It is unlawful for any person except the owner or the owner’s authorized agent to fill, drain, or refill a liquefied petroleum gas container; or buy, sell, offer for sale, give, take, loan, deliver, or permit to be delivered, or otherwise use a liquefied petroleum gas container if the container bears upon its surface, in plainly legible characters, the name, initials, mark, or other identifying device of the owner; nor may any person other than the owner of a liquefied petroleum container or a person so authorized by the owner, deface, erase, obliterate, cover up, or otherwise remove or conceal any name, mark, initial, or identifying device on the container.