Title III, PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION (Ch. 80 - 122C)

1. If a liquefied petroleum gas container designed to hold more than twenty pounds of liquefied petroleum gas has the name, mark, initials, or other identifying device of the owner in plainly legible characters on the surface of the container, a person other than the owner or a p…

1. In any action or claim seeking damages for personal injuries or damage to property arising out of injuries or loss due to defects in a liquefied petroleum gas system, or arising out of the condition of any portion of that system, the negligence or other fault of the customer, …

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter , the rules shall be in substantial compliance with the standards of the national fire protection association relating to flammable and combustible liquids, liquefied petroleum gases, and liquefied natural gases. [C35, §1655-g2; C39, §…

As used in this subchapter unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Aboveground flammable or combustible liquid storage tank” means one or a combination of tanks, including connecting pipes connected to the tanks which are used to contain an accumulation of flammable or combust…

Report of existing and new tanks — registration fee — tag — penalty. 1. Except as provided in subsection 2 , the owner or operator of an aboveground flammable or combustible liquid storage tank existing on July 1, 2010, shall notify the director in writing by October 1, 2010, of …

An aboveground flammable or combustible liquid storage tank which is subject to regulation or registration under either the federal department of transportation or state department of transportation, or both, is exempt from the registration requirements of section 101.22 . 90 Act…

The director shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A relating to reporting requirements necessary to enable the director to maintain an accurate inventory of aboveground flammable or combustible liquid storage tanks. 89 Acts, ch 131, §6 ; 90 Acts, ch 1235, §5 ; 2010 Acts, ch 10…

The director shall: 1. Inspect and investigate the facilities and records of owners and operators of aboveground flammable or combustible liquid storage tanks with a capacity of fifteen thousand or more gallons, as necessary to determine compliance with this subchapter and the ru…

1. If substantial evidence exists that a person has violated or is violating a provision of this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter the director may issue an order directing the person to desist in the practice which constitutes the violation, and to take correcti…

1. A person who violates this subchapter or a rule adopted or order issued pursuant to this subchapter is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed one hundred dollars for each day during which the violation continues, up to a maximum of one thousand dollars; however, if the tank …

Except as provided in section 101.26, subsection 5 , judicial review of an order or other action of the director may be sought in accordance with chapter 17A . Notwithstanding chapter 17A , the Iowa administrative procedure Act, petitions for judicial review may be filed in the d…

The rules covering combustible and flammable liquids shall be formulated and promulgated separately from those covering liquefied petroleum gas and from those covering liquefied natural gases. [C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §101.3 ] 2010 Acts, ch 1014, §4 ; 2011 Acts, ch 3…

The rules shall make reasonable provision under which facilities in service prior to the effective date of the regulations and not in strict conformity therewith may be continued in service unless the nonconformity is such as to constitute a distinct hazard to life or adjoining p…

The rules shall be promulgated pursuant to chapter 17A . [C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §101.5 ] 2004 Acts, ch 1125, §12 ; 2010 Acts, ch 1014, §5

The director shall permit by rule the shared ownership, operation, or cooperative use of a publicly owned petroleum storage or dispensing facility by more than one public agency or political subdivision in order to maximize the opportunity for cooperation, to avoid unnecessary du…

Rules promulgated pursuant to this chapter shall have uniform force and effect throughout the state and no municipality or political subdivision shall enact or enforce any ordinance or regulation inconsistent or not in keeping with the statewide rules. Provided that nothing in th…

Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the rules promulgated under this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a simple misdemeanor. Each day of the continuing violation of such rules after conviction shall be considered a separate offense. Appeals may be taken from such con…

The chief fire prevention officer of every city or village having an established fire prevention department, the chief of the fire department of every other city or village in which a fire department is established, the mayor of every city in which no fire department exists, the …

If the director has reasonable grounds for believing after conducting tests that a leak exists in a flammable or combustible liquid storage tank or in the distribution system of a flammable or combustible liquid storage tank the director shall issue a written order to the owner o…