Okla. Stat. tit. 52, § 52-420.4

A. No person, firm or corporation shall manufacture, fabricate,

assemble or install in this state any system, container, apparatus

or appliance used or to be used in this state in or for the

transportation, storage, dispensing or utilization of LPG, nor shall

any transporter, distributor or retailer of LPG store, dispense or

transport over the highways of this state any LPG intended for use

in this state in any such system, container, apparatus or appliance,

without having first applied for and obtained a registration permit

to do so. A permit shall not be required by any person, firm or

corporation engaged in the production or manufacture of LPG, or

selling or reselling LPG to transporters, gas processors,

distributors or retailers, nor by any person, firm or corporation

selling or delivering motor vehicles or tractors which are factory

equipped with an LPG system, container, apparatus or appliance for

the utilization of LPG as motor fuel. The provisions of this

section shall not prevent an individual from installing in his or

her own single-unit residence any system, container, apparatus or

appliance which uses or will utilize LPG, provided that such

individual has secured an inspection of the installation by the

Administrator or someone designated by the Administrator or by a

person duly licensed to make such an installation prior to the use

of the system, container, apparatus or appliance. Applications for

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registration permits shall be in writing, on a form provided by the

Board, and shall contain such pertinent information as is required

by the Board. Upon approval of each application and receipt of the

certificates of insurance or securities required by the provisions

of this section, the Administrator shall issue to the applicant a

permit to engage in the phase of the LPG industry in this state to

which such permit applies. No permit other than the Class I Dealer

Permit shall be transferable. The Board is authorized to establish

a fee for the transfer of a Class I Permit. Nothing in Sections

420.1 through 420.15 of this title shall be construed to regulate

the manufacturing, fabrication, assembling, selling or installing of

any system, container, apparatus or appliance having a fuel

container with a maximum individual water capacity of less than two

and one-half (2 1/2) pounds.

B. 1. The Board is authorized to establish an annual permit

fee for the issuance of each class of permit listed in subsection C

of this section.

2. All such registration permits shall expire annually with no

permit extending longer than one (1) calendar year. The expiration

dates shall be set by the Board in the rules. The Administrator may

issue a semiannual permit to applicants engaging in the business

within six (6) months or less of the annual renewal date. A

semiannual permit shall expire on the following annual expiration

date. The fee for a semiannual permit shall be one-half (1/2) that

of the fee of the annual permit. All registration permits required

pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be renewed upon

payment of the annual fees on or before the expiration of the

registration permit, and upon fulfilling all insurance requirements.

The Board is authorized to establish necessary penalty provisions

required to ensure prompt payment of the annual fees.

3. The Board is authorized to establish specifications which

set forth the scope of authority for each class of permits.

4. The Board is authorized to establish an initial permit fee

for the issuance of Class I and Class II permits to any person, firm

or corporation for the first time.

C. Persons, firms and corporations required to be registered

pursuant to the provisions of Sections 420.1 through 420.15 of this

title, at the time of issuance of each permit, shall pay to the

Administrator the initial permit fee, if applicable, and any annual
tablish an initial permit fee

for the issuance of Class I and Class II permits to any person, firm

or corporation for the first time.

C. Persons, firms and corporations required to be registered

pursuant to the provisions of Sections 420.1 through 420.15 of this

title, at the time of issuance of each permit, shall pay to the

Administrator the initial permit fee, if applicable, and any annual

fee that is applicable to the following permit classes:

1. Class I - Dealer Permit;

2. Class II - Truck Transporter Permit;

3. Class III - DOT Cylinder Transporter Permit;

4. Class IV - Installer Permit;

5. Class IV-D - Driver/Installer Permit;

6. Class VI - DOT Cylinder and/or LPG Motor Fuel Station;

7. Class VI-A - LPG Dispensing Permit;

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8. Class VII - Cylinder Exchange Program Permit;

9. Class VIII – Unodorized LPG Permit;

10. Class IX - LPG Container Sales Permit;

11. Class IX-A - Manufactured Homes and Recreation Sales

Permit; and

12. Class X - Manager's Permit.

D. 1. Each person, firm or corporation holding a permit

authorizing the use of an LPG bulk delivery truck or trailer shall

owe at the time of inspection an annual inspection fee in an amount

as established by the Board for each delivery truck or trailer

belonging to the person, firm or corporation. Each person, firm or

corporation who does not hold a permit issued by the Board

authorizing the use of an LPG bulk delivery truck or trailer in the

state shall pay an annual inspection fee in an amount as established

by the Board for each such truck or trailer belonging to person,

firm or corporation being used to dispense or transport LPG in the

state.

2. The inspection fee shall increase to an amount established

by the Board per vehicle if the inspection is not completed within

sixty (60) days of the expiration date, or at a later date at the

discretion of the Administrator.

E. Any LPG bulk delivery truck or trailer failing to be

approved at its annual inspection shall be assessed a fee in an

amount as established by the Board at the time that it is

reinspected.

F. The fees provided for in this section shall be applicable to

residents and nonresidents of Oklahoma.

