***** 290.628e THIS SECTION IS AMENDED EFFECTIVE MARCH 29, 2023: See 290.628e.amended *****
Sec. 28e.
(1) Beginning July 2, 2013, if motor fuel is sold at a roadside retail location, the roadside advertising shall comply with all of the following:
(a) The price advertised shall be clearly and completely posted in full, including any fractional prices, to the tenth of a cent.
(b) The price advertised shall include the grade of fuel being sold, with the following abbreviations allowed:
(i) Regular gasoline: "Regular", "Reg.", or "Reg,".
(ii) Midgrade gasoline: "Midgrade", "Mid.", or "Mid,".
(iii) Premium gasoline: "Premium", "Prem.", or "Prem,".
(iv) Diesel fuel: "Diesel", "Dsl.", or "Dsl,".
(v) Kerosene fuel: "Kerosene", "Ker.", or "Ker,".
(vi) E85 fuel ethanol: "E85".
(c) All prices shall be capable of being displayed at the pump, but only the unit price of the selected product shall be displayed during the transaction. All indications on the pump display shall calculate the correct total price of the purchase.
(d) Subject to subsection (3), if the advertised price of the motor fuel is subject to 1 or more conditions for sale at that price, other than payment by cash or credit card, the retailer shall post the conditions immediately adjacent to the sales price with equal illumination in lettering of the same style and of at least 1/2 the size that is used to post the sale price.
(e) If the unit price for the same grade of motor fuel differs, and the sign will not accommodate displaying all prices in lettering of the same style and size, the highest price shall be displayed in lettering using the largest size of the prices that are displayed.
(2) Subsection (1)(b) does not preclude the owner or operator of a business selling motor fuel at a roadside retail location from using a proprietary fuel name.
(3) Beginning July 2, 2017, the requirement of subsection (1)(d) also applies to conditions regarding payment by cash or credit card.
History: Add. 2012, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 2, 2012 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 469, Eff. Mar. 28, 2013
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards
Act 283 of 1964 - Weights and Measures Act (290.601 - 290.635)
Section 290.601 - Short Title.
Section 290.602 - Definitions.
Section 290.602.amended - Definitions.
Section 290.606 - State Director of Weights and Measures; Deputy; Inspectors.
Section 290.608 - Rules; Exemptions.
Section 290.610a - Inspection Fee; Fees and Expenses for Special Services; Disposition of Monies.
Section 290.610b - Fee Schedules.
Section 290.616 - State Director of Weights and Measures; Powers of Deputy Director and Inspectors.
Section 290.619 - City and County Official Standards; Comparison With State Standards.
Section 290.620 - Joint County and City Weights and Measures Jurisdiction; Powers.
Section 290.621 - State Director of Weights and Measures; Concurrent Enforcement Powers.
Section 290.622 - Rejected or Condemned Weights and Measures; Disposition.
Section 290.623 - Commodities, Liquid, Nonliquid, Measurement; Exceptions.
Section 290.624 - Package Labels; Contents; Allowable Variations.
Section 290.624.amended - Package Labels; Contents; Allowable Variations.
Section 290.625 - Package Labels; Random Weights, Measures or Counts, Additional Declarations.
Section 290.626 - Packages; Misleading Wrappers.
Section 290.627 - Packages; Advertisement, Declaration of Quantity.
Section 290.627.amended - Packages; Advertisement, Declaration of Quantity.
Section 290.628 - Commodities; Sale by Weight, Net Weight.
Section 290.630 - Impersonation of Officers.
Section 290.631a - Consent Agreement; Proceeding; Action by Attorney General; Fines.
Section 290.631a.amended - Consent Agreement; Proceeding; Action by Attorney General; Civil Fines.
Section 290.632 - Temporary Restraining Order; Preliminary or Permanent Injunction.
Section 290.633 - Proof of Existence of Weight, Measure or Device; Presumption.