SECTION .0500 ‑ REGISTRATION AND BRANDING

02 NCAC 42 .0501             BRANDING AND REGISTRATION OF MOTOR FUELS

(a)  All motor fuels offered for sale, sold, or delivered to a purchaser in this State shall be branded, and each and every brand name shall be registered with the Director on forms provided by the Director.  The Director:

(1)           may require proof of compliance for any motor fuel which is subject to Federal waiver requirements or other applicable laws or regulations; and

(2)           may require any person desiring to register a motor fuel for which there exists no generally recognized classification, basic quality standards, or performance record, to submit, in writing, the following:

(A)          certified test data and performance evaluations; and

(B)          chemical and physical characteristics.

This information shall be submitted before an application for registration will be considered.

(b)  Any brand name registration under this Section shall not supersede Federal or state trademark law or state brand name law.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 119‑26;

Eff. December 1, 1981;

Amended Eff. July 1, 2008; November 1, 1984; November 1, 1983;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. September 19, 2015.