Sec. 16a-22b. Surcharge on price of fuel oil or propane prohibited. Exception.
Sec. 16a-22b. Surcharge on price of fuel oil or propane prohibited. Exception.
(a) No retail dealer of fuel oil or propane shall assess a surcharge on the price of fuel
oil or propane delivered to a customer if the delivery of the fuel oil or propane is in an
amount in excess of one hundred gallons, except that a surcharge may be assessed if a
delivery is made outside the normal service area or the normal business hours of the
dealer or extraordinary labor costs are involved in making a delivery.
(b) No retail dealer of fuel oil or propane shall assess a residential customer a minimum delivery surcharge on any delivery initiated by the seller, including any delivery
under an automatic delivery agreement.
(Oct. Sp. Sess. P.A. 79-9, S. 2, 3; P.A. 81-330, S. 4, 13; P.A. 90-304, S. 8; Aug. Sp. Sess. P.A. 08-2, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 81-330 added Subsec. (b) prohibiting minimum delivery surcharges on deliveries initiated by seller; P.A.
90-304 expanded section to apply to retail dealers of propane as well as retail dealers of fuel oil; Aug. Sp. Sess. P.A. 08-2 amended Subsec. (a) to change minimum delivery surcharge prohibition from 125 gallons to 100 gallons, effective
September 1, 2008.