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2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › CHAPTER 14 - Fuels and Lubricants › ARTICLE 5 - Standards for Spark-Ignition Fuels › Section 13442.

13442. (a) It is unlawful for any person to sell, offer for sale, or cause or permit to be sold or offered for sale, or deliver or offer for delivery, any product used as a motor vehicle fuel for internal combustion engines at any place where motor vehicle fuels are kept or stored for sale, which does not conform to the requirements of this article, unless and until there shall be firmly attached to or painted upon each container, receptacle, pump, and inlet end of the fill pipe of each underground storage tank, or other equipment used for storage of motor vehicle fuel, from which or into which the motor vehicle fuel is drawn or poured for sale or delivery, a sign or label, plainly visible, comprising the brand, trademark, or trade name of such fuel, or the words “no brand,” that words shall be in letters of gothic type with a stroke of not less than one-eighth inch in width and not less than one inch in height, and also the words “not gasoline” in red letters of gothic type with a stroke of not less than one-half inch in width and not less than three inches in height, on a white background and not less than twice the size of any other letters or words appearing on or near the label or sign.
(b) The provisions of this article, as to the words “not gasoline,” shall not apply to signs or labels used in connection with the sale or delivery of kerosene, jet or turbine fuel, diesel fuel, liquefied petroleum gas, natural gas, or motor fuel comprised of a mixture of gasoline and lubricating oil properly labeled in accordance with the provisions of Article 9 (commencing with Section 13480).
(c) This section does not apply to electricity sold as a motor vehicle fuel.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 591, Sec. 18. (AB 808) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › CHAPTER 14 - Fuels and Lubricants › ARTICLE 5 - Standards for Spark-Ignition Fuels › Section 13443.

13443. The sign or label required by this article to be attached to the inlet end of the fill-pipe of an underground storage tank shall consist of a tag or plate firmly attached or affixed and plainly visible while the tank is being filled. The letters on such sign or label may be of any convenient size.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 636, Sec. 5.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › CHAPTER 14 - Fuels and Lubricants › ARTICLE 5.5 - Standards for Alternative Fuels › Section 13446.

13446. The department may establish interim specifications for alternative fuel for use in motor vehicles until a standards development organization accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) formally adopts a standard for the fuel for use in motor vehicles. The department shall then adopt, by reference, the latest standard established by the ANSI-accredited standards development organization for alternative fuel, except that no specification shall be less stringent than required by any California state law.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 591, Sec. 21. (AB 808) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › CHAPTER 14 - Fuels and Lubricants › ARTICLE 6 - Standards for Compression-Ignition Engine Fuels, Kerosene, and Fuel Oils › Section 13450.

13450. The department shall establish specifications for compression-ignition engine fuel, kerosene, and fuel oil. The department shall adopt by reference the latest standards established by a recognized consensus organization or standards writing organization such as the ASTM International or the SAE International, for compression-ignition engine fuels, kerosene, and fuel oil, except that no specification shall be less stringent than required by any California state law.
(a) Diesel fuel oil and renewable diesel fuel oil shall meet the specifications set forth in ASTM International Standard Specification D975.
(b) Kerosene shall meet the specifications set forth in ASTM International Standard Specification D3699.
(c) Fuel oil shall meet the specifications set forth in ASTM International Standard Specification D396.
(d) Biodiesel blends shall meet the latest specifications set forth in ASTM International Standard Specification D7467.
(e) Dimethyl ether used as a motor vehicle fuel shall meet the latest specifications set forth in ASTM International Standard Specification D7901.
(f) Renewable diesel fuel shall meet the specifications set forth in ASTM International Standard Specification D975.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 591, Sec. 23. (AB 808) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › CHAPTER 14 - Fuels and Lubricants › ARTICLE 6 - Standards for Compression-Ignition Engine Fuels, Kerosene, and Fuel Oils › Section 13451.

13451. It is unlawful for any person to sell or deliver to any premises for the purpose of sale, any product as or purported to be “compression-ignition engine fuel,” “diesel fuel,” “kerosene,” or “fuel oil,” unless the product conforms to the specifications of this article.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 521, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › CHAPTER 14 - Fuels and Lubricants › ARTICLE 7 - Standards for Lubricating Oils and Oils Used to Lubricate Transmissions, Gears, or Axles › Section 13460.

