{"operation":"document","citation":"LAC 43:XIII §1903","title":"Customer Meters and Regulators: Location [49 CFR 192.353]","source_type":"regulation","agency":"Louisiana Office of Conservation","status":"current","official":true,"published_on":null,"effective_on":null,"summary":"A. Each meter and service regulator whether inside or outside of a building, must be installed in a readily accessible location and be protected from corrosion and other damage, including, if installed outside a building, vehicular damage that may be anticipated. However, the upstream regulator in a","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/la-lac-43-xiii-1903.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/la-lac-43-xiii-1903.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/la-lac-43-xiii-1903","source_url":"https://www.doa.la.gov/doa/osr/louisiana-administrative-code/","body":"A. Each meter and service regulator whether inside or outside of a building, must be installed in a readily accessible location and be protected from corrosion and other damage, including, if installed outside a building, vehicular damage that may be anticipated. However, the upstream regulator in a series may be buried. [49 CFR 192.353(a)]\n\nB. Each service regulator installed within a building must be located as near as practical to the point of service line entrance. [49 CFR 192.353(b)]\n\nC. Each meter installed within a building must be located in a ventilated place and not less than 3 feet (914 millimeters) from any source of ignition or any source of heat which might damage the meter. [49 CFR 192.353(c)]\n\nD. Where feasible, the upstream regulator in a series must be located outside the building, unless it is located in a separate metering or regulating building. [49 CFR 192.353(d)]\n\nAUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:501 et seq.\n\nHISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, LR 9:233 (April 1983), amended LR 10:526 (July 1984), LR 27:1543 (September 2001), LR 30:1248 (June 2004).","truncated":false,"body_characters":1167}