(a) LP-gas piping shall be installed only by a licensee
authorized to perform such installation, a registrant authorized by §9.13
of this title (relating to General Installers and Repairman Exemption),
or an individual exempted from licensing as authorized by Texas Natural
Resources Code, §113.081.
(b) A licensee shall not connect an LP-gas container
or cylinder to a piping installation made by a person who is not licensed
to make such installation, except that connection may be made to piping
installed by an individual on that individual's single family residential
home.
(c) A licensee may connect to piping installed by an
unlicensed person provided the licensee has verified that the piping
is free of leaks and has been installed according to the rules in
this chapter, and filed with AFS a completed LPG Form 22, identifying
the unlicensed person who installed the LP-gas piping.
(d) A licensee is not required to submit LPG Form 22
pursuant to subsection (c) of this section only if the piping system
is currently in service and no new piping is installed, the system
is in good working order, and the installer cannot be determined.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §9.134 adopted to be effective February 1, 2001, 26 TexReg 947; amended to be effective September 1, 2005, 30 TexReg 4810; amended to be effective February 1, 2008, 33 TexReg 122; amended to be effective December 24, 2012, 37 TexReg 9913; amended to be effective January 6, 2020, 45 TexReg 127; amended to be effective July 18, 2022, 47 TexReg 4119 |