13460. Engine oil shall not be sold or distributed for use in an internal combustion engine unless the product conforms to the following specifications:
(a) It shall meet the engine oil requirements established by a minimum of one current API classification pursuant to the latest revision of the SAE International Standard SAE J183 for engine oil performance and engine service classification, or a minimum of one current sequence of the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) “European Oil Specification.”
(b) It shall be free from water and suspended matter when tested by means of centrifuge, in accordance with the standard test ASTM D-2273.
(c) Any engine oil that is represented to meet SAE International SAE J183 engine oil performance and engine service classification SA must have either an acid number or base number of 0.20 mg of KOH/g as measured by ASTM International Standard Test Method D974 or equivalent.
(d) Any engine oil represented as “resource conserving” shall meet the requirements established by the latest revision of the SAE International Recommended Practice SAE J-1423.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 591, Sec. 24. (AB 808) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › CHAPTER 14 - Fuels and Lubricants › ARTICLE 7 - Standards for Lubricating Oils and Oils Used to Lubricate Transmissions, Gears, or Axles › Section 13461.

13461. Lubricating oil shall not be sold or distributed for use in lubricating manual transmissions, gears, or axles unless the product conforms to the following specifications:
(a) It meets the service requirements contained in the latest revision of the SAE Information Report on axle and manual transmission lubricants SAE J308.
(b) The viscosity grade classification number shall be the same as the latest published SAE International Standard SAE J306 when tested in accordance with the latest method published by the ASTM International.
(c) It shall be free from water and suspended matter when tested by means of centrifuge, in accordance with the standard test ASTM D-2273.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 661, Sec. 55. (SB 1576) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › CHAPTER 14 - Fuels and Lubricants › ARTICLE 7 - Standards for Lubricating Oils and Oils Used to Lubricate Transmissions, Gears, or Axles › Section 13462.

13462. Any manufacturer or packager of any product subject to this article and sold in this state shall provide, upon request to duly authorized representatives of the department, documentation of any claim made upon their products’ label.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1047, Sec. 9.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › CHAPTER 14 - Fuels and Lubricants › ARTICLE 8 - Price Indications on Motor Vehicle Fuel Dispensing Apparatus › Section 13470.

13470. (a) A person shall not sell at retail to the general public, any motor vehicle fuel from any place of business in this state unless there is displayed on the dispensing apparatus in a conspicuous place at least one sign or price indicator showing the total price per gallon, liter, or other unit of measurement adopted pursuant to Section 12107, 13404, or 13404.5 of all motor vehicle fuel sold therefrom. The total price per gallon, liter, or other unit of measurement shall include applicable fuel taxes and all sales taxes.
(b) (1) A person shall not sell at retail to the general public, any compressed natural gas for use as a motor vehicle fuel from any place of business in this state unless there is displayed and labeled on the dispensing apparatus in a conspicuous place “Gasoline gallon equivalent.”
(2) A person shall not sell at retail to the general public, any liquefied natural gas for use as a motor vehicle fuel from any place of business in this state unless there is displayed and labeled on the dispensing apparatus in a conspicuous place “Diesel gallon equivalent.”
(c) When a discount is offered from a dispenser computing only at a higher price, at least one sign or label shall be conspicuously displayed on the dispenser indicating that the dispenser is computing at the higher price and indicating the amount of the discount per unit of measurement in letters and numerals not less than one-half inch high.
(d) If motor vehicle fuel is sold by unit of measurement other than gallon, that unit shall be conspicuously displayed on the side of the dispensing apparatus from which service can be made.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 591, Sec. 26. (AB 808) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › CHAPTER 14 - Fuels and Lubricants › ARTICLE 8 - Price Indications on Motor Vehicle Fuel Dispensing Apparatus › Section 13470.5.

13470.5. Any person selling, offering for sale, or advertising for sale, at retail to the general public, any gasoline or other motor vehicle fuel from any place of business in this state by use of or through or from any dispensing apparatus and displaying any sign showing the total price per liter, shall, in addition, display in a conspicuous fashion in full view of the retail purchaser and in accordance with provisions of this chapter, a gallon-to-liter conversion table showing quantity and price equivalents.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 591, Sec. 27. (AB 808) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › CHAPTER 14 - Fuels and Lubricants › ARTICLE 8 - Price Indications on Motor Vehicle Fuel Dispensing Apparatus › Section 13471.

