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General Assembly Committee Bill No. 152
January Session, 2021
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Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW
Introduced by:
(GL)
AN ACT CONCERNING EL ECTRONIC DELIVERY TICKETS FOR
GASOLINE, KEROSENE, FUEL OILS OR SIMILAR SUBSTANCES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 14-329 of the general statutes is 1
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 2
1, 2021): 3
(a) (1) The standard gallon shall be the unit of measurement for all 4
sales of gasoline, kerosene, fuel oils or similar substances sold or offered 5
for sale for the purpose of creating power or heat. Each delivery of 6
gasoline in a quantity of fifty gallons or more and each delivery of 7
kerosene, fuel oil or similar substance in a quantity of five gallons or 8
more shall be the complete contents of a vehicle tank or it shall be 9
through a meter. Each such tank or meter shall be sealed by a sealer of 10
weights and measures before being used. The term "vehicle tank", as 11
used [herein] in this section, means a container, which may or may not 12
be subdivided into two or more compartments, mounted upon a wagon 13
or motor truck and used for the delivery of such fluids. The term 14
"compartment" means the entire tank whenever the tank is not 15
subdivided; otherwise it means any one of those subdivided portions of 16
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the tank which are designed to hold such fluids. Each delivery through 17
a meter shall be delivered through a meter equipped with a numeral 18
reset counter, a register with a zero start or an accumulative ticket 19
printer, which meters shall print an accurate record of all deliveries in 20
gallons and tenths. Such ticket printer shall print the gallonage reading 21
of the meter before and after delivery is made and each ticket shall be 22
locked in the meter between readings [so as] to prevent fraud. [Each] 23
Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, each delivery 24
shall be accompanied by a delivery ticket and a duplicate thereof, on 25
which shall be distinctly expressed in ink or other indelible substance, 26
in gallons, or gallons and tenths when so required, the quantity of such 27
fluid so delivered, with the name of the seller and the name of the 28
purchaser of such fluid. 29
(2) A seller may provide an electronic version of a delivery ticket 30
instead of a delivery ticket expressed in ink or other indelible substance, 31
if the seller or agent of such seller and the purchaser of a fluid, described 32
in subdivision (1) of this subsection, agree to such electronic delivery, in 33
writing. The seller shall retain a record of each electronic delivery ticket 34
for not less than twelve months. 35
(3) One of such delivery or electronic delivery tickets shall be 36
surrendered, upon demand, to the sealer of weights and measures, for 37
[his] inspection, and such ticket or, when the sealer desires to retain the 38
original ticket or electronic ticket, a measure slip issued by the seller or 39
his or her agent, shall be delivered to the purchaser or [his] purchaser's 40
agent or representative at the time of the delivery of such fluid. If the 41
purchaser or [his] purchaser's agent takes such fluid from the place of 42
purchase, a delivery ticket showing the actual number of gallons, or 43
gallons and tenths, delivered shall be given to the purchaser or [his] 44
purchaser's agent at the time of delivery. Delivery tickets shall bear the 45
name or identification number of the seller's driver and shall be 46
sequentially numbered. Copies of delivery tickets shall be retained by 47
the seller for one year and shall be available for inspection during 48
normal business hours. No seller, or agent of such seller, shall possess a 49
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delivery ticket which has been printed with, or an electronic delivery 50
ticket which contains, a record of a delivery which has not occurred. The 51
method of determining the number of gallons of any such fluid 52
delivered shall be by measuring the same in measures that have been 53
tested and sealed by a sealer of weights and measures. 54
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2021 14-329(a)
Statement of Purpose:
To permit acceptance of electronic delivery tickets for gasoline,
kerosene, fuel oils or similar substances.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]
Co-Sponsors: SEN. HASKELL, 26th Dist.; REP. CHEESEMAN, 37th Dist.
SEN. WITKOS, 8th Dist.; REP. D'AGOSTINO, 91st Dist.
REP. RUTIGLIANO, 123rd Dist.
S.B. 152