<section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="10-101" title_number="10" title_name="Motor Fuel and Lubricants" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions"> <level label="a"> <text>In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>“Conveyance” means a carrying or transporting device that has a capacity that exceeds 1,749 gallons exclusive of the fuel supply tank for its own propulsion.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Conveyance” includes a pipeline, tank car, vehicle, and vessel.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“Dyed diesel fuel” means diesel fuel that is dyed under U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rules for high sulfur diesel fuel or is dyed under Internal Revenue Service rules for nontaxable use.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>“Gasoline” means a product that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>is used as fuel in a spark ignited, internal combustion engine; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>is designated as gasoline by the Comptroller.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Gasoline” includes:</text> <level label="i"> <text>casing head gasoline;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>absorption gasoline;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>other natural gasoline; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>aviation gasoline, as defined in § 9-101(c) of the Tax - General Article.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>“Motor fuel” means:</text> <level label="1"> <text>gasoline; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>special fuel.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>“Motor vehicle” means a vehicle that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is self-propelled;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>is designed to be operated on a public highway; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>is not operated only on rails.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>“Petroleum transporter” means a person who transports motor fuel in interstate or intrastate commerce in a conveyance, whether or not the person owns the conveyance.</text> </level> <level label="h"> <text>“Producer” means a company, or agent, parent company, subsidiary, or joint venture of a company, that extracts crude oil from the earth.</text> </level> <level label="i"> <level label="1"> <text>“Propulsion tank” means a receptacle on a motor vehicle from which motor fuel is supplied for the propulsion of the vehicle.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Propulsion tank” includes a fuel supply tank of a motor vehicle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="j"> <text>“Refiner” means a person who makes motor fuel from crude oil by changing the physical or chemical characteristics of the crude oil.</text> </level> <level label="k"> <text>“Retail service station dealer” means a person who operates a retail place of business where motor fuel is sold and delivered into the fuel supply tanks of motor vehicles.</text> </level> <level label="l"> <level label="1"> <text>“Special fuel” means a product that is usable as fuel in an internal combustion engine.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Special fuel” does not include gasoline.</text> </level> </level> <level label="m"> <text>“Vehicle” means a conveyance for transporting motor fuel on a public highway.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="10-201" title_number="10" title_name="Motor Fuel and Lubricants" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Administration and Enforcement"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The Comptroller shall administer and enforce this title.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Comptroller may delegate any power or duty of the Comptroller under this title.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>To enforce this title, the Comptroller may make investigations, hold hearings, examine persons under oath, and receive evidence.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>To enforce this title, the Comptroller may issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses to testify or to produce evidence.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>For inspection or drawing samples, the Comptroller shall have access, during normal business hours, to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>each place where motor fuel is stored for sale;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>each conveyance used to transport motor fuel; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this subsection, the propulsion tank of any special fuel powered motor vehicle used for business purposes.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In the case of the propulsion tank of a vehicle described in paragraph (1)(iii) of this subsection, the Comptroller shall also have access for inspection or drawing samples any time the vehicle is in operation.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A denial of access by an agent, owner, or other person who operates such a place, conveyance, or motor vehicle is prima facie evidence of a violation of this title.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>The Comptroller may detain a motor vehicle, vessel or railroad tank car placed on a customer’s siding for use or storage for the purpose of inspecting the vehicle’s propulsion tanks.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The Comptroller may remove samples of diesel fuel in reasonable quantities necessary to determine the composition of the fuel.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Comptroller may inspect and issue citations to operators of motor vehicles for violations of this subtitle at sites where fuel is, or may be, produced, stored, or loaded into or consumed by motor vehicles including:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a terminal;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a fuel storage facility or bulk storage facility that is not a terminal;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a retail fuel facility;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>a highway rest stop; and</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>a highway inspection station, weigh station, mobile inspection station, or other similar location designated by the Comptroller.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="10-202" title_number="10" title_name="Motor Fuel and Lubricants" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Administration and Enforcement"> <level label="a"> <text>The Comptroller may adopt regulations necessary to administer and enforce this title.