| 14 | | - | Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 14-329 of the general statutes is |
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| 15 | | - | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October |
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| 16 | | - | 1, 2021): |
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| 17 | | - | (a) (1) The standard gallon shall be the unit of measurement for all |
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| 18 | | - | sales of gasoline, kerosene, fuel oils or similar substances sold or offered |
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| 19 | | - | for sale for the purpose of creating power or heat. Each delivery of |
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| 20 | | - | gasoline in a quantity of fifty gallons or more and each delivery of |
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| 21 | | - | kerosene, fuel oil or similar substance in a quantity of five gallons or |
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| 22 | | - | more shall be the complete contents of a vehicle tank or it shall be |
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| 23 | | - | through a meter. Each such tank or meter shall be sealed by a sealer of |
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| 24 | | - | weights and measures before being used. The term "vehicle tank", as |
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| 25 | | - | used [herein] in this section, means a container, which may or may not |
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| 26 | | - | be subdivided into two or more compartments, mounted upon a wagon |
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| 27 | | - | or motor truck and used for the delivery of such fluids. The term |
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| 28 | | - | "compartment" means the entire tank whenever the tank is not |
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| 29 | | - | subdivided; otherwise it means any one of those subdivided portions of |
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| 30 | | - | the tank which are designed to hold such fluids. Each delivery through |
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| 31 | | - | a meter shall be delivered through a meter equipped with a numeral Senate Bill No. 152 |
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| 25 | + | Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 14-329 of the general statutes is 1 |
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| 26 | + | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 2 |
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| 27 | + | 1, 2021): 3 |
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| 28 | + | (a) (1) The standard gallon shall be the unit of measurement for all 4 |
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| 29 | + | sales of gasoline, kerosene, fuel oils or similar substances sold or offered 5 |
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| 30 | + | for sale for the purpose of creating power or heat. Each delivery of 6 |
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| 31 | + | gasoline in a quantity of fifty gallons or more and each delivery of 7 |
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| 32 | + | kerosene, fuel oil or similar substance in a quantity of five gallons or 8 |
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| 33 | + | more shall be the complete contents of a vehicle tank or it shall be 9 |
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| 34 | + | through a meter. Each such tank or meter shall be sealed by a sealer of 10 |
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| 35 | + | weights and measures before being used. The term "vehicle tank", as 11 |
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| 36 | + | used [herein] in this section, means a container, which may or may not 12 |
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| 37 | + | be subdivided into two or more compartments, mounted upon a wagon 13 |
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| 38 | + | or motor truck and used for the delivery of such fluids. The term 14 |
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| 39 | + | "compartment" means the entire tank whenever the tank is not 15 Committee Bill No. 152 |
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| 35 | | - | reset counter, a register with a zero start or an accumulative ticket |
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| 36 | | - | printer, which meters shall print an accurate record of all deliveries in |
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| 37 | | - | gallons and tenths. Such ticket printer shall print the gallonage reading |
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| 38 | | - | of the meter before and after delivery is made and each ticket shall be |
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| 39 | | - | locked in the meter between readings [so as] to prevent fraud. [Each] |
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| 40 | | - | Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, each delivery |
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| 41 | | - | shall be accompanied by a delivery ticket and a duplicate thereof, on |
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| 42 | | - | which shall be distinctly expressed in ink or other indelible substance, |
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| 43 | | - | in gallons, or gallons and tenths when so required, the quantity of such |
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| 44 | | - | fluid so delivered, with the name of the seller and the name of the |
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| 45 | | - | purchaser of such fluid. |
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| 46 | | - | (2) A seller may provide an electronic version of a delivery ticket |
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| 47 | | - | instead of a delivery ticket expressed in ink or other indelible substance, |
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| 48 | | - | if the seller or agent of such seller and the purchaser of a fluid, described |
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| 49 | | - | in subdivision (1) of this subsection, agree to such electronic delivery, in |
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| 50 | | - | writing. The seller shall retain a record of each electronic delivery ticket |
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| 51 | | - | for not less than twelve months. |
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| 52 | | - | (3) One of such delivery or electronic delivery tickets shall be |
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| 53 | | - | surrendered, upon demand, to the sealer of weights and measures, for |
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| 54 | | - | [his] inspection, and such ticket or, when the sealer desires to retain the |
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| 55 | | - | original ticket or electronic ticket, a measure slip issued by the seller or |
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| 56 | | - | his or her agent, shall be delivered to the purchaser or [his] purchaser's |
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| 57 | | - | agent or representative at the time of the delivery of such fluid. If the |
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| 58 | | - | purchaser or [his] purchaser's agent takes such fluid from the place of |
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| 59 | | - | purchase, a delivery ticket showing the actual number of gallons, or |
