North Carolina General Statutes
Article 3 - Gasoline and Oil Inspection.
§ 119-35 - Adulteration of products offered for sale.

119-35. Adulteration of products offered for sale.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation who has purchased gasoline or other liquid motor fuel upon which a road tax has been paid to in anywise adulterate the same by the addition thereto of kerosene or any other liquid substance and sell or offer for sale the same. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. (1937, c. 425, s. 19; 1993, c. 539, s. 908; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)

Structure North Carolina General Statutes

North Carolina General Statutes

Chapter 119 - Gasoline and Oil Inspection and Regulation

Article 3 - Gasoline and Oil Inspection.

§ 119-14 - Title of Article.

§ 119-15 - Definitions that apply to Article.

§ 119-15.1 - List of persons who must have a license.

§ 119-15.2 - How to apply for a license.

§ 119-15.3 - Bond or letter of credit required as a condition of obtaining and keeping certain licenses.

§ 119-16.3 - Certain kerosene sales prohibited.

§ 119-18 - Inspection tax and distribution of the tax proceeds.

§ 119-19 - Authority of Secretary to cancel or revoke a license.

§ 119-21 - On failure to report, Secretary may determine tax.

§ 119-23 - Administration by Commissioner of Agriculture; collection of fees by Department of Revenue and payment into State treasury; disposition of moneys by State Treasurer.

§ 119-25 - Inspectors, clerks and assistants.

§ 119-26 - Gasoline and Oil Inspection Board created; composition, appointment of members, etc.; expenses; powers generally; adoption of standards, etc.; sale of products not complying with standards; renaming, etc., of gasoline.

§ 119-26.1 - Content of motor fuels and reformulated gasoline.

§ 119-26.3 - MTBE in motor fuels prohibited.

§ 119-27 - Display of grade rating on pumps, etc.; sales from pumps or devices not labeled; sale of gasoline not meeting standard indicated on label.

§ 119-27.1 - Self-service gasoline pumps; display of owner's or operator's name, address and telephone number.

§ 119-27.2 - Labels for dispensing pumps and devices offering ethanol-blended gasoline for retail sale.

§ 119-28 - Regulations for sale of substitutes.

§ 119-29 - Rules and regulations of Board available to interested parties.

§ 119-30 - Establishment of laboratory for analysis of inspected products.

§ 119-31 - Payment for samples taken for inspection.

§ 119-32 - Powers and authority of inspectors.

§ 119-33 - Investigation and inspection of measuring equipment; devices calculated to falsify measures.

§ 119-34 - Responsibility of retailers for quality of products.

§ 119-35 - Adulteration of products offered for sale.

§ 119-36 - Certified copies of official tests admissible in evidence.

§ 119-37 - Retail dealers required to keep copies of invoices and delivery tickets.

§ 119-38 - Prosecution of offenders.

§ 119-39 - Violation a misdemeanor.

§ 119-39.1 - Civil Penalties.

§ 119-42 - Persons engaged in transporting required to have in possession an invoice, bill of sale or bill of lading.

§ 119-43 - Display required on containers used in making deliveries.

§ 119-45 - Certain laws adopted as part of Article.

§ 119-46 - Charges for analysis of samples.

§ 119-47 - Inspection of fuels used by State.