Ariz. Admin. Code § R3-7-704 - Motor Fuel Dispensing Site Price and Grade Posting

A. Any roadside or other sign, including, but not limited to, prices on poles, monument signs, canopies, "A-frame' signs, or other structures, that advertises or displays motor fuel prices and is not connected to a motor fuel dispenser shall comply with subsections (1) through (4) of this Section, and shall comply with either method listed in subsections (5) and (6):

1. Identifies whether the price differs depending on whether the payment is cash, credit, or debit;

2. Identifies the self-service and full-service prices, if different;

3. Discloses the full price of motor fuel including fractions of a cent and all federal and state taxes, if the sign displays the motor fuel price. A decimal point shall be used in the displayed price when a dollar sign precedes the posted price;

4. Displays lettering at a height of at least 1/5 of the letter height of the motor fuel price displayed on the external sign or 2 1/2"³, whichever is larger, and is visible from the road;

5. States the terms of any condition if the displayed price is conditional upon the sale of another product or service. The terms of any condition shall comply with the letter height requirement in subsection (A)(4);

6. Describes the motor fuel that meets ASTM D975 as No. 1 Diesel, #1 Diesel, No. 2 Diesel, #2 Diesel, or premium diesel. Describes other fuel for use in compression ignition engines as biodiesel, or biodiesel blend. Diesel fuel No. 2 may be labeled on dispensers as diesel fuel without indication of the fuel grade;

7. Describes motor fuel with an ethanol concentration of 51 to 83 volume percent as ethanol flex fuel;

8. Identifies the unit of measure of the price, if it is other than per gallon; and

9. Sites that sell Ethanol Flex Fuel previously labeled as "E-85" shall update the signage to reflect the sale of Ethanol Flex Fuel no later than January 1, 2018. In no case shall signage with an incorrect ethanol content be advertised at the motor fuel dispensing site.

1. Display the self-service and full-service prices, if different;

2. Display the unit of measure of the price if other than per gallon;

3. Display fractions of a cent, if the fuel price is not charged at a whole cent; and

4. Display a decimal point when a dollar sign precedes the posted price.

5. Display the undiscounted price for any motor fuel product and applicable grade advertised; or

6. Display the discounted price for any motor fuel product and applicable grade advertised along with the conditions under which the discount is available, including, but not limited to, "Cash", "Cash Only", or "Membership."

a. Any discount conditions must be clearly presented on a sign in a font no less than 1/5 the size of the largest number posted on the sign or 2 1/2 inches, whichever is larger, and may not be abbreviated.

b. The discount conditions must appear immediately next to, above or below the discounted price and with equal illumination as the discounted price.

B. All motor fuel prices displayed must include all applicable federal and state taxes.

C. Motor fuel Descriptions. Motor fuel types, grades, and blends shall be described on signs listed in Subsection (A) as indicated in the following table:

Motor Fuel Type	ASTM Standard	Fuel Properties	Allowable Description
diesel	D975	Min. flash point 38º C Min. viscosity 1.3 mm2/S, max. 2.4 mm2/S	No. 1 Diesel, #1 Diesel, Diesel No. 1, or Diesel #1
		Min. flash point 52º C Min. v isc osity 1.9 mm2/S, max. 4.1 mm2/S	No. 2 Diesel, #2 Diesel, Diesel No. 2, Diesel #2, or Diesel
	D975 or D7467	Meets definition of Premium Diesel in R3-7-101	Premium Diesel
	D7467	More than 5 and no more than 20 volume percent biodiesel	Biodiesel Blend or B-20 Biodiesel Blend
Ethanol Flex Fuel	D5798	51-83 volume percent ethanol	Ethanol Flex Fuel
Gasoline	D4814	Minimum 87 octane	Regular, Reg, Unleaded, UNL, or UL
		Minimum 89 octane	Midgrade, Mid, or Plus
		Minimum 91 octane	Premium, Prem, Super, Supreme, High, or High Performance
		Contains more than 10 but no more than 15 volume percent ethanol	E15

A person may use an alternative to the descriptions provided in subsection (C) upon receipt of written approval by the associate director.

B. For the following terms used on a sign to describe a gasoline grade or gasoline-oxygenate blend, the grade or blend shall meet the following minimum antiknock index as determined by the test average of ASTM D 2699 and ASTM D 2700, also known as the (R+M)/ 2 method:

Term	Minimum Antiknock Index
1. Regular, Reg, Unleaded, UNL, or UL	87
2. Midgrade, Mid, or Plus	89
3. Premium, PREM, Super, Supreme, High, or High Performance	91

C. A person may use an alternative to the descriptions provided in subsection (B) upon receipt of written approval by the associate director.

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Ariz. Admin. Code § R3-7-704

Adopted by final rulemaking at 23 A.A.R. 2280, effective 10/2/2017. Amended by final rulemaking at 29 A.A.R. 441, effective 3/5/2023.