19.94.505 - Gasoline containing alcohol -- Dispensing device label required -- Carbon monoxide nonattainment area -- Penalty.

Gasoline containing alcohol — Dispensing device label required — Carbon monoxide nonattainment area — Penalty.

(1) It is unlawful for any dealer, as defined in *RCW 82.36.010, to sell ethanol and/or methanol at one percent, by volume, or greater in gasoline for use as motor vehicle fuel unless the dispensing device has a label stating the type and maximum percentage of alcohol contained in the motor vehicle fuel.

     (2) In any county, city, or other political subdivision designated as a carbon monoxide nonattainment area pursuant to the provisions of subchapter I of the clean air act amendments of 1990, P.L. 101-549, and in which the sale of oxygenated petroleum products is required by section 211(m) of the clean air act amendments of 1990, 42 U.S.C. 7545(m), any dealer, as defined in *RCW 82.36.010, who sells or dispenses a petroleum product that contains at least one percent, by volume, ethanol, methanol, or other oxygenate, shall post only such label or notice as may be required pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 7545(m)(4) or any amendments thereto or any successor provision thereof. This provision shall be applicable only during such portion of the year as oxygenated petroleum product sales are required pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 7545(m).

     (3) Any person who violates this section is subject to a civil penalty of no more than five hundred dollars.

[2000 c 171 § 65; 1992 c 237 § 34; 1984 c 61 § 1.]

Notes: *Reviser's note: RCW 82.36.010 was amended by 2007 c 515 § 1, deleting the definition of "dealer."