55-422. Petroleum products inspection law; definitions. - Kansas Statutes

55-422

Chapter 55.--OIL AND GAS Article 4.--PETROLEUM PRODUCTS INSPECTION

      55-422.   Petroleum products inspection law;definitions.K.S.A. 55-422 et seq., and amendments thereto, maybecited as the petroleum products inspection law.As used in the petroleum products inspection law:

      (a)   "Director" means the director of taxation of theKansas department of revenue, orthe director's dulyauthorized deputy, agent, or representative.

      (b)   "Secretary" means the secretary of agricultureor the secretary's authorized representative.

      (c)   "Person" means an individual, firm, association, organization,partnership,business trust, joint stock company, company, corporation, or other legalentity.

      (d)   "Motor fuel" means any refined or blended motor fuel products,including gasoline, diesel fuel, aviation fuel, oxygenated fuel, or any otherfuel used for generation of power in an internal combustion engine as specifiedby the secretary by rules and regulations adopted under thepetroleum products inspection law.

      (e)   "Petroleum product" includes gasoline, kerosene, motor-fuels and suchother products as defined by rules and regulations adopted pursuant to thepetroleum products inspection law.

      (f)   The terms "manufacturer", "distributor" and "importer" shallhave themeanings ascribed to them in the motor-fuel tax law.

      (g)   "Dispensing device" means a motor-vehicle fuel or liquid fueldispensing pump, meter or other similar measuring device and shall include anydevice which dispenses refined or blended gasoline or diesel fuel product. Thisdefinition shall not include liquefied petroleum meters.

      History:   L. 1935, ch. 210, § 1; L. 1941, ch. 278, § 1;L. 1989, ch. 163, § 1;L. 1993, ch. 58, § 1;L. 1996, ch. 105, § 3;L. 2007, ch. 180, § 1; July 1.