69-13-102. Scope of chapter -- enforcement.
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69-13-102 . Scope of chapter -- enforcement.
(1)It is declared that the operation of pipelines to which this chapter applies for the transportation of crude petroleum, coal, or the products of crude petroleum or coal or of carbon dioxide from a plant or facility that produces or captures carbon dioxide, in connection with the purchase or purchase and sale of crude petroleum, coal, or the products of crude petroleum or coal or of carbon dioxide from a plant or facility that produces or captures carbon dioxide, is a business in which the public is interested and is subject to regulation by law. The business of purchasing or of purchasing and selling crude petroleum, coal, or the products of crude petroleum or coal or of carbon dioxide from a plant or facility that produces or captures carbon dioxide, using in connection with that business a pipeline of the class subject to this chapter to transport the crude petroleum, coal, or the products of crude petroleum or coal or of carbon dioxide from a plant or facility that produces or captures carbon dioxide, may not be conducted unless the pipeline used in connection with that business is a common carrier within the purview of this chapter and subject to the jurisdiction conferred upon the commission.
(2)It is the duty of the attorney general to enforce this provision by injunction or other adequate remedy.