G. The Board is authorized to approve or disapprove

applications for registration permits to distributors and retailers

of LPG and managers of LPG establishments. The Administrator is

authorized to approve or disapprove all other applications for

registration permits that may be issued pursuant to the provisions

of this section.

1. No application shall be approved by the Administrator unless

the Administrator is satisfied that the applicant by written

examination has shown a working knowledge of the safety requirements

provided by the rules of the Board.

2. No application shall be approved by the Board unless the

Board is satisfied by adequate written examination of the applicant,

or the individual who is or shall be directly responsible for

actively supervising the operations of such applicant which is a

partnership, firm or corporation, that the applicant or such

individual has a working knowledge of the safety requirements

provided by the rules of the Board. The Board shall cause to be

held public hearings in the months of January, April, July and

October of each year on all applications for new registration

permits required by the provisions of this section, or upon such

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other occasions as the Board may deem necessary. Notice of each

hearing shall be mailed to each such applicant and shall be posted

in a conspicuous place in the Office of the Administrator in

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at least thirty (30) days prior to the date

of the hearing. The notice shall include the name, address, permit

class and business location of each applicant whose application is

to be considered at the hearing. The applicant, or the individual
earing shall be mailed to each such applicant and shall be posted

in a conspicuous place in the Office of the Administrator in

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at least thirty (30) days prior to the date

of the hearing. The notice shall include the name, address, permit

class and business location of each applicant whose application is

to be considered at the hearing. The applicant, or the individual

who is or shall be directly responsible for and actively supervising

the operations of the applicant, may be present at the hearing. If,

after the public hearing, an applicant is found by the Board to have

a working knowledge of the safety requirements provided by the rules

and regulations of the Board, the Board shall cause an order to that

effect to be entered upon its records and the application shall be

approved. In the event an applicant fails to qualify, the fact

shall be entered upon the Board's records.

3. The Board shall charge a fee, in an amount established by

the Board, for testing materials and the expense of holding the

examinations provided for in this section. The fee shall be paid

upon filing an application for any permit.

H. A registration permit shall not be issued to any applicant

unless the Administrator has received certificates of insurance or

security as required by this section.

I. Except as otherwise provided for in this section, all

persons, firms or corporations engaged in the business of

manufacturing, fabricating, assembling or installing any LPG system,

container, apparatus or appliance in this state, and required to be

registered pursuant to the provisions of Sections 420.1 through

420.15 of this title, shall file with the Administrator a

certificate indicating liability insurance coverage for the

manufacturer and contractor. The Board is authorized to establish

coverage amounts for each class of permit, provided coverage shall

be for an amount of not less than Twenty-five Thousand Dollars

($25,000.00) to Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) for bodily

injury and limits of not less than Twenty-five Thousand Dollars

($25,000.00) for property damage, and shall be in full force and

effect, covering the plant, equipment and motor vehicles used in

such business, and the operations of the business.

J. Except as otherwise provided for in this section, all

transporters, distributors, or retailers of LPG in this state,

required to be registered pursuant to Sections 420.1 through 420.15

of this title, shall file with the Administrator a certificate

indicating that public liability and property damage insurance

coverage has been issued. The Board is authorized to establish

coverage amounts for each class of permit, provided coverage shall

be for an amount of not less than Twenty-five Thousand Dollars

($25,000.00) to Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) for bodily

injury and limits of not less than Twenty-five Thousand Dollars

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($25,000.00) for property damage has been issued, and is in full

force and effect, covering the plant, equipment, and motor vehicles

used in such business, and the operations of the business.

K. Insurance pursuant to the provisions of this section shall

be maintained in full force and effect during the operation of the

business for which the coverage was issued. Except as otherwise

provided for in this section, or in administrative rules promulgated

by the Board, no registration permit shall be issued until the

certificate is filed with the Administrator. No insurance coverage

shall be canceled or terminated without thirty (30) days prior

written notice of cancellation or termination to the Administrator.

L. The Board is authorized, upon proof of or a satisfactory

showing that any person, firm or corporation is financially able to

pay or satisfy any judgment, claim or demand against the person,

firm or corporation, to waive the insurance coverage required by
erage

shall be canceled or terminated without thirty (30) days prior

written notice of cancellation or termination to the Administrator.

L. The Board is authorized, upon proof of or a satisfactory

showing that any person, firm or corporation is financially able to

pay or satisfy any judgment, claim or demand against the person,

firm or corporation, to waive the insurance coverage required by

this section. The Board, in lieu of the certificate, may require

the deposit, with the Administrator, of securities, or satisfactory

indemnity bond, in an amount and of a kind designated by the Board,

to secure the liability of such person, firm or corporation to pay

any judgment, claim or demand. The security shall not be in excess

of the limits set forth in this section. If the Board deems the

financial status of such person, firm or corporation to be impaired

so as to reduce the ability of such person, firm or corporation to

make payment or to satisfy any judgment, claim or demand, the Board

may revoke the waiver and require the person, firm or corporation to

file certificates required by this section within thirty (30) days

after written notice is sent by the Board to the person, firm or

corporation.