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Comptroller shall adopt regulations to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>set minimum specifications for motor fuel marketed in the State consistent with the general practices of other states and the petroleum industry;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>specify the information to be included on each loading ticket or manifest; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>specify the form of identification markers for vehicles and the method of annual validation of the markers.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="10-203" title_number="10" title_name="Motor Fuel and Lubricants" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Administration and Enforcement"> <level label="a"> <text>The Comptroller periodically shall collect or cause to be collected and cause to be analyzed samples of all motor fuel that is:</text> <level label="1"> <text>subject to regulation under this title; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>stored and offered for sale in the State.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Comptroller shall conduct inspections as provided in a memorandum of understanding on behalf of and in coordination with other agencies when collecting motor fuel samples under this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="10-204" title_number="10" title_name="Motor Fuel and Lubricants" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Administration and Enforcement"> <text>If the Comptroller finds that a person is willfully marketing in the State motor fuel regulated by this title that does not meet minimum specifications set by the Comptroller or otherwise willfully marketing motor fuel in violation of this title or the Tax - General Article or any regulation adopted under this title or the Tax - General Article, the Comptroller:</text> <level label="1"> <text>shall order the person to stop the violation, including any sale or distribution; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>if the violation continues, shall sue for an injunction to stop the violation.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="10-205" title_number="10" title_name="Motor Fuel and Lubricants" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Administration and Enforcement"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the Comptroller need not analyze, collect, inspect, or set minimum specifications for liquefied petroleum gas.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If it is necessary to protect the public welfare, liquefied petroleum gas is subject to the same provisions of this title as motor fuel.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="10-301" title_number="10" title_name="Motor Fuel and Lubricants" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Inspection and Sale of Motor Fuel"> <level label="a"> <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Below cost” means a price that is less than the total of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the most recently published average reseller rack cost of motor fuel by grade and quality, as calculated by the Oil Price Information Service (OPIS), for the particular terminal from which the motor fuel was delivered to the retail service station dealer, or the actual invoice cost from the supplier of the product, whichever is lower; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the freight charges and all applicable federal, State, and local taxes not included in the invoice cost.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>“Dealer” means a person who:</text> <level label="i"> <text>imports any gasoline into the State;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>blends, in the State, any gasoline on which the motor fuel tax has not been paid;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>refines, in the State, any gasoline on which the motor fuel tax has not been paid; or</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>acquires, in the State, any gasoline on which the motor fuel tax has not been paid, for:</text> <level label="1"> <text>export; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>wholesale distribution.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Dealer” includes:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the State when it engages in any activities listed in paragraph (1) of this subsection; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a political subdivision of the State when it engages in any of the activities listed in paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Dealer” does not include a person who brings gasoline into the State in the fuel supply tank of an aircraft, motor vehicle, or vessel.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>“Manufacturer” means a person who in the State blends gasoline from blend stocks before final sale.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>“Special fuel seller” has the meaning stated in § 9-301(s) of the Tax - General Article.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="10-302" title_number="10" title_name="Motor Fuel and Lubricants" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Inspection and Sale of Motor Fuel"> <level label="a"> <text>All motor fuel stored or offered for sale in the State is subject to inspection and analysis as provided in this title.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The analysis shall be made by a testing method approved by the Comptroller.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="10-303" title_number="10" title_name="Motor Fuel and Lubricants" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Inspection and Sale of Motor Fuel"> <level label="a"> <text>Before storing or selling motor fuel in the State, a person or governmental unit shall register with the Comptroller.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A separate registration is required for each location where a person or governmental unit stores or sells motor fuel.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>An applicant for registration shall submit to the Comptroller in the form that the Comptroller requires:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a statement that the applicant intends to store or sell motor fuel in the State;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a statement that the motor fuel, as supplied or bought from the supplier, conforms to the specifications set by the Comptroller;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the brand, type, and grade of the motor fuel to be stored or sold;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the name and address of the supplier;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>if applicable, the number of retail nozzles by type of motor fuel;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>the legal business name and federal identification number of the applicant; and</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>the address of the location where the motor fuel will be stored or sold.