Sale of gasoline blended with alcohol prohibited unless mixture meets federal specifications or requirements.

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(a) As a fuel for motor vehicles that are operated on a public street or highway unless the gasoline and any additives blended with the gasoline appear on the list of registered fuels and fuel additives that the United States Environmental Protection Agency publishes in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 7545 (section 211 of the Clean Air Act) and 40 C.F.R. Part 79;

(b) That contains methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) in concentrations that exceed 0.15 percent by volume; or

(c) That contains any combination of the following oxygenates in concentrations that exceed one-tenth of one percent, by weight:

(A) Diisopropyl ether (DIPE).

(B) Ethyl tert-butyl ether (ETBE).

(C) Propanol, including all structural isomers.

(D) Tert-amyl methyl ether (TAME).

(E) Tert-amyl alcohol (TAA).

(F) Any other additive that has not been approved by the California Air Resources Board or the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

(2) This section does not prohibit transshipment through this state, or storage incident to the transshipment, of gasoline that does not meet the requirements for wholesale or retail sale set forth in this section if:

(a) The gasoline is used or disposed of outside this state; and

(b) The gasoline is segregated from gasoline intended for use within this state. [1985 c.468 §2(1); 2007 c.739 §20; 2017 c.141 §1]


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