Form of Manifest

Sec. 115.017. FORM OF MANIFEST. (a) The commission by order may prescribe the form of a manifest. (b) A manifest must: (1) bear a certificate signed by the shipper that states the amount of oil or petroleum products to be transported and specifies each petroleum product to be transported; and (2) include, if required by commission order: (A) the date and serial number of the tender that authorizes the transportation or a seal, number, or other evidence of the tender, if a tender is required; (B) the amount and classification of each petroleum product to be transported; (C) the name and address of the transporter, the name and address of the shipper, and the name and address of the consignee, if known; (D) the name and address of the operator of the motor vehicle; (E) the license plate number of the motor vehicle; (F) the date, time, and place at which the motor vehicle was loaded and the destination, if known, of the load; and (G) other related information as required by commission order. (c) If the form of the manifest is not prescribed by commission order, each shipper required to issue a manifest to a transporter shall use a form of manifest that is: (1) commonly used in commercial transactions; or (2) required by another state agency to accompany the movement of gasoline. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.