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>The Comptroller shall issue a certificate of registration to each applicant who meets the requirements of this section.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Comptroller shall set the form of the certificate of registration.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>Registration expires on the first May 31 after its effective date.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>Each registrant shall display the certificate of registration conspicuously in each location where the registrant stores or sells motor fuel.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>A certificate of registration issued under this title is not transferable.</text> </level> <level label="h"> <text>The Comptroller may waive this section only when consumers in the State otherwise would be subject to extreme hardship during an emergency or civil disturbance.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="10-304" title_number="10" title_name="Motor Fuel and Lubricants" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Inspection and Sale of Motor Fuel"> <level label="a"> <text>The Comptroller may not issue a certificate of registration to a retail service station dealer who markets motor fuel through a retail service station altered, enlarged, or structurally modified after July 1, 1977, unless:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the station contains an enclosed work area where the service of motor vehicles is offered to customers regardless of whether motor fuel is bought; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the services offered include a battery charge, lubrication, oil change, tire repair, and replacement of accessories such as fan belts, radiator hoses, or wiper blades.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the Comptroller may issue a certificate of registration to a retail service station dealer who markets motor fuel through:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a retail service station that, before it is altered, enlarged, or structurally modified, lacks an enclosed work area; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a retail service station that is altered, enlarged, or structurally modified if the owner and retail service station dealer agree to the elimination of an enclosed work area.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="10-304.1" title_number="10" title_name="Motor Fuel and Lubricants" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Inspection and Sale of Motor Fuel"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a retail service station dealer may not sell motor fuel below cost.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A retail service station dealer may sell motor fuel below cost if the sale is:</text> <level label="1"> <text>made in good faith to meet competition;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>made as part of a final liquidation or closing of the business of the retail service station dealer;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>made as part of a bona fide charitable promotion lasting no longer than 2 days; or</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>made under the direction or order of a court or government entity.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>If the Comptroller receives a complaint in writing that a retail service station dealer is selling motor fuel below cost, the Comptroller shall investigate and determine within 3 business days of the receipt of the complaint whether the allegations contained in the complaint are true.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The Comptroller shall issue a stop sale notice and may suspend or revoke the certificate of registration of a retail service station dealer if the Comptroller determines that the retail service station dealer is in violation of this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="10-305" title_number="10" title_name="Motor Fuel and Lubricants" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Inspection and Sale of Motor Fuel"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Each dealer, manufacturer, refiner, or special fuel seller who imports motor fuel into the State shall submit to the Comptroller refinery specifications, including additive specifications, without regard to where the additives become part of the motor fuel.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Comptroller may waive this section only when consumers in the State otherwise would be subject to extreme hardship during an emergency or civil disturbance.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>When submitting refinery specifications, a dealer, manufacturer, refiner, or special fuel seller, with the approval of the Comptroller, may designate 1 or more components of the motor fuel, including an additive, as a trade secret.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In determining whether a component is a trade secret, the Comptroller shall consider whether a chemist who uses modern analytical techniques reasonably could be expected to identify the component.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Comptroller shall make every reasonable effort to protect the trade secret.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="10-306" title_number="10" title_name="Motor Fuel and Lubricants" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Inspection and Sale of Motor Fuel"> <level label="a"> <text>Before selling motor fuel, each dealer, manufacturer, refiner, special fuel seller, or person operating a facility where motor fuel is stored in bulk for further distribution shall submit to the Comptroller for approval each terminal agreement, each additive specification, and each refinery specification.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Before selling motor fuel, each dealer, manufacturer, or refiner shall submit to the Comptroller for approval each exchange agreement, each additive specification, and each refinery specification.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Comptroller may waive this section only when consumers in the State otherwise would be subject to extreme hardship during an emergency or civil disturbance.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="10-307" title_number="10" title_name="Motor Fuel and Lubricants" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Inspection and Sale of Motor Fuel"> <text>An employee of the Office of the Comptroller may not divulge an additive specification or a refinery specification.</text> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="10-308" title_number="10" title_name="Motor Fuel and Lubricants" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Inspection and Sale of Motor Fuel"> <level label="a"> <text>Before making the first sale in the State of gasoline imported into the State, the seller shall register with the Comptroller each additive introduced into the gasoline after it was received in the State.