(a) A person who operates a transport equipped with CNG cargo tanks or any container delivery unit, regardless of who owns the transport or unit, shall register such transport or unit with AFS in the name or names under which the operator conducts business in Texas prior to the unit being used in CNG service.
(1) To register a cargo tank unit previously unregistered in Texas, the operator of the unit shall:
(2) To register a container delivery unit previously unregistered in Texas, the operator of the unit shall:
(3) To register a CNG cargo tank or any container delivery unit which was previously registered in Texas but for which the registration has expired, the operator of the unit shall:
(4) To transfer a currently registered unit, the new operator of the unit shall:
(5) To re-register a currently registered unit, the licensee operating the unit shall:
(b) When all registration or transfer requirements have been met, AFS shall issue CNG Form 1004 which shall be properly affixed in accordance with the placement instructions on the form. CNG Form 1004 shall authorize the licensee or ultimate consumer to whom it has been issued and no other person to operate such unit in the transportation of CNG and to fill the transport containers.
(1) A person shall not operate a CNG transport or cylinder delivery unit in Texas unless the CNG Form 1004 has been properly affixed or unless its operation has been specifically approved by AFS.
(2) A person shall not introduce CNG into a transport container unless that unit bears a CNG Form 1004 or unless specifically approved by AFS.
(3) CNG Form 1004 shall not be transferable by the person to whom it has been issued, but shall be registered by any subsequent licensee or ultimate consumer prior to the unit being placed into CNG service.
(4) This subsection shall not apply to:
(5) AFS shall not issue a CNG Form 1004 if AFS or a Category 1 or 4 licensee determines that the transport is unsafe for CNG service.
(6) If a CNG Form 1004 decal on a unit currently registered with AFS is destroyed, lost, or damaged, the operator of that vehicle shall obtain a replacement by filing CNG Form 1018B and a $50 replacement fee with AFS.
Source Note: The provisions of this §13.69 adopted to be effective November 15, 1990, 15 TexReg 5941; amended to be effective June 13, 1995, 20 TexReg 3984; amended to be effective August 30, 1999, 24 TexReg 6733; amended to be effective October 22, 2001, 26 TexReg 8342; amended to be effective June 5, 2006, 31 TexReg 4604; amended to be effective December 24, 2012, 37 TexReg 9917; amended to be effective February 15, 2021, 46 TexReg 1035; amended to be effective February 7, 2023, 48 TexReg 507