Haw. Code R. § 4-94-13 - Octane posting of retail gasoline dispensers

(a) Any gasoline dispenser used to sell gasoline to consumers shall be posted with the minimum octane rating of the gasoline that is sold through that dispenser. The posting shall be done by putting at least one octane rating label in a conspicuous place on each face of the gasoline dispenser so as to be in full view of the consumer and as near as reasonably practical to the unit price of the gasoline. If two or more kinds of gasoline with different octane ratings are sold from the same dispenser, a separate label for each kind of gasoline must be posted on each face of the dispenser.

(b) Octane rating labels shall meet the following specifications:

(1) The label shall be three inches horizontally by two and one-half inches vertically. Helvetica type shall be used throughout except for the actual octane rating numerals which shall be Franklin gothic type. Spacing of the label shall be one-quarter inch between the top border and the first line of text, one-eighth inch between the first and second line of text, and one-quarter inch between the octane rating numerals and the line of text above it, with the text being centered within the interior border;

(2) The line text "minimum octane rating" shall be twelve point Helvetica Bold, upper case, with letter space at twelve and one-half points;

(3) The line text "(R+M)/2 METHOD" is ten point Helvetica Bold, upper case, with letter space at ten and one-half points;

(4) The octane rating shall be displayed as a two-digit whole number, plus one-half as a decimal fraction, as necessary. The octane rating numerals shall be ninety-six point Franklin gothic with one-eighth inch space between each numeral;

(5) The basic color shall be process yellow, and all type and all borders shall be process black. Both the black and yellow shall be non-fade;

(6) All octane rating labels shall be capable of withstanding extremes of weather for a period of not less than one year. They shall be resistant to gasoline, oil, grease, solvents, detergents, and water; and

(7) No information, data or marks other than that required by this chapter are permitted to appear on the octane rating label.

(c) When the product falls below the posted minimum octane rating, or if the labels become unreadable, the retailer shall obtain and post new labels.

(d) Selling gasoline:

(1) Through a dispenser that is not properly posted with an octane rating label, or;

(2) That has an octane rating less than that posted for the appropriate retail dispenser hose. is prohibited and is a violation of this chapter.

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Haw. Code R. § 4-94-13

[Eff 8/21/93] (Auth: HRS §§ 486-7, 486-110) (Imp: HRS § 486-110)