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The registration shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>include the amount of additive blended into each gallon of gasoline; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>describe the additive by including:</text> <level label="i"> <text>its trade name, trademark, and manufacturer;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>its quantitative analysis; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the manufacturer’s trade name or other identification.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>An additive may be introduced into gasoline for resale or distribution by a person who holds a Class “A” dealer license issued in accordance with § 9–322 of the Tax – General Article.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Comptroller may authorize any person who holds a dealer license other than a Class “A” dealer license issued in accordance with § 9–322 of the Tax – General Article to introduce an additive into gasoline for resale or distribution if the person complies with:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the requirements of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>regulations adopted by the Comptroller, including regulations:</text> <level label="1"> <text>that specify the method for introducing an additive into gasoline, such as in–line blending or any method equal to or superior to in–line blending, as determined by the Comptroller; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>that provide for the payment of the motor fuel excise tax under § 9–305 of the Tax – General Article by a licensed dealer.</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="10-309" title_number="10" title_name="Motor Fuel and Lubricants" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Inspection and Sale of Motor Fuel"> <level label="a"> <text>Before making the first sale in the State of special fuel imported into the State, the seller shall register with the Comptroller each additive introduced into the special fuel after it was received in the State.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The registration shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>include the specific amount of additive blended into special fuel; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>describe the additive by including:</text> <level label="i"> <text>its trade name or trademark;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>its quantitative analysis; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the manufacturer’s trade name or other identification.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>An additive may only be introduced into special fuel for resale or distribution:</text> <level label="1"> <text>by a special fuel seller; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>in a manner set by regulation of the Comptroller.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="10-310" title_number="10" title_name="Motor Fuel and Lubricants" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Inspection and Sale of Motor Fuel"> <level label="a"> <text>Before making the first sale in the State of a fluid, material, or other item, in a prepackaged form, imported into the State that purports to be a substitute for or improver of motor fuel, the seller shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>submit the item to the Comptroller for inspection;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>label the item in a way that the Comptroller approves; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>obtain authorization for the sale from the Comptroller.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>In addition to any other information that the Comptroller requires, the seller shall submit to the Comptroller:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the trade name, trademark, manufacturer, and place of manufacture of the item;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a quantitative analysis of the item;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a copy of any patent for the item;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>proof of all claims made for the item;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>instructions for use, including dosage;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>an amount of the item sufficient to be analyzed; and</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>the results of each applicable SAE or ASTM test made on the item.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>If a material change is made in an item authorized for sale under this section, the item shall be resubmitted to the Comptroller for authorization.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The Comptroller shall order the removal from the State of an unauthorized item offered for sale.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="10-311" title_number="10" title_name="Motor Fuel and Lubricants" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Inspection and Sale of Motor Fuel"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, each retail service station in the State:</text> <level label="1"> <text>shall be operated by a retail service station dealer; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>may not be operated by a producer or refiner of motor fuel:</text> <level label="i"> <text>with a commissioned agent, company personnel, or a subsidiary company; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>under a contract with a person who manages the station on a fee arrangement with the producer or refiner.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>This section does not apply to facilities that an agricultural cooperative association owns and operates if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the agricultural cooperative association is certified by a bank for cooperatives to be eligible to borrow from the bank under Subchapter III of the federal Farm Credit Act of 1971;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the certification is submitted to the Comptroller with the application for registration of a retail service station dealer under this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the agricultural cooperative association owns the property on which the facilities are located; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>on the property, the agricultural cooperative association, as part of its business, sells or provides farm supplies or farm business services or distributes motor fuel in bulk to farmers on farms.