A. It shall be the duty of the Administrator to inspect, or to provide for the inspection of, any LPG systems, containers, apparatus, or appliances installed in this state, and any LPG bulk-delivery trucks or trailers used in this state, whenever in the discretion of the Administrator, any deputy, or any safety code enforcement officer such inspection is necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. The Administrator and any deputy or safety code enforcement officer are hereby severally empowered and authorized to enter upon any premises where any such installation is being or has been made to conduct such inspection.
B. The Administrator, under the direction of the Board, shall require proving of metering system to determine the accuracy to be within the manufacturer's tolerance not to exceed plus or minus one percent (1%) at any time. The LPG liquid meter system shall be designed and constructed to provide for applying lead-and-wire seals in such a manner that no modifications or adjustments which would affect the accuracy of deliveries, can be made without mutilating the seal or seals.
C. Every person to whom the Board or the Administrator issues a registration permit as herein provided shall have immediate possession of the permit at all times when engaged in that phase of the LPG business for which the same was issued and shall display the same upon demand of the Administrator, the chief deputy administrator, or any deputy administrator or safety code enforcement officer.
D. The Administrator and the chief deputy administrator, and such deputies and safety code enforcement officers as the Administrator shall by appropriate written commission appoint, shall have all of the powers and authority of peace officers of this state in making arrests for violations of this act or the safety rules promulgated thereunder, or in serving any process, notice or order connected with the enforcement of this act issued by the Administrator.
E. The Administrator, the chief deputy administrator and any deputy administrator or safety code enforcement officer are hereby empowered and authorized to sign complaints against and to cause the arrest of any person charged with a violation or violations of this act or the safety rules promulgated thereunder. In the event the district attorney fails or refuses to draw or endorse any complaint submitted to the district attorney and the complainant, whether it be the Administrator, the chief deputy administrator or any deputy administrator or safety code enforcement officer, desires to secure prosecution of the complaint, then and in that event any court of competent jurisdiction shall be authorized to issue a warrant for the arrest of the person charged in the complaint and the complainant shall not be required to file with the court the bond provided to be filed with and approved by the court in Sections 231 through 233 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
F. The Administrator and any deputy or safety code enforcement officer are hereby severally empowered and authorized to condemn any liquefied petroleum gas system, container, apparatus or appliance in this state not manufactured, fabricated, assembled or installed in accordance with the safety rules adopted or promulgated under this act, and shall have the authority to forbid the use of any such system, container, apparatus or appliance unless and until the same have been made to comply in all respects with such safety rules.
G. The Administrator is hereby empowered and authorized to inspect or cause the inspection of the records of any person, firm or corporation pertaining to the installation by such person, firm or corporation of liquefied petroleum gas systems, containers, apparatus or appliances in this state.
H. The Attorney General of the State of Oklahoma shall appear and represent the Administrator and the Board and members thereof, or any of them, in all litigation or other proceedings that may arise in the discharge of duties and shall, at the request of the Administrator, assist the district attorney in prosecuting charges of violations of this act.
Added by Laws 1953, p. 225, § 7, emerg. eff. June 30, 1953. Amended by Laws 1965, c. 127, § 4, emerg. eff. May 24, 1965; Laws 1971, c. 351, § 4; Laws 1980, c. 236, § 3, eff. July 1, 1980; Laws 1994, c. 330, § 4, emerg. eff. June 8, 1994; Laws 2002, c. 202, § 4, eff. July 1, 2002.