13471. Each sign required by this article shall be placed in a conspicuous place on the dispensing apparatus and if service of motor vehicle fuel may be made from more than one side of such dispensing apparatus the sign shall be so placed as to be visible from at least two sides of the dispensing apparatus.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 591, Sec. 28. (AB 808) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › CHAPTER 14 - Fuels and Lubricants › ARTICLE 8 - Price Indications on Motor Vehicle Fuel Dispensing Apparatus › Section 13472.

13472. When a sign is used in addition to a price indicator, as defined in Section 13470, and if the same grade of motor vehicle fuel is sold at a different price from any other dispenser on the same premises, it shall be unlawful to display the sign on a dispenser unless a sign with price numerals of equal size is displayed upon each dispenser from which the same grade of motor vehicle fuel is dispensed at higher prices.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 591, Sec. 29. (AB 808) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › CHAPTER 14 - Fuels and Lubricants › ARTICLE 8 - Price Indications on Motor Vehicle Fuel Dispensing Apparatus › Section 13473.

13473. Unless otherwise provided, all letters, figures, or numerals on each sign required by this article, however affixed, marked, imprinted, placed, or embossed, shall be at least three-fourths of an inch in height and all lines or marks used in the making or forming of all the letters, figures, or numerals which are a part of the sign shall be at least one-eighth of an inch in width.
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 345, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › CHAPTER 14 - Fuels and Lubricants › ARTICLE 8 - Price Indications on Motor Vehicle Fuel Dispensing Apparatus › Section 13474.

13474. All letters, figures, or numerals which are part of any sign or price indicator required by this article shall be plainly legible. The color or tint shall contrast with the background and other parts of the sign.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 636, Sec. 5.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › CHAPTER 14 - Fuels and Lubricants › ARTICLE 8 - Price Indications on Motor Vehicle Fuel Dispensing Apparatus › Section 13475.

13475. For the purpose of this article, a fraction is considered one numeral.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 636, Sec. 5.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › CHAPTER 14 - Fuels and Lubricants › ARTICLE 8 - Price Indications on Motor Vehicle Fuel Dispensing Apparatus › Section 13477.

13477. The provisions of this article do not apply to the sale of motor vehicle fuel for aircraft through or from any portable dispensing device.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 591, Sec. 30. (AB 808) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › CHAPTER 14 - Fuels and Lubricants › ARTICLE 9 - Labeling › Section 13480.

13480. (a) It is unlawful for any person to sell any motor vehicle fuel or lubricant referred to in this chapter at any place where motor vehicle fuels or lubricants are kept or stored for sale, unless there is affixed to each container, receptacle, pump, dispenser, and inlet end of the fill pipe of each underground storage tank, from which or into which that product is drawn or poured out for sale or delivery, a sign or label plainly visible consisting of the name of the product, the brand, trademark, or trade name of the product, and, in the case of motor vehicle fuel and kerosene, the grade or brand name designation.
(b) When the product is a lubricant, as defined by Section 13400, each sign or label shall also have in letters or numerals, plainly visible, the viscosity grade classification as determined in accordance with the SAE International latest standard for engine oil viscosity classification SAE J300 or manual transmission and axle lubricants viscosity classification SAE J306, as applicable, and shall be preceded by the letters “SAE.”
(c) When the product is automotive spark-ignition engine fuel, the secretary shall make rules and regulations as are reasonably necessary to define and enforce the octane number, antiknock index labeling requirements, or other labeling requirements of the product sold.
(d) When the product is a motor vehicle fuel consisting of a mixture or premixture of gasoline and oil or gasoline-oxygenate blend and motor oil, there shall be conspicuously displayed on the dispensing device at least one sign or label stating the ratio of gasoline to motor oil or gasoline-oxygenate blend to motor oil.
(e) All signs or labels required by this section for retail motor vehicle fuel dispensers and containers of more than one gallon capacity shall be in letters and numerals not less than one-half inch (12.70 mm) in height. On containers of one gallon or less, the signs or labels shall be in letters and numerals not less than one-fourth inch (6.35 mm) in height and one-sixteenth inch (1.59 mm) in width.
(f) The provisions of this section pertaining to octane numbers or antiknock index and motor oil SAE International viscosity number grade shall not apply to products sold for aviation purposes.
(g) This section does not apply to electricity sold as a motor vehicle fuel.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 591, Sec. 31. (AB 808) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › CHAPTER 14 - Fuels and Lubricants › ARTICLE 9 - Labeling › Section 13481.

