California Code
DIVISION 5 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
CHAPTER 14 - Fuels and Lubricants

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 13400. - 13400. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms mean...

Section 13404. - 13404. (a) The sale of compressed natural gas by persons...

Section 13404.5. - 13404.5. The secretary shall establish the method of sale of...

Section 13405. - 13405. (a) The department may grant a variance from the...

ARTICLE 2 - Sale of Motor Vehicle Fuels and Lubricants

Section 13410. - 13410. (a) No person engaged in the business of extracting...

Section 13411. - 13411. It is unlawful for any person to sell or...

Section 13413. - 13413. (a) It is unlawful for any person or other...

ARTICLE 3 - Hours of Business

Section 13420. - 13420. Every person, firm, partnership, association, trustee, or corporation that...

Section 13421. - 13421. Every person, firm, partnership, association, trustee, or corporation that...

Section 13422. - 13422. A violation of this article is an infraction punishable...

ARTICLE 4 - Motor Oil Fee

Section 13430. - 13430. As used in this article, “motor oil dealer” means...

Section 13431. - 13431. The following persons shall pay to the secretary a...

Section 13432. - 13432. The fees provided in Section 13431 are maximum fees...

Section 13433. - 13433. The secretary may, by regulation, prescribe the frequency of...

Section 13434. - 13434. The moneys which are received by the secretary pursuant...

ARTICLE 5 - Standards for Spark-Ignition Fuels

Section 13440. - 13440. (a) The department shall establish specifications for automotive spark-ignition...

Section 13440.5. - 13440.5. For purposes of determining the percentage of ethanol in...

Section 13441. - 13441. It is unlawful for any person to sell any...

Section 13442. - 13442. (a) It is unlawful for any person to sell,...

Section 13443. - 13443. The sign or label required by this article to...

ARTICLE 5.5 - Standards for Alternative Fuels

Section 13446. - 13446. The department may establish interim specifications for alternative fuel...

ARTICLE 6 - Standards for Compression-Ignition Engine Fuels, Kerosene, and Fuel Oils

Section 13450. - 13450. The department shall establish specifications for compression-ignition engine fuel,...

Section 13451. - 13451. It is unlawful for any person to sell or...

ARTICLE 7 - Standards for Lubricating Oils and Oils Used to Lubricate Transmissions, Gears, or Axles

Section 13460. - 13460. Engine oil shall not be sold or distributed for...

Section 13461. - 13461. Lubricating oil shall not be sold or distributed for...

Section 13462. - 13462. Any manufacturer or packager of any product subject to...

ARTICLE 8 - Price Indications on Motor Vehicle Fuel Dispensing Apparatus

Section 13470. - 13470. (a) A person shall not sell at retail to...

Section 13470.5. - 13470.5. Any person selling, offering for sale, or advertising for...

Section 13471. - 13471. Each sign required by this article shall be placed...

Section 13472. - 13472. When a sign is used in addition to a...

Section 13473. - 13473. Unless otherwise provided, all letters, figures, or numerals on...

Section 13474. - 13474. All letters, figures, or numerals which are part of...

Section 13475. - 13475. For the purpose of this article, a fraction is...

Section 13477. - 13477. The provisions of this article do not apply to...

ARTICLE 9 - Labeling

Section 13480. - 13480. (a) It is unlawful for any person to sell...

Section 13481. - 13481. (a) If any motor vehicle fuel or lubricant is...

Section 13482. - 13482. (a) It is unlawful for any person to sell...

Section 13483. - 13483. The provisions of this article as to size of...

Section 13484. - 13484. Whenever any pump, receptacle, or other container is maintained...

Section 13485. - 13485. Small hand measures used for delivery of motor vehicle...

Section 13486. - 13486. (a) It is unlawful, at any place of business...

Section 13489. - 13489. The use of pumps or other devices which are...

Section 13490. - 13490. The use of pumps or other devices which are...

ARTICLE 10 - Tank Vehicles

Section 13500. - 13500. It is unlawful for any person to transport in...

Section 13501. - 13501. It is unlawful for any person, when delivering for...

Section 13502. - 13502. It is unlawful for any person to deliver into...

Section 13503. - 13503. It is unlawful to deliver aviation gasolines to the...

ARTICLE 11 - Basis of Settlement

Section 13520. - 13520. It is unlawful for any distributor or for any...

ARTICLE 12 - Price Sign Advertising

Section 13530. - 13530. (a) Nothing in this article applies to price indicators...

Section 13531. - 13531. (a) (1) Every person offering for sale or selling...

Section 13532. - 13532. (a) It is unlawful for any person to display...

Section 13533. - 13533. It shall be unlawful for any person to display...

Section 13534. - 13534. (a) Except as provided by subdivision (b), and subdivisions...

Section 13535. - 13535. If any motor vehicle fuel or lubricant is advertised...

Section 13536. - 13536. All letters, words, figures, or numerals which are part...

Section 13540. - 13540. Nothing in this article shall be construed to prohibit...

ARTICLE 13 - Inducements for the Sale of Motor Vehicle Fuel

Section 13550. - 13550. No motor vehicle fuel producer or distributor shall compel...

ARTICLE 14 - Passing Off

Section 13561. - 13561. This article does not prohibit any person from selling...

Section 13562. - 13562. No person other than the true manufacturer who purchases...

Section 13568. - 13568. Copies of the written authorizations required by this article...

Section 13570. - 13570. (a) A manufacturer, blender, agent, jobber, consignment agent, or...

Section 13571. - 13571. Copies of the documentation specified in Section 13570 shall...

ARTICLE 16 - Enforcement

Section 13590. - 13590. It is the duty of the department acting through...

Section 13591. - 13591. (a) The department, its inspectors, and each sealer, are...

Section 13592. - 13592. The department, each sealer, and any person now or...

Section 13593. - 13593. It is unlawful for any person, or any member,...

Section 13594. - 13594. If the owner or person in possession of the...

Section 13595. - 13595. (a) It is unlawful for any person to sell...

Section 13596. - 13596. Upon at least 24 hours’ written notice from the...

Section 13597. - 13597. If for any reason at the time specified in...

Section 13598. - 13598. Upon removal of the contents or proper labeling as...

Section 13599. - 13599. No container, receptacle, pump, or storage tank connected thereto,...

Section 13600. - 13600. It is unlawful for any person, or any member,...

ARTICLE 17 - Penalties

Section 13610. - 13610. Each person is guilty of a separate offense for...

Section 13611. - 13611. The department or any sealer may bring an action...

ARTICLE 18 - Disposition and Use of Moneys

Section 13620. - 13620. Any moneys in the Department of Food and Agriculture...