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A retail service station shall be exempt from subsection (a) of this section for a fiscal year that starts July 1, if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>on January 1, 1979, the station was operated by a subsidiary of a producer or refiner of motor fuel; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the gross revenues of the subsidiary from the sale of motor fuel in the State for the preceding calendar year is less than 2% of the gross revenues of the subsidiary from all retail operations in the State for the preceding calendar year.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>If a dealer has previously operated a retail service station, the Comptroller may adopt regulations that define the circumstances in which a producer or refiner temporarily may operate the station.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="10-311.1" title_number="10" title_name="Motor Fuel and Lubricants" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Inspection and Sale of Motor Fuel"> <level label="a"> <text>A producer or refiner of motor fuel may not include in any agreement or contract entered into with a service station dealer any provision that directly or indirectly limits or waives any right of the dealer to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>petition any governmental authority or body; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>lawfully advocate or oppose any governmental or regulatory action with respect to any matter.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Any provision in an agreement or contract that violates the provisions of subsection (a) of this section is deemed to be void and unenforceable.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="10-312" title_number="10" title_name="Motor Fuel and Lubricants" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Inspection and Sale of Motor Fuel"> <text>Each producer, refiner, or wholesaler of motor fuel who supplies motor fuel to retail service station dealers:</text> <level label="1"> <text>shall apply all equipment rentals uniformly to all retail service station dealers supplied; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>during periods of shortage:</text> <level label="i"> <text>shall apportion uniformly and equitably all gasoline and special fuel to all retail service station dealers supplied; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>may not discriminate among retail service station dealers supplied in their allotments.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="10-313" title_number="10" title_name="Motor Fuel and Lubricants" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Inspection and Sale of Motor Fuel"> <text>Each contractual relationship between a supplier and retail service station dealer shall conform to the Maryland Gasohol and Gasoline Products Marketing Act and the federal Petroleum Marketing Practices Act.</text> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="10-314" title_number="10" title_name="Motor Fuel and Lubricants" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Inspection and Sale of Motor Fuel"> <text>Each supplier of motor fuel to a retail service station dealer shall ensure that the motor fuel meets specifications set by the Comptroller.</text> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="10-315" title_number="10" title_name="Motor Fuel and Lubricants" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Inspection and Sale of Motor Fuel"> <level label="a"> <text>This section supersedes any inconsistent provision of local law.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person who sells motor fuel at retail shall display signs in accordance with this section.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>All dispensing equipment for motor fuel shall be marked conspicuously to show in numerals of equal size the price, including taxes, of a gallon of the motor fuel offered for sale.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If numerals that show a fractional cent are used, the combined height and width of the numerator and denominator shall equal the height and width of the other numerals used.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>A sign or other means on the premises and approaches to a retail outlet that advertises the retail price of motor fuel:</text> <level label="i"> <text>may list the price and each tax separately if the listing of the total of the price and all taxes is the same size as the separate listing of the price; but</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>shall list the total of the price and all taxes by numerals of uniform size.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In the listing of the total of the price and all taxes, a denominator need not be used to indicate a fraction, but:</text> <level label="i"> <text>if a denominator is used, the numerator and denominator combined shall be the same size as the numeral that indicates the whole number; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>if a denominator is not used, the numerator shall be the same size as the numeral that indicates the whole number.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>If the retail price of motor fuel is advertised on a sign or by other means on the premises of and approaches to the retail outlet, the grade designation displayed for any motor fuel in the advertisement shall be the same as the grade designation that is required to be displayed for that motor fuel on the retail dispensing pump as specified by the Comptroller.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>Each retail service station dealer shall keep a sign on the premises that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>prominently displays clearly and visibly, for a whole measurement unit of regular gasoline sold on the premises:</text> </level> <level label="A"> <text>the credit and debit price, if higher than the cash price; or</text> </level> <level label="B"> <text>the credit and debit price and the cash price;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>states the unit of measurement used; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>is readable by passing motorists.</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The sign required under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph also may prominently display clearly and visibly, for a whole measurement unit of diesel and other motor fuel products sold on the premises:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the credit and debit price, if higher than the cash price; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the credit and debit price and the cash price.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>All numerals on the sign shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>be uniform;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>be the same size;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>be at least 8 inches high and 3.5 inches wide; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>have a brush stroke of at least 1 inch.