Sec. 16a-22. Notice by wholesaler of impending shortage or termination of supply of petroleum products. Nondiscrimination. Penalty.
Sec. 16a-22. Notice by wholesaler of impending shortage or termination of
supply of petroleum products. Nondiscrimination. Penalty. (a) Any person engaged
in the business of selling petroleum products, as defined in section 16a-22c, on a wholesale basis who has sufficient knowledge of an impending shortage in the availability of
petroleum products, as defined in section 16a-22c, or any officer or manager of a firm
or corporation engaged in such business who has such knowledge, shall cause to be
given immediate written notice of any possible inability as a result of such shortage to
deliver petroleum products, as defined in section 16a-22c, to the Secretary of the Office
of Policy and Management and to each retail oil dealer engaged in the business of
supplying petroleum products, as defined in section 16a-22c, for residential heating
that such person, firm or corporation customarily supplies with petroleum products, as
defined in section 16a-22c, on a wholesale basis. No such person engaged in the business
of selling petroleum products, as defined in section 16a-22c, on a wholesale basis and
no such officer or manager shall discriminate, in the percentage of supplies delivered,
against independent retail oil dealers in favor of dealers affiliated with such supplier.
(b) Any person engaged in the business of distributing or selling petroleum products,
as defined in section 16a-22c, on a wholesale basis who intends to terminate the supply
of petroleum products, as defined in section 16a-22c, to a retail dealer shall give written
notice at least fourteen days in advance of such termination to the retail dealer, the
municipality or municipalities in which the retail dealer distributes and the Secretary of
the Office of Policy and Management concerning such proposed termination of supply.
(c) Any person, firm or corporation who violates the provisions of this section shall
be fined one thousand dollars for each violation.
(P.A. 73-638, S. 1, 2; Oct. Sp. Sess. P.A. 79-14, S. 1, 3; P.A. 90-304, S. 6; P.A. 00-223.)
History: October, 1979, P.A. 79-14 made former provisions Subsecs. (a) and (c) and inserted new Subsec. (b) re notice
to retailer of wholesaler's intent to terminate supply; P.A. 90-304 expanded section to apply to all persons selling petroleum
products, where previously applicable to sellers of fuel oil; P.A. 00-223 amended Subsec. (a) by removing reference to
"advance" knowledge, by deleting provision re notice "at least thirty days in advance" and by requiring immediate written
notice to the secretary, made technical changes in Subsec. (b) and increased penalty from $500 to $1,000 in Subsec. (c).
See Sec. 19a-214 re suspension of delivery of fuel oil and bottled gas to rental residences.