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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- RETAIL SALE OF GASOLINE

     

     Introduced By: Representative Arthur Handy

     Date Introduced: January 09, 2014

     Referred To: House Environment and Natural Resources

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 31-37-7 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-37 entitled "Retail Sale

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of Gasoline" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     31-37-7. Minimum standard for gasoline -- Weights and measures. -- No person shall

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sell, offer for sale, deliver, or have in his possession for the purpose of sale, any article or product

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represented as gasoline for use in internal combustion engines used in motor vehicles that does

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not equal the most recent version of the "American Society for Testing and Materials Standard

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Specification for Automotive Gasoline D-4814-04b". It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or

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corporation to give false or insufficient weight or measure in the sale of fuels or lubricating oils.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- RETAIL SALE OF GASOLINE

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     This act would enable the state to receive and be supplied with the latest version of

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ASTM gasoline.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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