The bureau may charge an administrative penalty for any violation of the LPG and CNG Act [this article] or the rules, regulations, codes or orders of the bureau.

History: 1953 Comp., § 65-7-23, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 362, § 22; 1977, ch. 245, § 143; 1993, ch. 186, § 19.

Repeals and reenactments. — Laws 1973, ch. 362, § 22, repealed former 65-7-23, 1953 Comp., pertaining to penalty assessments, and enacted a new 70-5-22 NMSA 1978.

The 1993 amendment, effective July 1, 1993, substituted "may charge an administrative penalty for any violation of the LPG and CNG Act or the rules, regulations, codes or orders" for "may charge a reasonable fee for failure to file any written report or other document required by law or by the rules, regulations, or orders".

Act to include all installations, sales of liquefied petroleum appliances. — There is no substantial difference between installation of heating equipment in a house trailer and installation of liquefied petroleum gas equipment in permanent residence. The danger to the occupants is present in a house trailer, and if anything, is more pronounced therein than in a permanent domestic residence. Sections 70-5-1 to 70-5-22 NMSA 1978 were emergency acts passed by the legislature for protection of health and safety of the people of New Mexico. The act intended to include all persons engaged in the sale of liquefied petroleum appliances and installations regardless of manner in which those appliances were sold. 1953 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 53-5627.