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| 60 | | - | gallons and tenths, delivered shall be given to the purchaser or [his] |
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| 61 | | - | purchaser's agent at the time of delivery. In the case of an electronic |
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| 62 | | - | delivery ticket, the seller or agent of such seller shall transmit the |
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| 63 | | - | electronic delivery ticket to the purchaser or purchaser's agent not more |
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| 64 | | - | than two business days after such delivery. Delivery tickets shall bear |
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| 65 | | - | the name or identification number of the seller's driver and shall be Senate Bill No. 152 |
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| 46 | + | subdivided; otherwise it means any one of those subdivided portions of 16 |
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| 47 | + | the tank which are designed to hold such fluids. Each delivery through 17 |
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| 48 | + | a meter shall be delivered through a meter equipped with a numeral 18 |
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| 49 | + | reset counter, a register with a zero start or an accumulative ticket 19 |
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| 50 | + | printer, which meters shall print an accurate record of all deliveries in 20 |
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| 51 | + | gallons and tenths. Such ticket printer shall print the gallonage reading 21 |
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| 52 | + | of the meter before and after delivery is made and each ticket shall be 22 |
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| 53 | + | locked in the meter between readings [so as] to prevent fraud. [Each] 23 |
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| 54 | + | Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, each delivery 24 |
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| 55 | + | shall be accompanied by a delivery ticket and a duplicate thereof, on 25 |
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| 56 | + | which shall be distinctly expressed in ink or other indelible substance, 26 |
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| 57 | + | in gallons, or gallons and tenths when so required, the quantity of such 27 |
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| 58 | + | fluid so delivered, with the name of the seller and the name of the 28 |
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| 59 | + | purchaser of such fluid. 29 |
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| 60 | + | (2) A seller may provide an electronic version of a delivery ticket 30 |
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| 61 | + | instead of a delivery ticket expressed in ink or other indelible substance, 31 |
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| 62 | + | if the seller or agent of such seller and the purchaser of a fluid, described 32 |
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| 63 | + | in subdivision (1) of this subsection, agree to such electronic delivery, in 33 |
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| 64 | + | writing. The seller shall retain a record of each electronic delivery ticket 34 |
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| 65 | + | for not less than twelve months. 35 |
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| 66 | + | (3) One of such delivery or electronic delivery tickets shall be 36 |
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| 67 | + | surrendered, upon demand, to the sealer of weights and measures, for 37 |
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| 68 | + | [his] inspection, and such ticket or, when the sealer desires to retain the 38 |
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| 69 | + | original ticket or electronic ticket, a measure slip issued by the seller or 39 |
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| 70 | + | his or her agent, shall be delivered to the purchaser or [his] purchaser's 40 |
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| 71 | + | agent or representative at the time of the delivery of such fluid. If the 41 |
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| 72 | + | purchaser or [his] purchaser's agent takes such fluid from the place of 42 |
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| 73 | + | purchase, a delivery ticket showing the actual number of gallons, or 43 |
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| 74 | + | gallons and tenths, delivered shall be given to the purchaser or [his] 44 |
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| 75 | + | purchaser's agent at the time of delivery. Delivery tickets shall bear the 45 |
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| 76 | + | name or identification number of the seller's driver and shall be 46 |
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| 77 | + | sequentially numbered. Copies of delivery tickets shall be retained by 47 |
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| 78 | + | the seller for one year and shall be available for inspection during 48 Committee Bill No. 152 |
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| 69 | | - | sequentially numbered. Copies of delivery tickets shall be retained by |
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| 70 | | - | the seller for one year and shall be available for inspection during |
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| 71 | | - | normal business hours. No seller, or agent of such seller, shall possess a |
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| 72 | | - | delivery ticket which has been printed with, or an electronic delivery |
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| 73 | | - | ticket which contains, a record of a delivery which has not occurred. The |
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| 74 | | - | method of determining the number of gallons of any such fluid |
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| 75 | | - | delivered shall be by measuring the same in measures that have been |
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| 76 | | - | tested and sealed by a sealer of weights and measures. |
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| 85 | + | normal business hours. No seller, or agent of such seller, shall possess a 49 |
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| 86 | + | delivery ticket which has been printed with, or an electronic delivery 50 |
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| 87 | + | ticket which contains, a record of a delivery which has not occurred. The 51 |
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| 88 | + | method of determining the number of gallons of any such fluid 52 |
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| 89 | + | delivered shall be by measuring the same in measures that have been 53 |
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| 90 | + | tested and sealed by a sealer of weights and measures. 54 |
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| 91 | + | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following |
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| 92 | + | sections: |
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| 94 | + | Section 1 October 1, 2021 14-329(a) |
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| 96 | + | GL Joint Favorable |
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