Liquid-fuel carrier's license; certificates for vehicles

55-507. Liquid-fuel carrier's license; certificates for vehicles. No person shall transport any liquid fuels or motor fuels from any refinery, place of manufacture or production, or pipeline terminal, or across the state line, in quantities of 120 gallons or more over any of the public highways of this state without having first secured from the director of taxation, and at the time holding, a valid, unrevoked liquid-fuels carrier's license and a certificate thereof for each vehicle in which such person transports such fuels, nor shall any person transport any liquid fuel or motor fuels in quantities of 3,500 gallons or more over any of the public highways of this state from any point of origin other than a refinery, place of production or manufacture or pipeline terminal without having first secured from the director of taxation, and at the time holding a valid, unrevoked certificate of a liquid-fuels carrier's license for each vehicle in which such person transports such fuels. This section shall not apply to the transportation by any consumer in the consumer's own vehicle of liquid fuels exclusively for such consumer's own use from the place of purchase to the place where it is to be consumed by such consumer. History: L. 1933, ch. 292, § 2; L. 1943, ch. 209, § 1; L. 1981, ch. 221, § 1; L. 1995, ch. 262, § 14; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Ordinance regulating use of streets by oil transport trucks held valid. Ash v. Gibson, 145 Kan. 825, 831, 837, 67 P.2d 1101. Modified: 146 Kan. 756, 74 P.2d 136. 2. Discussed; K.S.A. 55-509 held to incorporate by reference liability insurance provisions of K.S.A. 66-1,128. Johnson v. Killion, 178 Kan. 154, 156, 283 P.2d 433. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026