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Section 290.644a

MOTOR FUELS QUALITY ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 44 of 1984


290.644a Testing storage tank at retail outlet to determine water or water-alcohol level; prohibited sales; testing supplies.

Sec. 4a.

  (1) A storage tank at a retail outlet shall be periodically tested by the retail dealer to insure that the tank does not have water or water-alcohol at the bottom of that tank in an amount greater than 2 inches. If there is more than 2 inches of water or water-alcohol at the bottom of the storage tank, gasoline, diesel fuel, biodiesel, or biodiesel blend shall not be sold to a consumer from that tank until the water or water-alcohol level is reduced to a level of less than 2 inches.
  (2) Adequate testing supplies, as determined by the department, shall be maintained at the retail outlet and shall also be made available to the department to determine the water or water-alcohol level in the storage tank.


History: Add. 1986, Act 127, Eff. Aug. 1, 1986 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 13, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 2002 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 425, Imd. Eff. June 5, 2002 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 271, Imd. Eff. July 7, 2006
Compiler's Notes: For transfer of powers and duties relating to purity and quality standards for biofuels from department of energy, labor, and economic growth to department of agriculture, see E.R.O. No. 2009-4, compiled at MCL 445.2026.




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