SECTIONS 13470-13477 - California Statutes

BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE

SECTION 13470-13477

13470. No person shall sell at retail to the general public, any
motor fuel from any place of business in this state unless there is
displayed on the dispensing apparatus in a conspicuous place at least
one sign or price indicator showing the actual total price per
gallon or liter of all motor fuel sold therefrom. The actual total
price per gallon, or liter, shall include fuel taxes and all sales
taxes.
When a discount for cash is offered from a dispenser computing
only at the credit price, at least one sign or label shall be
conspicuously displayed on the dispenser indicating that the
dispenser is computing at the credit price and indicating the amount
of the discount per gallon or liter in letters and numerals not less
than one-half inch high.
If motor fuel is sold by the liter, the word "liter" shall be
conspicuously displayed on the side of the dispensing apparatus from
which service can be made.

13470.1. (a) No person shall sell at retail to the general public
any motor vehicle fuel from any place of business in this state
unless such person shall post and maintain in legible form the
maximum lawful selling price of each type and grade of gasoline. The
maximum lawful selling price shall be posted on each pump used to
dispense gasoline at retail outlets in numbers not less than 1/2 inch
high facing each direction from which the pumps are generally viewed
by customers. The posting of the actual selling price is not
considered to be the posting of the maximum lawful selling price as
required by this paragraph. Whenever an adjustment is made to the
maximum lawful selling price, each retail seller must post the new
adjusted maximum lawful selling price, and remove the prior posted
price.
(b) For the purposes of this section, "maximum lawful selling
price" means the maximum lawful selling price as defined under the
Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act, 15 USC 751 et seq., and any
regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.
(c) Enforcement by the Division of Measurement Standards and each
county sealer of weights and measures may consist of referring
complaints and information regarding possible violations to the
appropriate federal agency.

13470.5. Any person selling, offering for sale, or advertising for
sale, at retail to the general public, any gasoline or other motor
fuel from any place of business in this state by use of or through or
from any dispensing apparatus and displaying any sign showing the
actual total price per liter, shall, in addition, display in a
conspicuous fashion in full view of the retail purchaser and in
accordance with provisions of this chapter, a gallon-to-liter
conversion table showing quantity and price equivalents.

13471. Each sign required by this article shall be placed in a
conspicuous place on the dispensing apparatus and if service of
gasoline or other motor fuel may be made from more than one side of
such dispensing apparatus the sign shall be so placed as to be
visible from at least two sides of the dispensing apparatus.

13472. When a sign is used in addition to a price indicator as
defined in Section 13470, and if the same grade of motor fuel is sold
at a different price from any other dispenser on the same premises,
it shall be unlawful to display such sign on a dispenser unless a
sign with price numerals of equal size is displayed upon each
dispenser from which the same grade of motor fuel is dispensed at
higher prices.

13473. Unless otherwise provided, all letters, figures, or numerals
on each sign required by this article, however affixed, marked,
imprinted, placed, or embossed, shall be at least three-fourths of an
inch in height and all lines or marks used in the making or forming
of all the letters, figures, or numerals which are a part of the sign
shall be at least one-eighth of an inch in width.

13474. All letters, figures, or numerals which are part of any sign
or price indicator required by this article shall be plainly
legible. The color or tint shall contrast with the background and
other parts of the sign.

13475. For the purpose of this article, a fraction is considered
one numeral.

13477. The provisions of this article do not apply to the sale of
motor fuel for aircraft through or from any portable dispensing
device.