(a) "Accurate" in any grammatical or modified form as used in this section means "found or left to be as close to zero error as practical."     
      (b) Each LPG meter or hopper scale operated in this state for commercial transactions shall be inspected and tested for accuracy by a service company at least once every four years. Each LPG meter or scale found to be inaccurate during inspection and testing or otherwise found to be in disrepair shall be placed out-of-order by the service company, repaired, and calibrated to be accurate prior to further operation. Upon completion of the inspection, testing, and, if necessary, repair of the LPG meter or scale, the service company shall within 10 calendar days after placing the device back into service file with the department a form prescribed by the department, using the most recent version of the form.     
      (c) A person operating an LPG meter or hopper scale shall notify the department in writing at least 14 calendar days prior to the scheduled inspection required by subsection (b) of this section. If inspection and testing is delayed, the person operating the LPG meter or hopper scale shall notify the department of the delay and the anticipated new inspection and testing date if known and shall additionally submit a written notice of the new inspection and testing date. A department inspector may observe the inspection and testing of the LPG meter or hopper scale at the department's discretion.     
      (d) Any notice or report to be provided under this section shall be made to: Texas Department of Agriculture, Weights and Measures Program, P.O. Box 12847, Austin, Texas 78711 or: WeightsMeasures@TexasAgriculture.gov.     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §12.14 adopted to be effective August 1, 2011, 36 TexReg 4797; amended to be effective March 5, 2023, 48 TexReg 1030