| (a) A prospective licensee may apply to AFS for one
or more licenses specified in subsection (b) of this section. Beginning
June 1, 2020, a prospective container manufacturer may apply to AFS
for a container manufacturer registration specified in subsection
(d) of this section. Prior to June 1, 2020, container manufacturers
must be licensed as Category A, A1, or A2 in order to manufacture
containers in the state of Texas. Fees required to be paid shall be
those established by the Commission and in effect at the time of application
or renewal and shall be paid at the time of application or renewal.
(b) The license categories and fees are as follows.
(1) A Category A license for container assembly and
repair authorizes the assembly, repair, installation, subframing,
testing, and sale of ASME or DOT LP-gas containers, including LP-gas
motor or mobile fuel containers and systems, and the repair and installation
of transport and transfer systems. A Category A license includes all
activities covered by a Category A1 and Category A2 license. The original
license fee is $1,000; the renewal fee is $600.
(2) A Category A1 license for ASME container assembly
and repair authorizes the assembly, repair, installation, testing,
and sale of ASME containers, including LP-gas motor or mobile fuel
containers and systems, and the repair and installation of transport
and transfer systems. The original license fee is $1,000; the renewal
fee is $600.
(3) A Category A2 license for U.S. Department of Transportation
(DOT) container assembly and repair authorizes the assembly, repair,
installation, subframing, testing, and sale of LP-gas DOT containers,
including LP-gas motor or mobile fuel containers and systems, and
the repair and installation of transport and transfer systems. The
original license fee is $1,000; the renewal fee is $600.
(4) A Category B license for transport outfitters authorizes
the subframing, testing, and sale of LP-gas transport containers,
the testing of LP-gas storage containers, the installation, testing,
and sale of LP-gas motor or mobile fuel containers and systems, and
the installation and repair of transport systems and motor or mobile
fuel systems. The original license fee is $400; the renewal fee is
$200.
(5) A Category C license for carriers authorizes the
transportation of LP-gas by transport, including the loading and unloading
of LP-gas, and the installation and repair of transport systems. The
original license fee is $1,000; the renewal fee is $300.
(6) A Category D license for general installers and
repairmen authorizes the sale, service, and installation of containers,
and the service, installation, and repair of piping and appliances.
A Category D license does not authorize the installation of motor
fuel containers, motor fuel systems, recreational vehicle containers,
or recreational vehicle systems. The original license fee is $100;
the renewal fee is $70. Persons with certain licenses issued by the
Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners or the Texas Department of
Licensing and Regulation may register with AFS as described in §9.13
of this title (relating to General Installers and Repairman Exemption).
(7) A Category E license for retail and wholesale dealers
authorizes the storage, sale, transportation, and distribution of
LP-gas at retail and wholesale dealers, and all other activities included
in this section, except the manufacture, fabrication, assembly, repair,
subframing, and testing of LP-gas containers, and except the sale
and installation of LP-gas motor or mobile fuel systems that service
an engine with a rating of more than 25 horsepower. The original license
fee is $750; the renewal is $300.
(8) A Category F license for cylinder filling authorizes
the operation of a cylinder filling facility, including cylinder filling,
the sale of LP-gas in cylinders, and the replacement of cylinder valves.
The original license fee is $100; the renewal fee is $50.
(9) A Category G license for dispensing stations authorizes
the operation of LP-gas dispensing stations filling ASME containers
designed for motor or mobile fuel. The original license fee is $100;
the renewal is $50.
(10) A Category H license for cylinder dealers authorizes
the transportation and sale of LP-gas in cylinders. The original license
fee is $1,000; the renewal is $300.
(11) A Category I license for service stations and
cylinder filling authorizes any cylinder activity set out in Category
F and dispensing station operations set out in paragraph (9) of this
subsection. A Category I license does not authorize the transportation
of LP-gas. The original license fee is $150; the renewal is $70.
(12) A Category J license for service stations and
cylinder facilities authorizes the operation of a cylinder filling
facility, including cylinder filling and the sale, transportation,
installation, and connection of LP-gas in cylinders, the replacement
of cylinder valves, and the operation of an LP-gas service station
as set out in Category G. The original license fee is $1,000; the
renewal is $300.
(13) A Category K license for distribution systems
authorizes the sale and distribution of LP-gas through mains or pipes,
and the installation and repair of LP-gas systems. The original license
fee is $1,000; the renewal is $300.
(14) A Category L license for engine and mobile fuel
authorizes the sale and installation of LP-gas motor or mobile fuel
containers, and the sale and installation of LP-gas motor or mobile
fuel systems over 25 horsepower. The original license fee is $100;
the renewal is $50.
(15) A Category M license for recreational vehicle
installers and repairmen authorizes the sale, service, and installation
of recreational vehicle containers, and the installation, repair,
and service of recreational vehicle appliances, piping, and LP-gas
systems, including recreational vehicle motor or mobile fuel systems
and containers. The original license fee is $100; the renewal is $70.
(16) A Category N license for manufactured housing
installers and repairmen authorizes the service and installation of
containers that supply fuel to manufactured housing, and the installation,
repair, and service of appliances and piping systems for manufactured
housing. The original license fee is $100; the renewal is $70.
(17) A Category O license for testing laboratories
authorizes the testing of LP-gas containers, LP-gas motor fuel systems
or mobile fuel systems, transfer systems, and transport systems for
the purpose of determining the safety of the containers or systems
for LP-gas service, including the necessary installation, disconnection,
reconnection, testing, and repair of LP-gas motor fuel systems or
mobile fuel systems, transfer systems, and transport systems involved
in the testing of containers. The original license fee is $400; the
renewal is $100.
(18) A Category P license for portable cylinder exchange
authorizes the operation of a portable cylinder exchange service,
where the sale of LP-gas is within a portable cylinder with an LP-gas
capacity not to exceed 21 pounds, where the portable cylinders are
not filled on site, and where no other LP-gas activity requiring a
license is conducted. The original license fee is $100; the renewal
fee is $50.
(c) A military service member, military veteran, or
military spouse shall be exempt from the original license fee pursuant
to the requirements in §9.14 of this title (relating to Military
Fee Exemption). An individual who receives a military fee exemption
is not exempt from renewal or transport registration fees specified
in §9.7 and §9.202 of this title (relating to Applications
for Licenses, Manufacturer Registrations, and Renewals; and Registration
and Transfer of LP-Gas Transports or Container Delivery Units, respectively).
(d) A container manufacturer registration authorizes
the manufacture, assembly, repair, subframing, testing and sale of
LP-gas containers. The original registration fee is $1,000; the renewal
fee is $600.
(e) Repair to a US DOT cylinder or cargo tank is defined
in 49 CFR §§180.203, 180.403 and 180.413. Changes made to
or maintenance of a cylinder or cargo tank excluded from the definition
of repair in 49 CFR §§180.203, 180.403 and 180.413 do not
require a license.
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