§ 119-14 – Title of Article.
119-14. Title of Article. This Article shall be known as the Gasoline and Oil Inspection Act. (1937, c. 425, s. 1.)
§ 119-15 – Definitions that apply to Article.
119-15. Definitions that apply to Article. The following definitions apply in this Article: (1) Alternative fuel. – Defined in G.S. 105-449.130. (2) Aviation gasoline. – Defined in G.S. 105-449.60. (3) Dyed diesel fuel. – Defined in G.S. 105-449.60. (4) Dyed diesel fuel distributor. – A person who acquires dyed diesel fuel from either of the […]
§ 119-15.1 – List of persons who must have a license.
119-15.1. List of persons who must have a license. (a) License. – A person may not engage in business in this State as any of the following unless the person has a license issued by the Secretary authorizing the person to engage in business: (1) A kerosene supplier. (2) A kerosene distributor. (3) A kerosene […]
§ 119-15.2 – How to apply for a license.
119-15.2. How to apply for a license. To obtain a license, an applicant must file an application with the Secretary of Revenue on a form provided by the Secretary. An application must include the applicant’s name, address, federal employer identification number, and any other information required by the Secretary. An applicant must meet the requirements […]
§ 119-15.3 – Bond or letter of credit required as a condition of obtaining and keeping certain licenses.
119-15.3. Bond or letter of credit required as a condition of obtaining and keeping certain licenses. (a) Initial Bond. – An applicant for a license as a kerosene supplier, kerosene distributor, or kerosene terminal operator must file with the Secretary of Revenue a bond or an irrevocable letter of credit. A bond or irrevocable letter […]
§ 119-16.3 – Certain kerosene sales prohibited.
119-16.3. Certain kerosene sales prohibited. It shall be a Class 1 misdemeanor for any distributor to sell kerosene dispensed from a pump located on the same island where there are pumps dispensing gasoline or gasohol. An island is a group of two or more dispensing pumps within 15 feet of each other. This section shall […]
§ 119-18 – Inspection tax and distribution of the tax proceeds.
119-18. Inspection tax and distribution of the tax proceeds. (a) Tax. – An inspection tax of one fourth of one cent (1/4 of 1 ) per gallon is levied upon all of the fuel listed in this subsection regardless of whether the fuel is exempt from the per-gallon excise tax imposed by Article 36C or […]
§ 119-19 – Authority of Secretary to cancel or revoke a license.
119-19. Authority of Secretary to cancel or revoke a license. (a) Cancellation. – The Secretary of Revenue may cancel a license issued under this Article upon the written request of the licensee. The licensee’s request must include a proposed effective date of the cancellation and must return the license to the Secretary on or before […]
§ 119-21 – On failure to report, Secretary may determine tax.
119-21. On failure to report, Secretary may determine tax. Whenever any person shall neglect or refuse to make and file any report as required by this Article, or shall file an incorrect or fraudulent report, the Secretary of Revenue shall determine after an investigation the number of gallons of kerosene oil and other motor fuel […]
§ 119-23 – Administration by Commissioner of Agriculture; collection of fees by Department of Revenue and payment into State treasury; disposition of moneys by State Treasurer.
119-23. Administration by Commissioner of Agriculture; collection of fees by Department of Revenue and payment into State treasury; disposition of moneys by State Treasurer. Gasoline and oil inspection fees or taxes shall be collected by, and reports relating thereto, shall be made to, the Department of Revenue. The administration of the gasoline and oil inspection […]
§ 119-25 – Inspectors, clerks and assistants.
119-25. Inspectors, clerks and assistants. The Secretary of Revenue and the Commissioner of Agriculture, respectively, shall appoint and employ such number of inspectors, clerks and assistants as may be necessary to administer and effectively enforce all the provisions of the gasoline and oil inspection law with the administration or enforcement of which each said Commissioner […]
§ 119-26 – Gasoline and Oil Inspection Board created; composition, appointment of members, etc.; expenses; powers generally; adoption of standards, etc.; sale of products not complying with standards; renaming, etc., of gasoline.
119-26. Gasoline and Oil Inspection Board created; composition, appointment of members, etc.; expenses; powers generally; adoption of standards, etc.; sale of products not complying with standards; renaming, etc., of gasoline. In order to more fully carry out the provisions of this Article there is hereby created a Gasoline and Oil Inspection Board of five members, […]
§ 119-26.1 – Content of motor fuels and reformulated gasoline.
119-26.1. Content of motor fuels and reformulated gasoline. (a) Rules adopted pursuant to G.S. 143-215.107(a)(9) to regulate the content of motor fuels or to require the use of reformulated gasoline shall be implemented by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the Gasoline and Oil Inspection Board. Such rules shall be implemented within any […]
§ 119-26.3 – MTBE in motor fuels prohibited.
119-26.3. MTBE in motor fuels prohibited. (a) Definitions. – As used in this section: (1) "Motor fuel" has the same meaning as in G.S. 105-449.60. (2) "MTBE" means the fuel additive methyl tertiary butyl ether. (b) Prohibition; De Minimis Exception. – No person shall knowingly add MTBE to any motor fuel manufactured, distributed, stored, sold, […]
§ 119-27 – Display of grade rating on pumps, etc.; sales from pumps or devices not labeled; sale of gasoline not meeting standard indicated on label.
119-27. Display of grade rating on pumps, etc.; sales from pumps or devices not labeled; sale of gasoline not meeting standard indicated on label. In the event that the Gasoline and Oil Inspection Board shall adopt standards for grades of gasoline, at all times there shall be firmly attached to or painted on each dispensing […]
§ 119-27.1 – Self-service gasoline pumps; display of owner's or operator's name, address and telephone number.
119-27.1. Self-service gasoline pumps; display of owner’s or operator’s name, address and telephone number. (a) Every owner of, or other person in control of, a self-service gas pump or station whose equipment permits purchase and physical transfer of gasoline or oil products by insertion of money into some device or machine without the necessity of […]
§ 119-27.2 – Labels for dispensing pumps and devices offering ethanol-blended gasoline for retail sale.
119-27.2. Labels for dispensing pumps and devices offering ethanol-blended gasoline for retail sale. (a) The Gasoline and Oil Inspection Board shall adopt rules to require labels for all dispensing pumps and other dispensing devices that offer ethanol-blended gasoline for retail sale in North Carolina. The Board shall require the use of labels to indicate that […]
§ 119-28 – Regulations for sale of substitutes.
119-28. Regulations for sale of substitutes. All materials, fluids, or substances offered or exposed for sale, purporting to be substitutes for or motor fuel improvers, shall, before being sold, exposed or offered for sale, be submitted to the Commissioner of Agriculture for examination and inspection, and shall only be sold or offered for sale when […]
§ 119-29 – Rules and regulations of Board available to interested parties.
119-29. Rules and regulations of Board available to interested parties. It shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Agriculture to make available for all interested parties the rules and regulations adopted by the Gasoline and Oil Inspection Board for the purpose of carrying into effect the laws relating to the inspection and transportation of […]
§ 119-30 – Establishment of laboratory for analysis of inspected products.
119-30. Establishment of laboratory for analysis of inspected products. The Commissioner of Agriculture is authorized to provide for the analysis of samples of inspected articles by establishing a laboratory under the Gasoline and Oil Inspection Division for the analysis of inspected products. (1937, c. 425, s. 14; 1949, c. 1167.)