Senate Bill No. 152
Public Act No. 21-126
AN ACT CONCERNING ELECTRONIC 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
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October
1, 2021):
(a) (1) The standard gallon shall be the unit of measurement for all
sales of gasoline, kerosene, fuel oils or similar substances sold or offered
for sale for the purpose of creating power or heat. Each delivery of
gasoline in a quantity of fifty gallons or more and each delivery of
kerosene, fuel oil or similar substance in a quantity of five gallons or
more shall be the complete contents of a vehicle tank or it shall be
through a meter. Each such tank or meter shall be sealed by a sealer of
weights and measures before being used. The term "vehicle tank", as
used [herein] in this section, means a container, which may or may not
be subdivided into two or more compartments, mounted upon a wagon
or motor truck and used for the delivery of such fluids. The term
"compartment" means the entire tank whenever the tank is not
subdivided; otherwise it means any one of those subdivided portions of
the tank which are designed to hold such fluids. Each delivery through
a meter shall be delivered through a meter equipped with a numeral Senate Bill No. 152
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reset counter, a register with a zero start or an accumulative ticket
printer, which meters shall print an accurate record of all deliveries in
gallons and tenths. Such ticket printer shall print the gallonage reading
of the meter before and after delivery is made and each ticket shall be
locked in the meter between readings [so as] to prevent fraud. [Each]
Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, each delivery
shall be accompanied by a delivery ticket and a duplicate thereof, on
which shall be distinctly expressed in ink or other indelible substance,
in gallons, or gallons and tenths when so required, the quantity of such
fluid so delivered, with the name of the seller and the name of the
purchaser of such fluid.
(2) A seller may provide an electronic version of a delivery ticket
instead of a delivery ticket expressed in ink or other indelible substance,
if the seller or agent of such seller and the purchaser of a fluid, described
in subdivision (1) of this subsection, agree to such electronic delivery, in
writing. The seller shall retain a record of each electronic delivery ticket
for not less than twelve months.
(3) One of such delivery or electronic delivery tickets shall be
surrendered, upon demand, to the sealer of weights and measures, for
[his] inspection, and such ticket or, when the sealer desires to retain the
original ticket or electronic ticket, a measure slip issued by the seller or
his or her agent, shall be delivered to the purchaser or [his] purchaser's
agent or representative at the time of the delivery of such fluid. If the
purchaser or [his] purchaser's agent takes such fluid from the place of
purchase, a delivery ticket showing the actual number of gallons, or
gallons and tenths, delivered shall be given to the purchaser or [his]
purchaser's agent at the time of delivery. In the case of an electronic
delivery ticket, the seller or agent of such seller shall transmit the
electronic delivery ticket to the purchaser or purchaser's agent not more
than two business days after such delivery. Delivery tickets shall bear
the name or identification number of the seller's driver and shall be Senate Bill No. 152
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sequentially numbered. Copies of delivery tickets shall be retained by
the seller for one year and shall be available for inspection during
normal business hours. No seller, or agent of such seller, shall possess a
delivery ticket which has been printed with, or an electronic delivery
ticket which contains, a record of a delivery which has not occurred. The
method of determining the number of gallons of any such fluid
delivered shall be by measuring the same in measures that have been
tested and sealed by a sealer of weights and measures.