Terms Used In Florida Statutes 368.021

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • person: includes individuals, children, firms, associations, joint adventures, partnerships, estates, trusts, business trusts, syndicates, fiduciaries, corporations, and all other groups or combinations. See Florida Statutes 1.01
The provisions of this law and all orders, rules, and regulations adopted pursuant thereto shall apply to every person, corporation, partnership, association, public agency, municipality, cooperative, gas district, or other legal entity and their lessees, trustees, or receivers, now or hereafter owning, operating, managing, or controlling any gas transmission or distribution facilities or any other facility supplying natural or manufactured gas or liquefied gas with air admixture or any similar gaseous substance by pipeline to or for the public within this state; provided, however, that the terms of this law shall not apply to those supplying liquefied petroleum gas in either the liquid or gaseous form, or to an entity supplying compressed natural gas for use as a motor fuel or any other application requiring the introduction of the product into transportable containers.