Any person selling any motor fuel or lubricating oil which does not comply with the specifications provided in this chapter, or violating any of the provisions of the chapter, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Any dealer in any motor fuel who receives motor fuel meeting the requirements of this chapter and who thereafter adulterates any such motor fuel or mixes it with inferior motor fuel, so that the resulting product does not meet the requirements of this chapter, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Code 1950, § 59-56; 1968, c. 439; 1992, c. 885; 2009, c. 650.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce
Chapter 12 - Motor Fuels and Lubricating Oils
§ 59.1-150. Motor fuel subject to inspection and testing
§ 59.1-151. Statements to be filed by manufacturers, wholesalers and jobbers
§ 59.1-152. Collection and analysis of samples
§ 59.1-153. Methods of making inspection
§ 59.1-154. Inspection and testing under supervision of Commissioner
§ 59.1-155. Prohibiting sale of defective motor fuel
§ 59.1-155.1. Engine coolant and antifreeze bittering agent; penalty
§ 59.1-156. Rules and regulations
§ 59.1-157. Complaints to Commissioner
§ 59.1-162. Cooperation by state agencies
§ 59.1-162.1. Direct fueling of commercial vehicles authorized; conditions
§ 59.1-163. Penalty for violation
§ 59.1-164. Duty of attorney for the Commonwealth
§ 59.1-165. Chemical analysis as evidence
§ 59.1-166. Enforcement by Commissioner
§ 59.1-167. Conflicting local laws and ordinances prohibited
§ 59.1-167.1. Labeling of motor fuels; notification to reseller