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A numeral in a fraction or a letter shall be at least one–third the height of a numeral that indicates a whole number.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>If a new or additional sign is required to comply with this subsection, the supplier of the gasoline shall provide the sign and numerals without cost to the retail service station dealer.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>A sign required at a service station by this section or any other State or federal law is exempt from the provisions of a local law, ordinance, or regulation for the purpose of determining:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the total number of signs permitted; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the area of signs permitted.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="10-316" title_number="10" title_name="Motor Fuel and Lubricants" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Inspection and Sale of Motor Fuel"> <text>The Comptroller shall issue a stop sale notice if the Comptroller finds that a person:</text> <level label="1"> <text>stores or sells motor fuel from a location that does not have a valid certificate of registration;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>willfully uses a motor fuel advertisement that is misleading;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>willfully markets motor fuel that has not been approved; or</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>sells motor fuel below cost in violation of § 10-304.1 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="10-317" title_number="10" title_name="Motor Fuel and Lubricants" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Inspection and Sale of Motor Fuel"> <level label="a"> <text>The Comptroller may suspend or revoke a registration for a violation of this subtitle, including the submission of a false statement, for a period not exceeding 30 days.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If the Comptroller finds that a person has willfully altered, enlarged, or structurally modified a retail service station in violation of § 10-304 of this subtitle, the Comptroller may suspend or revoke the registration until the violation is corrected.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="10-318" title_number="10" title_name="Motor Fuel and Lubricants" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Inspection and Sale of Motor Fuel"> <text>If, because of the marketing of an unapproved product, the Comptroller under § 10-317 of this subtitle suspends or revokes the registration of a retail service station dealer who is without fault, the supplier of the unapproved product is liable in damages to the retail service station dealer in an amount equal to the net operating loss sustained during the period of suspension or revocation.</text> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="10-319" title_number="10" title_name="Motor Fuel and Lubricants" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Inspection and Sale of Motor Fuel"> <text>Before a retail or wholesale delivery of motor fuel may be made in a container, the vehicle operator shall remove all liquid volume of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>gasoline, if the next delivery will be special fuel; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>special fuel, if the next delivery will be gasoline.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="10-320" title_number="10" title_name="Motor Fuel and Lubricants" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Inspection and Sale of Motor Fuel"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (b) or (c) of this section, a retail service station dealer who reduces the price of motor fuel for self-service shall provide, on request, fueling service at the self-service price to a disabled driver who displays a disabled person’s registration plate or parking permit issued by the Motor Vehicle Administration.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>This section does not apply to a retail service station dealer who sells motor fuel from:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a convenience store that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>sells motor fuel through remotely controlled dispensing equipment; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>does not provide fueling service; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a station that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>is exclusively self-service;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>is operated by 1 cashier; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>has remotely controlled dispensing equipment.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>This section does not apply to a disabled driver who:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is reasonably capable of providing self-service; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>drives a motor vehicle that carries another individual who is reasonably capable of providing self-service.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A retail service station dealer who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $25.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="10-321" title_number="10" title_name="Motor Fuel and Lubricants" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Inspection and Sale of Motor Fuel"> <text>After gasoline to be sold at retail has been received in the State, a person may not add lead to the gasoline.</text> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="10-321.1" future_version_removed="true" title_number="10" title_name="Motor Fuel and Lubricants" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Inspection and Sale of Motor Fuel" /> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="10-322" title_number="10" title_name="Motor Fuel and Lubricants" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Inspection and Sale of Motor Fuel"> <text>A retail service station dealer or marina may not with intent to defraud commingle gasoline by brand or grade.</text> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="10-323" title_number="10" title_name="Motor Fuel and Lubricants" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Inspection and Sale of Motor Fuel"> <level label="a"> <text>A common carrier, contract carrier, manufacturer, refiner, special fuel seller, wholesaler of motor fuel, or person who buys motor fuel in bulk for resale in bulk who is engaged in the transportation of motor fuel may not willfully adulterate or commingle:</text> <level label="1"> <text>gasoline with special fuel; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>gasoline by brand or grade.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Except for motor fuel intended for its own use, a petroleum transporter may not place an additive in motor fuel.