Montana § 82-15-101 Definitions

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§ 82-15-101 — Definitions

Montana § 82-15-101

Title 82MINERALS, OIL, AND GAS

Ch. 15REGULATION OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS

Part 1Regulation of Manufacture and Distribution

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Mont. Code Ann. § 82-15-101 (2026).

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82-15-101 . Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:

(1)"Antiknock index number" means the octane rating of the antiknock characteristics of a grade or type of motor fuel determined as provided in 16 CFR 306.0.

(2)"Dealer" means any person engaged in the petroleum business and includes petroleum dealers and liquefied petroleum dealers.

(3)"Department" means the department of labor and industry provided for in Title 2, chapter 15, part 17.

(4)"Liquefied petroleum dealer" means a dealer engaged, directly or indirectly, in the business of delivering or distributing to a consumer or of selling or offering or advertising for sale or refining or manufacturing or keeping for sale in this state any petroleum product composed predominantly of any of the following hydr

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82-15-101 . Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Antiknock index number" means the octane rating of the antiknock characteristics of a grade or type of motor fuel determined as provided in 16 CFR 306.0.
(2) "Dealer" means any person engaged in the petroleum business and includes petroleum dealers and liquefied petroleum dealers.
(3) "Department" means the department of labor and industry provided for in Title 2, chapter 15, part 17.
(4) "Liquefied petroleum dealer" means a dealer engaged, directly or indirectly, in the business of delivering or distributing to a consumer or of selling or offering or advertising for sale or refining or manufacturing or keeping for sale in this state any petroleum product composed predominantly of any of the following hydrocarbons or mixtures of hydrocarbons: propane, propylene, butanes (normal butane or isobutane), and butylenes but excluding prepackaged liquefied petroleum products.
(5) "Liquefied petroleum product" means a product composed predominantly of any of the following hydrocarbons or mixtures of hydrocarbons: propane, propylene, butanes (normal butane or isobutane), and butylenes.
(6) "Liquefied petroleum product container" means a container approved by the American society of mechanical engineers that can hold 110 gallons or more of a liquefied petroleum product.
(7) "Mislabeled" means a package label or dispensing device of a product that bears any statement, design, or device regarding the product or regarding ingredients or substances in the product or regarding the properties, quality, or kind of products that is false or misleading in any manner.
(8) "Owner" means a person:
(a) who is listed with the American society of mechanical engineers or with the manufacturer as owner by the serial number of the liquefied petroleum product container;
(b) who holds a written bill of sale or other instrument under which title to a liquefied petroleum product container was transferred; or
(c) who holds a paid invoice showing purchase of and payment for a liquefied petroleum product container.
(9) "Person" means an individual, trust, estate, partnership, corporation, joint-stock company, firm, agency, association, or any receiver appointed by law.
(10) "Petroleum dealer" means a dealer engaged, directly or indirectly, in the business of delivering or distributing to a consumer or offering or advertising for sale, refining, manufacturing, or keeping for sale in this state any gasoline, kerosene, distillate, road oil, fuel oil, lubricating oil, or greases or any oil or gas or oil and gas product except prepackaged petroleum products and except as otherwise defined as a liquefied petroleum dealer in subsection (4).
(11) "Sell" and "sale" includes barter and exchange.

Legislative History

En. 60-234 by Sec. 1, Ch. 77, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 60-234; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 274, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 65, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 213, Ch. 483, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 452, L. 2005.