13481. (a) If any motor vehicle fuel or lubricant is offered for sale, but not under any brand, trademark, or trade name, the words “no brand” shall be used as the brand, trademark, or trade name designation. The words “no brand” shall be in letters of gothic type with a stroke of not less than one-half inch in width, not less than three inches in height, and shall consist of red letters on a white background.
(b) This section does not apply to electricity sold as a motor vehicle fuel.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 591, Sec. 32. (AB 808) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › CHAPTER 14 - Fuels and Lubricants › ARTICLE 9 - Labeling › Section 13482.

13482. (a) It is unlawful for any person to sell or distribute engine oil or lubricant unless both of the following are met:
(1) The product conforms to a minimum of one active API classification pursuant to the latest revision of SAE J183 “Engine Oil Performance and Engine Service Classification,” a minimum of one active sequence of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) “European Oil Sequences specification,” or a minimum of one active OEM specification.
(2) The API classification or ACEA sequence or OEM specification and SAE J300 viscosity grade is conspicuously marked on each container or, if provided in bulk, properly described in product transfer documents.
(b) It is unlawful for any person to sell or distribute axle and manual transmission lubricant unless it conforms to an SAE J306 viscosity grade.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 591, Sec. 33. (AB 808) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › CHAPTER 14 - Fuels and Lubricants › ARTICLE 9 - Labeling › Section 13483.

13483. The provisions of this article as to size of letters shall not apply to signs or labels at the inlet end of any underground storage tank, which letters may be of any convenient size but such letters shall be plainly visible while such underground storage tank is being filled.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 636, Sec. 5.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › CHAPTER 14 - Fuels and Lubricants › ARTICLE 9 - Labeling › Section 13484.

13484. Whenever any pump, receptacle, or other container is maintained or used to serve more than one driveway, the signs or labels required by this chapter shall be placed upon both sides of such pump, receptacle, or other container so that one set of signs or labels shall be clearly visible from each such driveway.
Wherever any pump, receptacle, or other container is maintained or used to serve only one driveway, the signs or labels required by this chapter shall be upon the side of such pump, receptacle, or other container adjacent to such driveway.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 636, Sec. 5.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › CHAPTER 14 - Fuels and Lubricants › ARTICLE 9 - Labeling › Section 13485.

13485. Small hand measures used for delivery of motor vehicle fuels or lubricants, and filled in the presence of the customer, need not be labeled in accordance with this chapter if the receptacle, container, or pump from which motor vehicle fuels or lubricants are drawn or poured into the hand measures is properly labeled as required by this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 591, Sec. 34. (AB 808) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › CHAPTER 14 - Fuels and Lubricants › ARTICLE 9 - Labeling › Section 13486.

13486. (a) It is unlawful, at any place of business where motor vehicle fuels or lubricants are sold, for any person to do either of the following:
(1) Deliver into a storage tank or container any motor vehicle fuel or lubricant other than the product identified on the label attached to the storage tank or container.
(2) Sell by means of, or through, a pump or other device, any motor vehicle fuel or lubricant other than the product identified on the required label, tag, or sign attached to the pump or other device.
(b) This section does not prohibit the delivery of motor vehicle fuel into a storage tank labeled with the authorized rebrand as provided in Article 14 (commencing with Section 13560).
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 591, Sec. 35. (AB 808) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › CHAPTER 14 - Fuels and Lubricants › ARTICLE 9 - Labeling › Section 13489.