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>This section does not prohibit the adulteration or commingling of gasoline that occurs as a result of transit through a pipeline system.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="10-323.1" title_number="10" title_name="Motor Fuel and Lubricants" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Inspection and Sale of Motor Fuel"> <level label="a"> <text>Every motor fuel distributor required to be registered under this subtitle shall report the volume of sales, for each type of motor fuel sold in this State, made to end users that are exempt from the motor fuel tax.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Reporting shall be on a frequency established by the Comptroller through regulations, but may not be more frequent than once per calendar month.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Reporting shall be on forms furnished by the Comptroller.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Completed reports shall be forwarded to and be received by the Comptroller within 15 calendar days of the end of the report period.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="10-323.2" title_number="10" title_name="Motor Fuel and Lubricants" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Inspection and Sale of Motor Fuel"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>A notice stating “dyed diesel fuel, nontaxable use only” shall be:</text> <level label="i"> <text>provided by the terminal operator or distributor to any person that receives dyed diesel fuel at a terminal or distributor rack;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>provided by the seller of dyed diesel fuel to its buyer if the fuel is located outside the bulk transfer or terminal system and is not sold from a retail pump on which the notice required by this section has been posted in accordance with item (iii) of this paragraph; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>posted by a seller on any retail pump where the seller sells dyed diesel fuel for use by the buyer of the dyed diesel fuel.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The notice required under paragraph (1)(i) or (ii) of this subsection shall be provided at the time of the removal or sale of the dyed diesel fuel and shall appear on shipping papers, bills of lading, and invoices accompanying the sale or removal of the dyed diesel fuel.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Motor Fuel Tax Bureau may determine that compliance with a federal notice provision that is substantially similar to a notice requirement of this subsection satisfies that notice requirement of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>A person may not operate a motor vehicle on a highway in the State with fuel supply tanks containing dyed diesel fuel unless permitted to do so under a federal law or regulation relating to the use of dyed diesel fuel on the highways.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>A person may not sell or deliver dyed diesel fuel if the person knows or has reason to know that the dyed diesel fuel will be consumed for a prohibited on–highway use.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>A person who dispenses dyed diesel fuel from a retail pump that is not properly labeled with the notice required by subsection (a)(1) of this section, or who knowingly delivers dyed diesel fuel into the storage tank of such a pump, shall be presumed to know that the dyed diesel fuel will be consumed on the highway.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A person may not:</text> <level label="1"> <text>except as provided in subsection (b)(1) of this section, operate a motor vehicle on a highway in the State with dyed diesel fuel in the propulsion tank of the motor vehicle;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>sell or deliver dyed diesel fuel from a retail pump that is not properly labeled as required under subsection (a) of this section;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>sell or deliver dyed diesel fuel from a petroleum delivery vehicle into a propulsion tank of a motor vehicle; or</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>refuse to permit inspection of a propulsion tank in accordance with § 10–201(e) of this title.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>A person is guilty of a violation of this section if the person, whether as a principal, an agent, or an accessory, intentionally:</text> <level label="i"> <text>commits a violation of this section;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>attempts to commit a violation of this section;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>conspires to commit a violation of this section;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>aids another in the commission of a violation of this section; or</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>abets another in the commission of a violation of this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A person is guilty of a violation of this section if the person intentionally:</text> <level label="i"> <text>induces another to commit a violation of this section;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>causes another to commit a violation of this section;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>coerces another to commit a violation of this section;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>permits another to commit a violation of this section; or</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>directs another to commit a violation of this section.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>A person that violates any provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>In addition to any other penalty provided by law, the Comptroller may assess against any person that violates any provision of this section dealing with the use, sale, transportation, or storage of dyed diesel fuel:</text> <level label="1"> <text>for the first violation, a fine of $1,000 or $10 per gallon of dyed diesel fuel involved in the violation, whichever amount is greater; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>for a second or subsequent violation, a fine equal to the amount of the penalty assessed under item (1) of this subsection for the first violation multiplied by the total number of violations.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="10-324" title_number="10" title_name="Motor Fuel and Lubricants" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Inspection and Sale of Motor Fuel"> <text>Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a person who violates this subtitle or aids or assists in the violation of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.