South Carolina Code 40-82-220. License application requirements for various persons or entities; renewal
(1) that the site has been approved;
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 40-82-220
- Dealer: means a person engaging in the installation of liquefied petroleum gas systems or in the manufacture, distribution, sale, storing, or transporting by tank truck, tank trailer, or container of liquefied petroleum gases or engaging in installing, servicing, repairing, adjusting, disconnecting, or connecting appliances to liquefied petroleum gas systems and containers. See South Carolina Code 40-82-20
- Department: means the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation;
(5) "Director" means the Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation or the director's official designee;
(6) "Licensee" means a person granted an authorization to practice pursuant to this article and refers to a person holding a license, permit, certification, or registration granted pursuant to this article;
(7) "Licensing act" means the individual statute or regulations, or both, of each regulated profession or occupation which include, but are not limited to, board governance, the qualifications and requirements for authorization to practice, prohibitions, and disciplinary procedures;
(8) "Person" means an individual, partnership, or corporation;
(9) "Profession" or "occupation" means a profession or occupation regulated or administered, or both, by the department pursuant to this article. See South Carolina Code 40-1-20 - Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Installer of appliances and equipment: means a person engaging in the business of installing, servicing, repairing, adjusting, disconnecting, or connecting appliances and equipment to liquefied petroleum gas systems or containers. See South Carolina Code 40-82-20
- Reseller: means a person engaging in the resale of liquefied petroleum gas by filling cylinders of not more than one hundred pounds capacity of liquefied petroleum gas and who owns and operates this business separate and independent of a dealer except that the reseller may purchase liquefied petroleum gas from a dealer as an independent contractor. See South Carolina Code 40-82-20
- Transporter: means a person engaging in the transportation of liquefied petroleum gas for hire only in quantities greater than three thousand five hundred water gallons from pipeline terminals to bulk plants. See South Carolina Code 40-82-20
- Utility gas plant: means a fuel gas distribution facility owned or operated by a public utility or municipal or local government authority that uses liquefied petroleum gas to supplement natural gas supplies when necessary. See South Carolina Code 40-82-20
(2) of insurance as required by this chapter;
(3) of principals or employees who have passed examinations required under this chapter;
(4) that all fees have been paid.
(B) The board may issue a license to an installer of appliances and equipment who presents to the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation a completed application with satisfactory evidence of:
(1) insurance as required by this chapter;
(2) equipment needed for safe installation;
(3) principals or employees who have passed examinations under this chapter;
(4) payment of all required fees.
(C) The board may issue a license to a reseller who presents a completed application to the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation giving satisfactory evidence:
(1) that the site has been approved;
(2) of insurance as required by this chapter;
(3) of principals or employees who have passed examinations required under this chapter;
(4) that all fees have been paid.
(D) The board may issue a license to a transporter who presents to the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation a completed application giving satisfactory evidence:
(1) of insurance as required by this chapter;
(2) of principals or employees who have passed examinations required under this chapter;
(3) that all fees have been paid.
(E) The board may issue a license to a utility gas plant which presents to the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation a completed application giving satisfactory evidence:
(1) that site has been approved;
(2) of insurance as required by this chapter;
(3) of principals or employees who have passed examinations required under this chapter;
(4) that all fees have been paid.
(F) The board may issue a license to a cylinder exchange facility who presents a completed application to the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation giving satisfactory evidence:
(1) of insurance as required by this chapter;
(2) satisfactory evidence of equipment needed for safe operation of the facility;
(3) of principals or employees who have passed examinations required under this chapter;
(4) that all fees have been paid.
(G) Each license must be renewed biennially and is valid through June 30 of the applicable year. A late fee of one hundred dollars may be charged to a licensee who fails to file a renewal application before July 1 in the applicable year. A licensee who fails to renew may be required to comply with the requirements of initial licensure.