(a) A prospective licensee may apply to LP-Gas Operations,
for one or more licenses specified in subsection (c)(1) - (16) of
this section. Fees required to be paid shall be those established
by the Commission and in effect at the time of licensing or renewal.
(b) An original manufacturer of a new motor vehicle
powered by LP-gas, or a subcontractor of a manufacturer who produces
a new LP-gas powered motor vehicle for the manufacturer, is not subject
to the licensing requirements of this title, but shall comply with
all other LP-Gas Safety Rules.
(c) The license categories and fees are as follows.
  (1) A Category A license for container manufacturers
and/or fabricators authorizes the manufacture, fabrication, assembly,
repair, installation, subframing, testing, and sale of LP-gas containers,
including LP-gas motor or mobile fuel containers and systems, and
the repair and installation of transport and transfer systems. The
original license fee is $1,000; the renewal fee is $600.
  (2) A Category B license for transport outfitters authorizes
the subframing, testing, and sale of LP-gas transport containers,
the testing of LP-gas storage containers, the installation, testing,
and sale of LP-gas motor or mobile fuel containers and systems, and
the installation and repair of transport systems and motor or mobile
fuel systems. The original license fee is $400; the renewal fee is
$200.
  (3) A Category C license for carriers authorizes the
transportation of LP-gas by transport, including the loading and unloading
of LP-gas, and the installation and repair of transport systems. The
original license fee is $1,000; the renewal fee is $300.
  (4) A Category D license for general installers and
repairmen authorizes the sale, service, and installation of containers,
excluding motor fuel containers, and the service, installation, and
repair of piping, certain appliances as defined by rule, excluding
recreational vehicle appliances and LP-gas systems, and motor fuel
and recreational vehicle systems. The service and repair of an LP-gas
appliance not required by the manufacturer to be vented to the atmosphere
is exempt from Category D licensing. The installation of these unvented
appliances to LP-gas systems by means of LP-gas appliance connectors
is also exempt from Category D licensing. The original license fee
is $100; the renewal fee is $70. Additionally, master or journeyman
plumbers who are licensed by the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners
or persons who are licensed with a Class A or B Air Conditioning and
Refrigeration Contractors License issued by the Texas Department of
Licensing and Regulation may register with AFRED as described in §9.13
of this title (relating to General Installers and Repairman Exemption).
The initial registration fee is $50; the registration renewal fee
is $20.
  (5) A Category E license for retail and wholesale dealers
authorizes the storage, sale, transportation, and distribution of
LP-gas at retail and wholesale dealers, and all other activities included
in this section, except the manufacture, fabrication, assembly, repair,
subframing, and testing of LP-gas containers, and except the sale
and installation of LP-gas motor or mobile fuel systems that service
an engine with a rating of more than 25 horsepower. The original license
fee is $750; the renewal is $300.
  (6) A Category F license for cylinder filling authorizes
the operation of a cylinder filling facility, including cylinder filling,
the sale of LP-gas in cylinders, and the replacement of cylinder valves.
The original license fee is $100; the renewal fee is $50.
  (7) A Category G license for dispensing stations authorizes
the operation of LP-gas dispensing stations filling ASME containers
designed for motor or mobile fuel. The original license fee is $100;
the renewal is $50.
  (8) A Category H license for cylinder dealers authorizes
the transportation and sale of LP-gas in cylinders. The original license
fee is $1,000; the renewal is $300.
  (9) A Category I license for service stations and cylinder
filling authorizes any service station and cylinder activity set out
in Category F and Category G of this section. The original license
fee is $150; the renewal is $70.
  (10) A Category J license for service stations and
cylinder facilities authorizes the operation of a cylinder filling
facility, including cylinder filling and the sale, transportation,
installation, and connection of LP-gas in cylinders, the replacement
of cylinder valves, and the operation of an LP-gas service station
as set out in Category G. The original license fee is $1,000; the
renewal is $300.
  (11) A Category K license for distribution systems
authorizes the sale and distribution of LP-gas through mains or pipes,
and the installation and repair of LP-gas systems. The original license
fee is $1,000; the renewal is $300.
  (12) A Category L license for engine fuel authorizes
the sale and installation of LP-gas motor or mobile fuel containers,
and the sale and installation of LP-gas motor or mobile fuel systems.
The original license fee is $100; the renewal is $50.
  (13) A Category M license for recreational vehicle
installers and repairmen authorizes the sale, service, and installation
of recreational vehicle containers, and the installation, repair,
and service of recreational vehicle appliances, piping, and LP-gas
systems, including recreational vehicle motor or mobile fuel systems
and containers. The original license fee is $100; the renewal is $70.
  (14) A Category N license for manufactured housing
installers and repairmen authorizes the service and installation of
containers that supply fuel to manufactured housing, and the installation,
repair, and service of appliances and piping systems for manufactured
housing. The original license fee is $100; the renewal is $70.
  (15) A Category O license for testing laboratories
authorizes the testing of LP-gas containers, LP-gas motor fuel systems
or mobile fuel systems, transfer systems, and transport systems for
the purpose of determining the safety of the containers or systems
for LP-gas service, including the necessary installation, disconnection,
reconnection, testing, and repair of LP-gas motor fuel systems or
mobile fuel systems, transfer systems, and transport systems involved
in the testing of containers. The original license fee is $400; the
renewal is $100.
  (16) A Category P license for portable cylinder exchange
authorizes the operation of a portable cylinder exchange service,
where the sale of LP-gas is within a portable cylinder with an LP-gas
capacity not to exceed 21 pounds, where the portable cylinders are
not filled on site, and where no other LP-gas activity requiring a
license is conducted. The original license fee is $100; the renewal
fee is $50.


Source Note: The provisions of this §9.6 adopted to be effective February 1, 2001, 26 TexReg 947; amended to be effective September 1, 2005, 30 TexReg 4810; amended to be effective December 24, 2012, 37 TexReg 9913