2004 Minnesota Statutes

     239.792 Gasoline octane. 

    Subdivision 1.    Disclosure.  A manufacturer, hauler, 
 blender, agent, jobber, consignment agent, importer, or 
 distributor who sells, delivers, or distributes gasoline or 
 gasoline-oxygenate blends, shall provide, at the time of 
 delivery, a bill of lading or shipping manifest to the person 
 who receives the gasoline.  The bill or manifest must state the 
 minimum octane of the gasoline delivered.  The stated octane 
 number must be the average of the "motor method" octane number 
 and the "research method" octane number as determined by the 
 test methods in ASTM specification D4814-01, or by a test method 
 adopted by department rule. 

    Subd. 2.    Dispenser labeling.  A person responsible 
 for the product shall clearly, conspicuously, and permanently 
 label each gasoline dispenser that is used to sell gasoline or 
 gasoline-oxygenate blends at retail or to dispense gasoline or 
 gasoline-oxygenate blends into the fuel supply tanks of motor 
 vehicles, with the minimum octane of the gasoline dispensed.  
 The label must meet the following requirements: 

    (a) The octane number displayed on the label must represent 
 the average of the "motor method" octane number and the 
 "research method" octane number as determined by the test 
 methods in ASTM specification D4814-01, or by a test method 
 adopted by department rule. 

    (b) The label must be at least 2-1/2 inches high and three 
 inches wide, with a yellow background, black border, and black 
 figures and letters. 

    (c) The number representing the octane of the gasoline must 
 be at least one inch high. 

    (d) The label must include the words "minimum octane" and 
 the term "(R+M)/2" or "(RON+MON)/2." 

    HIST: 1992 c 575 s 30; 1998 c 278 s 2; 1Sp2003 c 14 art 7 s 66