Any person who violates any provision of this part or the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Ga. L. 1975, p. 706, § 12.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 38 Am. Jur. 2d, Gas and Oil, § 255. 42 Am. Jur. 2d, Inspection Laws, § 14.
C.J.S.- 2 C.J.S., Adulteration, § 14.
ARTICLE 9 GASOLINE MARKETING PRACTICES
Cross references.
- Regulation of advertising by retail dealers of motor fuel, § 10-1-164.
JUDICIAL DECISIONS
Article not void for vagueness.
- Given the extreme tolerance with which a federal court must scrutinize a state law in a vagueness challenge, an attack on the imprecision of the language employed in this article cannot be sustained. Exxon Corp. v. Georgia Ass'n of Petro. Retailers, 484 F. Supp. 1008 (N.D. Ga. 1979), aff'd sub nom. Exxon Corp. v. Busbee, 644 F.2d 1030 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 454 U.S. 932, 102 S. Ct. 430, 70 L. Ed. 2d 239 (1981).
Even with the imprecise language of this article, a gasoline distributor is well apprised of the contours of the prohibited activity so as to defeat a void for vagueness challenge. Exxon Corp. v. Georgia Ass'n of Petro. Retailers, 484 F. Supp. 1008 (N.D. Ga. 1979), aff'd sub nom. Exxon Corp. v. Busbee, 644 F.2d 1030 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 454 U.S. 932, 102 S. Ct. 430, 70 L. Ed. 2d 239 (1981).
Article not preempted by federal law.
- Article does not legislate in an interstate area reserved exclusively for Congress. Exxon Corp. v. Georgia Ass'n of Petro. Retailers, 484 F. Supp. 1008 (N.D. Ga. 1979), aff'd sub nom. Exxon Corp. v. Busbee, 644 F.2d 1030 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 454 U.S. 932, 102 S. Ct. 430, 70 L. Ed. 2d 239 (1981).
Article does not conflict with Robinson-Patman Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 13-13b, 21a. Exxon Corp. v. Georgia Ass'n of Petro. Retailers, 484 F. Supp. 1008 (N.D. Ga. 1979), aff'd sub nom. Exxon Corp. v. Busbee, 644 F.2d 1030 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 454 U.S. 932, 102 S. Ct. 430, 70 L. Ed. 2d 239 (1981).
Cited in Stephens v. McClain, 129 Ga. App. 634, 200 S.E.2d 511 (1973); Walters v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc., 154 Ga. App. 636, 269 S.E.2d 495 (1980).
RESEARCH REFERENCES
ALR.
- Right of manufacturer, producer, or wholesaler to control resale price, 7 A.L.R. 449; 19 A.L.R. 925; 32 A.L.R. 1087; 103 A.L.R. 1331; 125 A.L.R. 1335.
Public regulation or authorization of gas filling stations, 18 A.L.R. 101; 29 A.L.R. 450; 34 A.L.R. 507; 42 A.L.R. 978; 49 A.L.R. 767; 55 A.L.R. 256; 79 A.L.R. 918; 96 A.L.R. 1337.
Rights and remedies of parties in respect to lease of filling station, 126 A.L.R. 1375.
Scope and exceptions of state deceptive trade practice and consumer protection Acts, 85 A.L.R.3d 399.
What constitutes adequate compliance with notice requirements, under § 104 of Petroleum Marketing Practices Act (15 USCS § 2804), in connection with termination or nonrenewal of gasoline station franchise relationship, 101 A.L.R. Fed. 813.