Sec. 16a-22b. Surcharge on price of fuel oil or propane prohibited. Exception. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 16a-22b. Surcharge on price of fuel oil or propane prohibited. Exception. (a) No retail dealer of fuel oil or propane shall assess a surcharge on the price of fuel oil or propane delivered to a customer if the delivery of the fuel oil or propane is in an amount in excess of one hundred gallons, except that a surcharge may be assessed if a delivery is made outside the normal service area or the normal business hours of the dealer or extraordinary labor costs are involved in making a delivery.

      (b) No retail dealer of fuel oil or propane shall assess a residential customer a minimum delivery surcharge on any delivery initiated by the seller, including any delivery under an automatic delivery agreement.

      (Oct. Sp. Sess. P.A. 79-9, S. 2, 3; P.A. 81-330, S. 4, 13; P.A. 90-304, S. 8; Aug. Sp. Sess. P.A. 08-2, S. 2.)

      History: P.A. 81-330 added Subsec. (b) prohibiting minimum delivery surcharges on deliveries initiated by seller; P.A. 90-304 expanded section to apply to retail dealers of propane as well as retail dealers of fuel oil; Aug. Sp. Sess. P.A. 08-2 amended Subsec. (a) to change minimum delivery surcharge prohibition from 125 gallons to 100 gallons, effective September 1, 2008.