parties to the contract. Uhlfelder v. Carter, 64 Ala. 527; 1 Jones Mortg. #634. The first note given by appellant

Sullivan v. McMillan

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1896-01-15

Citation: 37 Fla. 134

Snippet: Gray’s Harbor Brick Co., 3 Wash. 283, 28 Pac. Rep. 527; 1 Sedgwick on Damages, sec. 208; Wolf vs. Studebaker

Cotten v. Blocker

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1855-01-15

Citation: 6 Fla. 1

Snippet: Hawkins, we add the following : 1 Bailey, S Car., 527; 1 McCord’s Chy., 489; 1 Harper, 275; 9 Porter, 474