Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 40 > Chapter 10 > Part I - Louisiana Liquefied Petroleum Gas Commission

• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• Commission: means the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Commission created by La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1842
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• 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.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• End user: means any person, firm, or corporation which has the use of or legal authority or control over any system which utilizes liquefied petroleum gas as defined by this Section. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1842
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Liquefied petroleum gas dealers: means those persons, firms, or corporations engaged in the storage, sale, or transportation of liquefied petroleum gases over the public highways of this state, in the installation of storage tanks or systems for the use of liquefied petroleum gases, and in the installation of liquefied petroleum gas appliances for the use of liquefied petroleum gases who are required, by this Part and the rules and regulations of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Commission, to obtain the permit and furnish the insurance required by this Part as a prerequisite to the right to carry on their respective businesses. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1842
• Liquefied petroleum gas system: means any tank, container, heat or cold producing device, appliance, or piping that utilizes or has liquefied petroleum gas connected thereto. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1842
• Manufacturer of liquefied petroleum gases: means any person, firm, or corporation which derives liquefied petroleum gas from raw materials, such as crude oil or natural gas, through an artificial process that gives the raw materials new qualities or combinations that are suitable for use in some form other than in their raw state. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1842
• Manufacturer of products of which liquefied petroleum gas forms a component part: means any person, firm, or corporation which uses liquefied petroleum gas as a raw material or in combination with other materials to form another product. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1842
• Motor fuel: means liquefied petroleum gases of a type distributed for use as a fuel in self-propelled agricultural or industrial equipment, and vehicles designed for use on public streets, roads, and highways. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1842
• Owner: means any person, firm, or corporation who holds a written bill of sale under which title was transferred to the subject property. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1842
• 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 a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
• Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. ^{Source: OCC}
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Reseller: means a person, firm, or corporation who:

  (i)  Holds title or ownership of liquefied petroleum gas as it leaves the facility or plant of a manufacturer of liquefied petroleum gas, or the facility or plant of a manufacturer of products of which liquefied petroleum gas form a component part, or of a commercial storage facility. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1842

• Retail motor fuel sale: means the dispensing of liquefied petroleum gas motor fuel at a retail station to the general public for cash or credit. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1842
• Retail station: means that portion of property where liquefied petroleum gases used as motor fuel are stored and dispensed from fixed equipment into liquefied petroleum gas fuel tanks of motor vehicles and where such dispensing is an act of retail motor fuel sale. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1842
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.