13489. The use of pumps or other devices which are capable of withdrawing gasoline from each of two tanks containing different qualities of the same petroleum product and dispensing them as a single combined product shall be authorized when the department determines that all of the following conditions exist:
(a) The device mechanism accurately measures the quantities of the gasoline being simultaneously withdrawn from each of the two tanks and the quantity dispensed.
(b) The device mechanism accurately and visibly records and displays the resulting combined quality, the total quantity, the price per gallon or liter for the particular quality combination being dispensed, and the total price of the quantity of gasoline dispensed at the particular sale.
(c) The device has a locking selector mechanism which prevents the changing of the proportion of the two qualities being combined during the dispensing of the desired quantity.
The provisions of this section shall not supersede any other provisions in this chapter, except that they shall supersede the provisions of Sections 13442, 13443, 13480, 13483, 13486, 13487, and 13488 to the extent necessary to authorize the operation of a blending type of pump connected to two tanks containing two different products, or two different grades of the same product, which, when blended together in different proportions, will produce gasolines of different octane rating, each blend of which shall meet the specifications for gasoline as required by this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1047, Sec. 12.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › CHAPTER 14 - Fuels and Lubricants › ARTICLE 9 - Labeling › Section 13490.

13490. The use of pumps or other devices which are capable of withdrawing gasoline from one tank and motor oil, or a premixture of gasoline and motor oil in a known ratio, from another tank, and dispensing them as a single combined product, or of withdrawing gasoline alone from the tank containing gasoline and of withdrawing a premixture of gasoline and motor oil alone from the tank containing a premixture of gasoline and motor oil shall be authorized when the department determines that all the following conditions exist:
(a) The device mechanism accurately measures the quantities being simultaneously withdrawn for dispensing as a combined product from each of the two tanks when the combined product is dispensed, the quantity being dispensed from the gasoline tank when gasoline alone is dispensed, or the quantity being dispensed from the tank containing a premixture of gasoline and motor oil when the premixture alone is dispensed.
(b) The device mechanism accurately and visibly records and displays: (1) the ratio of gasoline to motor oil or premixture, the quantity of each ingredient being dispensed, the price per gallon or liter for the gasoline being dispensed, and the price per quart or liter for any motor oil or premixture being dispensed or (2) the ratio of gasoline to motor oil or premixture and the price per gallon or liter for the product being dispensed.
(c) The device mechanism prevents the changing of the ratio of gasoline to motor oil or premixture during dispensing.
The provisions of this section shall supersede Sections 13442, 13443, 13480, 13483, 13486, 13487, and 13488 to the extent necessary to authorize the operation of the above-described blending type of pump connected to two tanks, one containing motor oil, or a premixture of motor oil and gasoline in a known ratio, and the other gasoline, provided that the motor oil shall in its separate state meet the specifications for motor oil as required by Section 13460 and that the gasoline shall in its separate state meet the specifications for gasoline as required by Section 13440.
(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1047, Sec. 13.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › CHAPTER 14 - Fuels and Lubricants › ARTICLE 10 - Tank Vehicles › Section 13500.

13500. It is unlawful for any person to transport in any tank vehicle, for the purpose of sale or for delivery to any place where motor vehicle fuels or lubricants are stored for sale, any product referred to in this chapter unless there is firmly affixed at each outlet or valve of the tank vehicle, a metal tag, plate, or label. The tag, plate, or label shall display, in letters not less than one-half inch in height, the name and grade of the product in the tank compartment of the tank vehicle. In the case of motor oil, the SAE International viscosity number shall also be displayed on the tag, plate, or label.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 591, Sec. 36. (AB 808) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › CHAPTER 14 - Fuels and Lubricants › ARTICLE 10 - Tank Vehicles › Section 13501.

13501. It is unlawful for any person, when delivering for the purpose of sale, or delivering to any place where products referred to in this chapter are kept for sale, to commingle any product with another product or to commingle grades of a product, if as a result of the commingling the product delivered does not meet the specifications adopted or established by the department.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 591, Sec. 37. (AB 808) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › CHAPTER 14 - Fuels and Lubricants › ARTICLE 10 - Tank Vehicles › Section 13502.

13502. It is unlawful for any person to deliver into a storage tank or container at any place where products referred to in this chapter are stored for sale, any product other than the product identified on the label attached to the storage tank or container.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 591, Sec. 38. (AB 808) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › CHAPTER 14 - Fuels and Lubricants › ARTICLE 10 - Tank Vehicles › Section 13503.

