1. The director of the department of agriculture shall annually inspect and test all liquid meters used for the measurement and retail sale of liquefied petroleum gas and shall condemn all meters which are found to be inaccurate. All meters shall meet the tolerances and specifications of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 44, 1994 edition and supplements thereto. It is unlawful to use a meter for retail measurement and sale which has been condemned. All condemned meters shall be conspicuously marked “inaccurate”, and the mark shall not be removed or defaced except upon authorization of the director of the department of agriculture or his authorized representative. It is the duty of each person owning or in possession of a meter to pay to the director of the department of agriculture at the time of each test a testing fee of ten dollars. On January 1, 2014, the testing fee shall be twenty-five dollars. On January 1, 2015, the testing fee shall be set at fifty dollars. On January 1, 2016, and annually thereafter, the director shall ascertain the total expenses for administering this section and shall set the testing fee at a rate to cover the expenses for the ensuing year but not to exceed seventy-five dollars.

2. On the first day of October, 2014, and each year thereafter, the director of the department of agriculture shall submit a report to the general assembly that states the current testing fee, the expenses for administering this section for the previous calendar year, any proposed change to the testing fee, and estimated expenses for administering this section during the ensuing year. The proposed change to the testing fee shall not yield revenue greater than the total cost of administering this section during the ensuing year.

3. Beginning August 28, 2013, and each year thereafter, the director of the department of agriculture shall publish the testing fee schedule on the departmental website. The website shall be updated within thirty days of a change in the testing fee schedule set forth in this section.