§ 31-37-1. Filling station license. Every owner shall, before continuing or commencing to transact the business of operating a filling station, obtain from the tax administrator a license for each filling station operated. Applications for the licenses shall be made to the tax administrator on forms to be obtained from the administrator and the administrator, […]
§ 31-37-10. Term of licenses — Fee. (a) Any license issued by the tax administrator to an owner for the operation of a retail filling station, or to a peddler of gasoline, shall, from the date of the issuance of the license, be and remain in full force and effect until or unless: (1) Suspended […]
§ 31-37-11. Prices shown on pumps. (a) Every retail dealer shall conspicuously display and maintain on each pump or other dispensing device from which motor fuel is sold by the dealer at least one sign and not more than two (2) signs stating the price per gallon and if the sale is by liter, the […]
§ 31-37-12. Unauthorized signs advertising price of fuel. No signs stating or relating to the price of motor fuel and no signs designed or calculated to cause the public to believe that they state or relate to the price of motor fuel other than the signs referred to in § 31-37-11 and required to be […]
§ 31-37-13. Advertising statements to include taxes with price — Inclusion of all prices offered in advertisement. (a) Any advertisement of motor fuel by a retail dealer which states, refers to, or relates to the price of motor fuel, shall state that the per gallon price includes all taxes imposed with respect to the manufacture […]
§ 31-37-14. Repealed. History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 45, § 13; P.L. 1940, ch. 822, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 31-37-14; Repealed by P.L. 1992, ch. 287, § 1, effective July 21, 1992.
§ 31-37-15. Repealed. History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 45, § 14; P.L. 1940, ch. 822, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 31-37-15; Repealed by P.L. 2010, ch. 50, § 1, and by P.L. 2010, ch. 78, § 1, effective June 12, 2010.
§ 31-37-16. Brand names to be displayed. All aboveground equipment for storing or dispensing motor fuel or lubricating oil operated by a retail dealer shall bear in a conspicuous place the trademark and the name of the distributor of the product stored therein or sold or dispensed therefrom. If the motor fuel or lubricating oil […]
§ 31-37-16.1. No smoking signs to be displayed. Every retail dealer shall display and maintain on each island upon which is located a device from which motor fuel is dispensed and sold, at least one sign containing the words “no smoking.” The sign or signs shall be of a size not smaller than six inches […]
§ 31-37-16.2. Air pumps. (a) Every retail dealer shall display and maintain a compressed air pump which shall be available during the hours the business is open whether the business is an attended or self service gas station. The division of motor vehicles of motor vehicles, safety and emission control unit, shall be responsible for […]
§ 31-37-16.3. Additives. Every retail dealer shall display and maintain on at least two (2) sides of each pump or other dispensing device from which motor fuel is sold at least one sign in a conspicuous place stating the maximum percent of alcohol, greater than one percent (1%) contained in the product to the nearest […]
§ 31-37-17. Penalties for violations. Whoever, himself or herself or by his or her agent or servant, violates any provision of this chapter, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000). Upon the second finding against any licensee of a violation, whether by himself or herself or by his or her […]
§ 31-37-18. Costs on prosecution of violations. Whenever a complaint is made by the tax administrator or by any of the administrator’s agents of any violations of the provisions of this chapter or chapter 36 of this title, the administrator shall not be required to furnish surety for costs or be liable for costs on […]
§ 31-37-19. Ordinances controlling location of pumps. Nothing contained in this chapter shall affect the validity of any ordinance or other local regulation respecting the location of any pump. History of Section.P.L. 1925, ch. 679, § 18; P.L. 1929, ch. 1405, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 45, § 14; G.L. 1938, ch. 45, § 17; […]
§ 31-37-2. Refusal, suspension, or revocation of license. The administrator may for cause refuse any application for a license for a filling station and may for cause suspend or revoke any license issued by the administrator under the provisions of this chapter after an opportunity for a hearing of the applicant or licensee has been […]
§ 31-37-20. Severability. If any part of this chapter or chapter 36 of this title shall be declared unconstitutional or invalid, the unconstitutionality or invalidity shall in no way affect the validity of any other portion of it which can be given reasonable effect without the part so declared unconstitutional or invalid. History of Section.P.L. […]
§ 31-37-21. Enforcement. The tax administrator shall enforce the provisions of this chapter and chapter 36 of this title, except that the director of labor and training shall enforce the provisions of §§ 31-37-11 — 31-37-17 and §§ 11-18-13 — 11-18-18. The department of labor and training shall cause any violation subject to its jurisdiction […]
§ 31-37-3. Filling station records. The owner of every filling station, at the filling station, shall keep a record of the number of gallons of fuels purchased, sold, and used by the owner, from whom purchased, and the date of the purchases. These records shall be preserved for three (3) years and shall be open […]
§ 31-37-4. Inspection of pumps and tanks. The division of taxation may cause its investigators and examiners to make inspections and examinations of filling stations, pumps, measuring devices, storage tanks, and tanks on motor vehicles. History of Section.P.L. 1925, ch. 679, § 16; P.L. 1929, ch. 1405, § 2; P.L. 1937, ch. 2510, § 3; […]
§ 31-37-5. Information furnished by fuel vehicle drivers — Inspection and sampling. The operator or driver of any vehicle used for the transportation of fuels in this state shall furnish to the tax administrator or the administrator’s agents, on request, any information relative to the transportation of fuels in this state that may be required […]
