Any person licensed under section 14-319 to dispense motor fuel for sale to the public for any motor vehicle, as defined in section 14-1, shall provide for free public use an air compressor for the purpose of tire inflation during the hours such premises are open for business. Each such licensee shall post a sign in a conspicuous location upon the premises and in such form as the commissioner may require, informing the public of the availability of an air compressor for free public use during the hours such premises are open. Such compressor shall be capable of producing at least eighty pounds per square inch pressure at the outlet.
(P.A. 79-260; P.A. 88-100; P.A. 04-92, S. 1; 04-217, S. 31.)
History: P.A. 88-100 required each licensee to post a sign informing public of availability of an air compressor for free public use; P.A. 04-92 eliminated exemption from requirement to provide free air for owner of retail food store that dispenses motor fuel; P.A. 04-217 eliminated reference to Sec. 14-1(47), effective January 1, 2005.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline
Chapter 250 - Gasoline and Motor Oil Sales
Section 14-318. - Definitions.
Section 14-320. - Approval of gasoline station location by commissioner.
Section 14-321. - Approval of gasoline station location by local authorities.
Section 14-322. - Hearing and finding of suitability.
Section 14-323. - Commissioner to decide if requested by local authorities.
Section 14-325a. - Air compressors.
Section 14-325b. - Refueling privileges for operators who have a disability. Signs. Exceptions.
Section 14-326. - Gasoline sold for aircraft or other engines to be of United States standard.
Section 14-327. - Testing of quality of gasoline or diesel fuel.
Section 14-327a. - Motor fuel quality testing: Definitions.
Section 14-327c. - Regulations.
Section 14-328. - Display of price signs.
Section 14-330. - Dealer to disclose his source of supply.
Section 14-331. - Penalty. Revocation or suspension of license. Bond. Appeal. Rights of franchisor.
Section 14-332. - Regulations.
Section 14-332a. - Surcharges. Tie-in-sales. Price reduction requirements.