Oklahoma § 52-24 - Pipeline companies declared common carriers Discrimination - Exemptions
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§ 52-24. Pipeline companies declared common carriers Discrimination - Exemptions
Every corporation, joint stock company, limited copartnership,
partnership or other person, now or hereafter engaged in the
business of carrying or transporting natural gas for hire, for
compensation or otherwise, by pipeline, or pipelines within this
state, and by virtue of and in conformity to, any valid law
incapable of revocation by any law of this state or of the United
States, or by virtue of and in conformity to the provisions of this
act, shall be a common carrier thereof as at common law, and no such
common carrier shall allow or be guilty of any unjust or any
unlawful discrimination, directly or indirectly, in favor of the
carriage, transportation or delivery of any natural gas, offered to
it, in its possession or control, or in which it may be interested,
directly or indirectly, and provided further, that any person, firm
or corporation owning or operating a natural gas pipeline within the
limits of any incorporated city or town in this state shall be
exempted from the provisions of this section only as to its
distributing lines located wholly within the corporate limits of
said city or town; and provided further, that any person, firm or
corporation engaged in gathering natural gas in this state shall be
exempted from the provisions of this section as to such gathering
activities and instead shall be subject to the provisions of
Sections 2 and 3 of this act.
Added by Laws 1913, c. 99, p. 168, § 4, emerg. eff. March 26, 1913.
Amended by Laws 1919, c. 120, p. 174, § 1; Laws 1995, c. 293, § 1,
emerg. eff. May 25, 1995; Laws 1999, c. 317, § 1, emerg. eff. June
4, 1999.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Oklahoma § 52-24
What does Oklahoma Statutes § 52-24 cover?
Section 52-24 ("Pipeline companies declared common carriers Discrimination - Exemptions") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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