Terms Used In South Carolina Code 40-82-30

  • Containers: means all vessels including, but not limited to, tanks, cylinders, or pressure vessels used for storage of liquefied petroleum gases. See South Carolina Code 40-82-20
  • Liquefied petroleum gas: means material composed predominately of hydrocarbons or mixtures of hydrocarbons, including propane, propylene, butanes (normal butane or isobutane), and butylenes. See South Carolina Code 40-82-20
  • Systems: means an assembly of equipment consisting of the container and any device which is connected to the container for the utilization of liquefied petroleum gas. See South Carolina Code 40-82-20
It is unlawful for a person to engage in the manufacture, distribution, sale, storage, or transportation by tank truck, tank trailer, or cylinder of liquefied petroleum gases or engage in the installation, servicing, repairing, adjusting, or connecting of appliances to liquefied petroleum gas systems and containers in this State without being licensed in accordance with this chapter. A retail establishment which sells prefilled liquefied petroleum gas cylinders of twenty-five pounds or less is exempt from the requirements of this chapter.