Ariz. Admin. Code § R3-7-705 - Dispenser Labeling at Motor Fuel Dispensing Sites

A. The owner or operator of a motor fuel dispensing site shall label dispensers in accordance with pricing, motor fuel grade, octane rating, and lead substitute. A motor fuel dispensing station owner or operator shall ensure that information regarding pricing, motor fuel grade, octane rating, and lead-substitute addition displayed on a motor fuel dispenser:

1. Lists the full price of the motor fuel including fractions of a cent and all federal and state taxes;

2. 1. Displays the highest price of each grade of motor fuel sold from the dispenser prior to any deliberate action of the customer resulting in a discounted price being displayed, provided the dispenser is capable of dispensing and computing the price of motor fuel at more than one price;
2. Displays a sign or label explaining the terms or conditions of any discounted price available to the consumer including whether the price differs based on method of payment or is conditional based on the sale of another product or service;

3. Complies with the requirements of R3-7-704(A)(1), (A)(2), (A)(3), (A)(5), (A)(6), (A)(7), (A)(8), (A)(9) and (B) .

3. Complies with the requirements of R3-7-704(A)(3) through (A)(6) and (B);
4. Complies with the allowable fuel descriptions indicated in the table in R3-7-704(C);
4. 5. Displays the octane rating of each grade of gasoline; and
5. 6. Displays the legend required by Handbook 130 for motor fuel dispensers that dispense gasoline with lead substitute. The legend shall be presented in block letters on a sharply contrasting background with lettering no smaller than 1/4 inch in height.
6. B. Motor fuel dispensers that are used exclusively for fleet sales and other price contract sales are exempt from the requirements in subsections (A)(1) and (A)(2).
B. C. All motor fuels shall meet the labeling requirements of 16 CFR 306 . Additionally, the following requirements apply:
1. Gasoline containing ethanol.
a. Gasoline containing greater than 1.5% by weight oxygen or 4.3% by volume ethanol shall be labeled with the following statement to indicate the maximum percent by volume of ethanol contained in the gasoline: "May contain up to _____% ethanol."

b. Within the CBG-covered area and area B, gasoline containing fuel ethanol shall be labeled with the following statement: "This gasoline is oxygenated with fuel ethanol and will reduce carbon monoxide emissions from motor vehicles."

c. b. Gasoline for sale with an ethanol content greater than 10 volume percent and less than or equal to 15 volume percent shall additionally be labeled in accordance with 40 CFR 1090.1510, as it existed on December 4, 2020, and is incorporated by reference and on file with the Division. A copy may be obtained at the Government Publishing Office, P.O. Box 979050, St. Louis, MO 63197-9000 or book-store.gpo.gov.
2. Gasoline containing an oxygenate other than ethanol. Gasoline containing greater than 1.5% by weight of an oxygenate other than ethanol shall be labeled with the following statement to indicate the type and maximum percent by volume of oxygenate contained in the gasoline: "May contain up to _____% _____."
3. The label in subsection (C)(1)(a) shall be printed in block letters on a sharply contrasting background with lettering no smaller than 1/4 inch in height.

4. Non-oxygenated gasoline. It is prohibited to label a dispenser as containing no oxygenate if the gasoline contains more than 0.5 percent by volume of any oxygenates.

5. Biodiesel blends. The diesel grade component as contained within ASTM D975 for grades other than No. 2 diesel shall be identified.

C. D. Unattended retail motor fuel dispensers. In addition to all labeling and sign requirements in this Article, the owner or operator of a motor fuel dispensing site that is unstaffed shall post a sign or label at the motor fuel dispensing site, in public view, that conspicuously lists the owner's or operator's name, address, and telephone number.
D. E. Motor fuel dispensers shall display a decal that contains the Division's name and telephone number. A template of the decal shall be placed on the Weights and Measures Services Division website for use by retailers. The seal placed by the Division under A.R.S. § 3-3414(A)(13) satisfies this requirement.
E. F. All labels and information required under this section to be posted on a motor fuel dispenser shall be displayed on the upper 50% of the front panel of each motor fuel dispenser and shall be clean, legible, and visible at all times.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R3-7-705
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.

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