Introduced by Rep. Mayes and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
A bill to amend 1931 PA 231, entitled
"An act to prohibit fraud and deceit in the sale of liquid fuels,
lubricating oils or similar products; to prohibit the sale of such
products under false or fictitious names; to prohibit substitution,
mixing or adulteration of such products so as to deceive the
purchaser thereof as to their nature, quality and identity; to
prohibit the use of containers, tanks, pumps or other distributing
equipment for the storage or sale of such products, other than
those indicated by the name, device, sign or distinguishing marks
upon such containers, tanks, pumps or distributing equipment; and
to provide a penalty for violations of this act,"
(MCL 752.251 to 752.257) by amending the title and by adding
section 6a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
TITLE
An act to prohibit fraud and deceit in the sale of liquid
fuels, lubricating oils, or similar products; to prohibit the sale
of
such any of those products under false or fictitious names; to
prohibit
substitution, mixing, or adulteration of such any of those
products
so as to deceive the purchaser thereof as to their the
nature, quality, and identity of that product; to prohibit the use
of containers, tanks, pumps, or other distributing equipment for
the
storage or sale of such any
of those products, other than those
indicated
by the name, device, sign, or distinguishing marks upon
such
on those containers, tanks, pumps, or
distributing equipment;
to prohibit limiting the quantity of any liquid fuels sold or
offered
for sale at retail; and to provide a penalty for violations
of
this act prescribe penalties.
Sec. 6a. (1) It is unlawful for a person engaged in the retail
sale of any liquid fuels at a retail location or facility in this
state to limit the quantity of any liquid fuels sold or offered for
sale to any purchaser from any tank, container, fuel pump, or other
distributing device to a quantity less than the entire remaining
supply of that liquid fuel available for sale at that retail
location or facility. This subsection does not apply during an
emergency period if the retail location or facility is located in
an emergency area.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) "Emergency area" means an area of this state subject to a
state of emergency declared by the governor under the emergency
management act, 1976 PA 390, MCL 30.401 to 30.421, or under 1945 PA
302, MCL 10.31 to 10.33, or a state of energy emergency declared by
the governor under 1982 PA 191, MCL 10.81 to 10.89.
(b) "Emergency period" means the period during which a state
of emergency declared by the governor is effective under the
emergency management act, 1976 PA 390, MCL 30.401 to 30.421, or
under 1945 PA 302, MCL 10.31 to 10.33, or a state of energy
emergency declared by the governor under 1982 PA 191, MCL 10.81 to
10.89.