Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 327d - Motor Fuel Quality Testing Standards › Section 14-327d-6 - Labeling of dispensing devices

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) For the purpose
			 of product identity, each dispensing device used in the retailing of any motor
			 fuel shall be plainly and conspicuously labeled with the following:
(1) gasoline, the registered brand
			 name;
(2) diesel fuel, the
			 registered brand name plus a descriptive or generic label if the registered
			 brand name does not adequately identify the type and/or grade of
			 product;
(3) gasoline-oxygenate
			 blends containing at least one percent by volume of ethanol, methanol, or
			 combination, the registered brand name plus an additional label which states
			 that the blend "contains ethanol," "contains methanol," or "contains
			 methanol/cosolvent.' "
(4) kerosene
			 (kerosine) shall be identified by the grades No. 1-K or No. 2-K. In addition,
			 No. 2-K dispensers shall display the following legend:
"Warning - Not Suitable For Use In Unvented Heaters Requiring
				No. 1-K."
The lettering of this legend shall not be less than 12 mm (1/16
				in) in height by 1.5 mm (1/16 in) stroke; block style letters and the color of
				lettering shall be in definite contrast to the background color to which it is
				applied.
(5) fuel ethanol
			 shall be identified by the capital letter E followed by the numerical value
			 representing the volume percentage of denatured ethanol (Example: E85). Each
			 retail dispenser of fuel ethanol shall be labeled with the capital letter E
			 followed by the numerical value representing the volume percentage of denatured
			 ethanol and ending with the word "Ethanol" (Example: E85 Ethanol). Fuel Ethanol
			 shall be labeled with its automotive fuel rating in accordance with 16 CFR Part
			 306.
(6) fuel methanol shall be
			 identified by the capital letter M followed by the numerical value representing
			 the volume percentage of methanol (Example: M85). Each retail dispenser of fuel
			 methanol shall be labeled by the capital letter M followed by the numerical
			 value representing the volume percentage of methanol and ending with the word
			 "methanol" (Example: M85 Methanol). Fuel methanol shall be labeled with its
			 automotive fuel rating in accordance with 16 CFR Part 306.
(7) biodiesel and biodiesel blends shall be
			 identified by the capital letter B followed by the numerical value representing
			 the volume percentage of biodiesel fuel (Examples: B10; B20; B100). Biodiesel
			 blends containing five percent (5%) or less biodiesel by volume are exempted
			 from these labeling requirements. Each retail dispenser of biodiesel blend
			 containing more than five percent (5%) biodiesel shall be labeled with either:
(A)The capital letter B followed by the
			 numerical value representing the volume percentage of biodiesel fuel and ending
			 with "biodiesel blend" (Examples: B10 biodiesel blend; B20 biodiesel blend; B75
			 biodiesel blend) or;
(B) The phrase
			 "biodiesel blend between 5% and 20%" or similar words for biodiesel blends
			 between five percent (5%) and twenty percent (20%) biodiesel.