(a) No heating fuel dealer shall require that any regular consumer of such dealer accept a minimum delivery of heating fuel of not less than one hundred gallons or seventy-five per cent of primary tank size, whichever is less, as a condition of delivery by such dealer.
(b) Any heating fuel dealer who violates the provisions of this section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars for the first offense, not more than seven hundred fifty dollars for a second offense occurring not more than three years after a prior offense and not more than one thousand five hundred dollars for a third or subsequent offense occurring not more than three years after a prior offense.
(Oct. Sp. Sess. P.A. 79-14, S. 2, 3; P.A. 90-304, S. 7; Aug. Sp. Sess. P.A. 08-1, S. 2; P.A. 12-76, S. 3.)
History: P.A. 90-304 expanded section to apply to retail dealers of propane as well as retail dealers of fuel oil; Aug. Sp. Sess. P.A. 08-1 changed minimum delivery acceptance prohibition from over 150 gallons to over 100 gallons, effective September 1, 2008; P.A. 12-76 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and amended same to make technical changes, and added Subsec. (b) re fines, effective July 1, 2013.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy
Chapter 296 - Operation of Fuel Supply Business
Section 16a-17. - Definitions.
Section 16a-18. - Illegal creation of fuel shortage. Penalty. Extradition.
Section 16a-19. - Powers of investigation.
Section 16a-20. - Enforcement, civil action privileged, damages, reciprocity.
Section 16a-22a. - Heating fuel dealers prohibited from requiring minimum delivery of fuel. Fines.
Section 16a-22b. - Surcharge on price of fuel oil or propane prohibited. Exception.
Section 16a-22c. - Registration of petroleum product dealers. Definitions. Regulations.
Section 16a-22d. - Registration requirements. Affiliated companies.
Section 16a-22e. - Public listing of petroleum product dealers.
Section 16a-22f. - Annual report by secretary.
Section 16a-22g. - Penalty for failure to register.
Section 16a-22j. - Report of sale, acquisition or change in current business practices.
Section 16a-22k. - Unfair trade practices in the business of selling heating fuel. Fines.
Section 16a-22m. - Residential propane service termination.
Section 16a-22n. - Fuel Oil Conservation Board.
Section 16a-23a. - Sale of anthracite. Regulations. Enforcement.