13503. It is unlawful to deliver aviation gasolines to the fuel tank of any aircraft through the same meter used for deliveries of gasolines not specifically refined or manufactured for aviation use.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 698, Sec. 4.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › CHAPTER 14 - Fuels and Lubricants › ARTICLE 11 - Basis of Settlement › Section 13520.

13520. It is unlawful for any distributor or for any broker to sell any product to a retailer or to any person, when the quantity distributed in any single delivery to a single location is 5,000 or more gallons, as, or purporting to be, gasoline or diesel fuel, unless the distributor or broker, as the case may be, offers to invoice the purchaser for such gasoline or diesel fuel on the basis of temperature-corrected gallonage to 60 degrees Fahrenheit for all such deliveries to the purchaser over a period of 12 consecutive months and settles his accounts with the purchaser on the same basis.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 636, Sec. 5.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › CHAPTER 14 - Fuels and Lubricants › ARTICLE 12 - Price Sign Advertising › Section 13530.

13530. (a) Nothing in this article applies to price indicators and signs referred to in Article 8 (commencing with Section 13470). However, any numerals designating the total price per gallon, liter, or other unit of measurement adopted pursuant to Section 12107, 13404, or 13404.5 for a particular brand and grade of motor vehicle fuel permitted or required under Article 8 (commencing with Section 13470) shall, unless otherwise stated, be identical in numerical value with the price per gallon, liter, or other unit of measurement for the same brand and grade of motor vehicle fuel permitted or required under this article.
(b) Nothing in this chapter requires that the cash or merchandise value of trading stamps be stated on any advertising media that either advertises the stamps or advertises the price of motor vehicle fuel.
(c) Unless otherwise prohibited, any person selling motor vehicle fuel by the liter shall be authorized to advertise its price by displaying on the advertising medium either the price per liter or the price per gallon.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 591, Sec. 39. (AB 808) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › CHAPTER 14 - Fuels and Lubricants › ARTICLE 12 - Price Sign Advertising › Section 13531.

13531. (a) (1) Every person offering for sale or selling any motor vehicle fuel to the public from any place of business shall display on the premises an advertising medium that complies with the requirements of this article and that advertises the total prices of the three major grades of motor vehicle fuel offered for sale.
(2) The advertising medium shall be clearly visible from the street or highway adjacent to the premises. When the place of business is situated at an intersection, the advertising medium shall be clearly visible from each street of the intersection.
(3) For purposes of this subdivision, motor vehicle fuel does not include propane or dimethyl ether-propane fuel blend.
(4) For purposes of this subdivision, electricity and natural gas sold as a motor vehicle fuel shall meet only the requirements adopted pursuant to Sections 13404 and 13404.5.
(b) The governing body of any city, county, or city and county may, by ordinance, exempt specified geographic areas from the provisions of this section if, pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 65300) of Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code, the areas are designated on the local general plan as scenic corridors or historic preservation areas.
(c) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), any person who violates the provisions of subdivision (a) is guilty of an infraction and, upon conviction, is punishable by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500).
(2) Any person who violates the provisions of subdivision (a) and who has been previously convicted two or more times of a violation of subdivision (a) is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both.
(d) Notwithstanding Section 13590, the district attorney of each county, or pursuant to Section 41803.5 of the Government Code, the city attorney of any general law city or chartered city within each county, or the county sealer, shall, upon complaint or upon their own motion, enforce the provisions of this section and, in addition, may bring an action for injunctive relief in accordance with Section 13611.
(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 117, Sec. 3. (AB 2663) Effective January 1, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › CHAPTER 14 - Fuels and Lubricants › ARTICLE 12 - Price Sign Advertising › Section 13533.

