Ethanol-Free Gasoline Requirements by State

State Statutory 

Section Statutory Text

Missouri

Mo. Rev. Stat. 

§ 414.255(8),

414.255(9)

8. All terminals in Missouri that sell gasoline shall offer for sale, in 

cooperation with position holders and suppliers, fuel ethanol-blended 

gasoline, fuel ethanol, and unblended gasoline. Terminals that only offer 

for sale federal reformulated gasolines, in cooperation with position 

holders and suppliers, shall not be required to offer for sale unblended 

gasoline.

9. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, all fuel retailers, 

wholesalers, distributors, and marketers shall be allowed to purchase fuel 

ethanol from any terminal, position holder, fuel ethanol producer, fuel 

ethanol wholesaler, or supplier. In the event a court of competent 

jurisdiction finds that this subsection does not apply to or improperly 

impairs existing contractual relationships, then this subsection shall only 

apply to and impact future contractual relationships.

North 

Carolina

N.C. Gen. Stat. 

§ 75-90(b)

A supplier that imports gasoline into the State shall offer gasoline for sale 

to a distributor or retailer that is not preblended with fuel alcohol and that 

is suitable for subsequent blending with fuel alcohol.

South 

Carolina

S.C. Code. 

Ann. § 39-41-

235(A)

Regardless of other products offered, every terminal, as defined in Section 

12-28-110(56), located within the State, every terminal operator as 

defined in Section 12-28-110(58), must offer for sale all grades of 

petroleum products that are not already preblended with ethanol and that 

are suitable for subsequent blending of the product with ethanol. Every 

supplier as defined in Section 12-28-110(53), permissive supplier as 

defined in Section 12-28-110(43), refiner as defined in Section 12-28-

110(49), or any other person or entity who is involved in the bulk transfer 

of motor fuel as defined in Section 12-28-110(8) are responsible for 

ensuring that every terminal located in this State and every terminal 

operator are delivered the products set forth in this section.

Tennessee

Tenn. Code. 

Ann. § 47-25-

2003

All refiners, suppliers and permissive suppliers in this state shall make 

available to wholesalers gasoline or gasoline blending stock that has not 

been blended with, but is suitable for blending with, ethanol. All refiners, 

suppliers and permissive suppliers in this state shall make available to a 

wholesaler diesel that is suitable for blending with biodiesel. Diesel sold 

by refiners, suppliers and permissive suppliers to wholesalers may contain 

up to five percent (5%) biodiesel. Gasoline and gasoline blending stock, 

as applicable, must be made available with detergent additives in 

sufficient concentrations such that after the addition of ethanol at the 

maximum volume percent permitted by state and federal law, the final 

product meets or exceeds the lowest additive concentrations as required 

by the federal environmental protection agency (EPA).

Wisconsin Wis. Stat. § 

100.51(6)(a)

A motor fuel grantor that provides gasoline to a motor fuel dealer under a 

motor fuel dealership agreement shall offer gasoline to the motor fuel 

dealer that is not blended with ethanol and that is suitable for subsequent 

blending with ethanol and for resale. For purposes of this subsection, 

gasoline that is not blended with ethanol is not suitable for subsequent 

sale if the price charged for the unblended gasoline by the motor fuel 

grantor does not fairly reflect the average posted terminal price, as 

defined in s. 100.30 (2) (a).