as introduced - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026) Posted on 01/29/2025 10:16am
A bill for an act
relating to weights and measures; allowing more than one nonoxygenated gasoline
storage tank; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 239.791, subdivision 12.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 239.791, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
(a) A person responsible
for the product may offer for sale, sell, or dispense at a retail gasoline station for use in
collector vehicles or vehicles eligible to be licensed as collector vehicles, off-road vehicles,
motorcycles, boats, snowmobiles, or small engines, gasoline that is not oxygenated in
accordance with subdivision 1 if the person meets the conditions in paragraphs (b) to (d).
If the nonoxygenated gasoline is for use in a small engine, it must be dispensed into a can
with a capacity of six or fewer gallons.
(b) The nonoxygenated gasoline must be unleaded premium grade as defined in section
239.751, subdivision 4.
(c) No more than one storage tank on the premises of deleted text begin thedeleted text end new text begin anew text end retail gasoline stationnew text begin , or two
storage tanks on the premises of a retail gasoline station if the retail gasoline station is
located within five miles of a motor sports racing facility,new text end may be used for storage of the
nonoxygenated gasoline offered for sale, sold, or dispensed by the station.
(d) The pump stands must be posted with a permanent notice stating:
"NONOXYGENATED GASOLINE. FOR USE IN COLLECTOR VEHICLES OR
VEHICLES ELIGIBLE TO BE LICENSED AS COLLECTOR VEHICLES, OFF-ROAD
VEHICLES, MOTORCYCLES, BOATS, SNOWMOBILES, OR SMALL ENGINES
ONLY."
This notice must be posted at least two feet above the ground. A retail gasoline station that
sells nonoxygenated premium gasoline as defined in section 239.791, subdivision 15, must
register every two years with the director, or an entity appointed by the director, on forms
approved by the director, the total amount of nonoxygenated premium gasoline sold annually.