13533. It shall be unlawful for any person to display on or near the premises of any place of business in this state any advertising medium which advertises the price of motor oil offered for sale without conspicuously showing on the same advertising medium the brand of the motor oil and the name of the product. The letters, figures and numerals used to designate the brand and the name of the product shall not be less than one-half the size of the numerals designating the price.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 698, Sec. 6.)
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13534. (a) Except as provided by subdivision (b), and subdivisions (b), (c), and (d) of Section 13532, it is unlawful for any person to place any additional advertising matter on any advertising medium referred to in this article except:
(1) A description of the products offered for sale in letters or numerals not larger than the price numerals.
(2) Methods of sale, such as self-serve or full-serve, in letters not less than one-third the size of the price numerals.
(3) Words describing the type of services offered at the place of business, such as food market, carwash, tune up, and the registered trademark or trade name of the service, but not the price of the service.
(b) Subdivision (a) does not apply to electronic changeable message centers when the advertising content includes both the product offered for sale and its price in a single advertising message, or when the product and price components of the advertising message clearly relate to one another and the price neither starts nor ends the message.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 72, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)
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13535. If any motor vehicle fuel or lubricant is advertised for sale, but not under any brand designation, the words “no brand” shall be used on the advertising medium as a brand designation.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 591, Sec. 42. (AB 808) Effective January 1, 2016.)
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13536. All letters, words, figures, or numerals which are part of the advertising media referred to in this article shall have a heavy type face or stroke, shall be clearly visible, and of a color or tint that will contrast the letters, words, figures, or numerals with the background of the advertising media. The height of the letters, figures, and numerals, except the letter “l” and numeral one, shall not be more than twice the width.
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 345, Sec. 7.)
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13540. Nothing in this article shall be construed to prohibit the governing body of any city, county, or city and county from enacting ordinances, including, but not limited to, land use and zoning ordinances, which impose restrictions on the advertising medium referred to in this article, so long as any provisions of the ordinances dealing with matters specifically covered in this article are identical to this article.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 698, Sec. 6.)
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13550. No motor vehicle fuel producer or distributor shall compel or unduly or unreasonably influence any retail dealer to participate in the giveaway or offer to give away free of charge any item of value, including trading stamps or any kind of merchandise or goods, whether or not the giveaway is conditional upon the purchase of motor vehicle fuels or lubricants. The decision to participate in those giveaways shall be solely that of the retail dealer. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a retail dealer from entering into an agreement to participate in any giveaway program.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 591, Sec. 44. (AB 808) Effective January 1, 2016.)
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13561. This article does not prohibit any person from selling under his or her own trademarks, trade names, brands, or the words “no brand,” the product of any manufacturer if such person has first obtained the written authorization of the true manufacturer so to sell such product.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 636, Sec. 5.)
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13562. No person other than the true manufacturer who purchases any petroleum product shall change the designation under which the product is purchased by him or her, without a written authorization.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 636, Sec. 5.)
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13568. Copies of the written authorizations required by this article shall be furnished the department upon request.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 636, Sec. 5.)
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13570. (a) A manufacturer, blender, agent, jobber, consignment agent, or distributor who distributes motor vehicle fuel that contains at least 1 percent alcohol by volume, shall state on an invoice, bill of lading, shipping paper, or other documentation used in normal and customary business practices, the percentage of alcohol, the type of alcohol, and, except in documentation certifying the octane rating of gasoline as required by federal law, the minimum antiknock index number, as defined in subdivision (q) of Section 13400, of the products distributed.
(b) If a motor vehicle fuel product contains less than 10 percent ethanol, a statement in the documentation that the product “contains up to 10% ethanol” meets the requirement of subdivision (a) that it state the percentage of ethanol.
(c) This section, as it relates to certification of the minimum antiknock index number, applies to all motor vehicle gasoline distributed.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 208, Sec. 2. (AB 2906) Effective January 1, 2017.)
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13571. Copies of the documentation specified in Section 13570 shall be available for inspection during business hours by duly authorized representatives of the department.
(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1012, Sec. 5.)
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13590. It is the duty of the department acting through the Division of Measurement Standards to enforce the provisions of this chapter, and to appoint and employ inspectors as may be necessary.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 591, Sec. 46. (AB 808) Effective January 1, 2016.)
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13591. (a) The department, its inspectors, and each sealer, are hereby authorized and empowered to inspect the motor vehicle fuels or lubricants referred to in this chapter and to enter, for the purpose of the inspection, any place where motor vehicle fuels or lubricants are kept or stored for sale.
(b) All those officers shall enforce the provisions of this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 591, Sec. 47. (AB 808) Effective January 1, 2016.)
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13592. The department, each sealer, and any person now or hereafter authorized or empowered by law to inspect the motor vehicle fuels or lubricants referred to in this chapter, may take such sample or samples as may be necessary of any motor vehicle fuel or lubricant kept or stored for the purpose of sale.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 591, Sec. 48. (AB 808) Effective January 1, 2016.)
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13593. It is unlawful for any person, or any member, officer, agent, or employee of a firm, association, or corporation, to refuse to permit any person authorized by this article to take such sample or samples permitted by this chapter, or to prevent or to attempt to prevent the taking of such sample or samples.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 636, Sec. 5.)
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13594. If the owner or person in possession of the product of which a sample is taken under this article shall at the time of the taking, demand payment for the commodity taken, then the person taking the sample shall pay therefor the reasonable market price.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 636, Sec. 5.)
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13595. (a) It is unlawful for any person to sell or deliver any motor vehicle fuel or lubricant referred to in this chapter that fails to meet the specifications required by this chapter.
(b) It is unlawful for any person to sell or deliver any motor vehicle fuel or lubricant referred to in this chapter into, from, or through an unlabeled or mislabeled container or device.
(c) (1) The department, each county sealer, deputy county sealer, and inspector may close and seal outlets and inlets of any receptacles, containers, pumps, dispensers, or storage tanks connected to the outlets and inlets, containing any motor vehicle fuel or lubricant referred to in this chapter that fails to meet the requirements of this chapter.
(2) The person so sealing shall post in a conspicuous place on the premises, where a receptacle, container, pump, dispenser, or storage tank connected to the outlets and inlets has been sealed, a notice stating that the action of sealing has been taken in accordance with this chapter, and giving warning that it is unlawful to break, mutilate, or destroy the seal or seals of the outlets and inlets, to move the container, or to remove the contents from the container, under the penalty provided in this division.
(d) If a container or lot of containers of any commodity subject to this chapter is found to contain a commodity not in conformity with this chapter, the secretary or sealer representing the secretary may take a sample or samples reasonably necessary for enforcement purposes and may, in writing, order the containers off sale. Any lot or container ordered off sale pursuant to this section shall be subject to a disposal order by the enforcing officer and shall not be sold, offered for sale, or transported, except in accordance with that disposal order. Any action pursuant to this section shall not affect any rights of a retailer under a warranty of merchantability or warranty of fitness.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 591, Sec. 49. (AB 808) Effective January 1, 2016.)
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13596. Upon at least 24 hours’ written notice from the owner, manager, or operator of the container, receptacle, pump, or storage tank which has been sealed, to the department or to the sealer of the county in which the premises are situated stating that the contents of such container, receptacle, pump, or storage tank will be removed or that such container, receptacle, pump, or storage tank or inlet end of the fill-pipe thereof will be properly labeled as provided in this chapter, at a specified time, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. of a day specified in the notice, other than a holiday, such officer shall, at the time specified, break the seal or seals for the purpose of permitting the removal by such manager, owner, or operator, of the contents of such container, receptacle, pump, or storage tank connected thereto, or the use thereof after proper labeling.
The removal of contents or proper labeling of the container, receptacle, pump, storage tank, or inlet end of the fill-pipe thereof, as the case may be, shall be made at the time specified and in the presence of the officer removing the seal.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 636, Sec. 5.)
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13597. If for any reason at the time specified in the written notice the contents are not removed, or the container, receptacle, pump, storage tank, or inlet end of the fill-pipe thereof is not properly labeled, then the container, receptacle, pump, or storage tank connected thereto and the inlet end of the fill-pipe of such storage tank shall be again sealed as provided in this article and the contents may not thereafter be removed or the container, receptacle, pump, or storage tank connected thereto, or inlet end of the fill-pipe thereof, be again used, except upon the giving of a new notice and proper labeling.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 636, Sec. 5.)
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13598. Upon removal of the contents or proper labeling as provided in this article, the notice previously posted shall be removed and the container, receptacle, pump, or storage tank may be restored to lawful use.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 636, Sec. 5.)
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13599. No container, receptacle, pump, or storage tank connected thereto, or the inlet end of the fill-pipe of such storage tank, shall, however, be relabeled by the owner, manager, or operator, whether under the provisions of this article or otherwise, without first removing from such container, receptacle, pump, or storage tank connected thereto, or the inlet end of the fill-pipe thereof, all distinctive colors, brands, trademarks, or trade names thereon of any manufacturer, refiner, producer, distributor, or marketer, indicative of any product not actually contained therein and sold therefrom.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 636, Sec. 5.)