</text> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="10-401" title_number="10" title_name="Motor Fuel and Lubricants" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Petroleum Transporters"> <level label="a"> <text>Each petroleum transporter shall register with the Comptroller before transporting motor fuel to or from a place in the State.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An applicant for registration shall submit to the Comptroller an application on the form that the Comptroller requires.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Comptroller shall register and issue a letter of registration to each applicant that meets the requirements of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A petroleum transporter shall notify the Comptroller of each change in registration information within 5 days of the change.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="10-403" title_number="10" title_name="Motor Fuel and Lubricants" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Petroleum Transporters"> <text>Subject to the hearing provisions of § 10-404 of this subtitle, the Comptroller may deny registration to an applicant, reprimand a registrant, or suspend or revoke the registration of a petroleum transporter if the applicant or registrant:</text> <level label="1"> <text>fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts to obtain the registration for the applicant or registrant or for another person;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>fraudulently or deceptively uses the registration;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>fails to submit a report required under § 10-410 of this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>submits false information in a report required under § 10-410 of this subtitle; or</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>violates this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="10-404" title_number="10" title_name="Motor Fuel and Lubricants" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Petroleum Transporters"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as otherwise provided in § 10-226 of the State Government Article, before the Comptroller takes any final action under this subtitle, the Comptroller shall give the person against whom the action is contemplated an opportunity for a hearing before the Comptroller.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Comptroller shall give notice and hold the hearing in accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Comptroller may administer oaths in connection with a proceeding under this section.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>If, after due notice, the person against whom the action is contemplated does not appear, nevertheless the Comptroller may hear and determine the matter.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="10-405" title_number="10" title_name="Motor Fuel and Lubricants" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Petroleum Transporters"> <text>A party to a proceeding before the Comptroller who is aggrieved by a final decision of the Comptroller in a contested case, as defined in § 10-202 of the State Government Article, may take an appeal as allowed in §§ 10-222 and 10-223 of the State Government Article.</text> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="10-406" title_number="10" title_name="Motor Fuel and Lubricants" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Petroleum Transporters"> <level label="a"> <text>Each vehicle used to transport motor fuel shall be identified on the tank part of the vehicle or another location acceptable to the Comptroller with the name of the petroleum transporter who is registered under this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The identification must be discernible at 50 feet from each side or from the rear of the vehicle when the vehicle is at rest.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="10-407" title_number="10" title_name="Motor Fuel and Lubricants" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Petroleum Transporters"> <level label="a"> <text>An operator of a vehicle or vessel who gets motor fuel for transport from a marine terminal, pipeline tank farm, place of manufacture, refinery, or other type of bulk storage shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>have a copy of the loading ticket or manifest; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>deliver a copy of the loading ticket or manifest to the buyer or consignee of the motor fuel at the time of delivery.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A loading ticket or manifest shall accompany each conveyance that leaves a place of loading.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="10-408" title_number="10" title_name="Motor Fuel and Lubricants" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Petroleum Transporters"> <text>Each petroleum transporter:</text> <level label="1"> <text>shall keep for inspection a manufacturer’s certificate of origin that shows the measured calibration by pots or compartments for each vehicle that meets the definition of a conveyance; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>if such a certificate is unavailable, shall get and keep for inspection at the request of the Comptroller a certificate from a governmental unit or professional engineer.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="10-409" title_number="10" title_name="Motor Fuel and Lubricants" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Petroleum Transporters"> <text>A petroleum transporter shall label each vehicle in accordance with the hazardous materials regulations of the United States Department of Transportation.</text> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="10-410" title_number="10" title_name="Motor Fuel and Lubricants" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Petroleum Transporters"> <text>Each petroleum transporter required by regulation to report to the Comptroller shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>report monthly on the form required by the Comptroller all motor fuel that the petroleum transporter imports into or exports from the State;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>keep for 2 years a record of each interstate and each intrastate shipment of motor fuel;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>on request, provide these records to the Comptroller; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>report immediately to the Comptroller the loss of any motor fuel, unless the loss is due to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>temperature correction; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a spill that is reported to another State unit.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="10-411" title_number="10" title_name="Motor Fuel and Lubricants" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Petroleum Transporters"> <text>A person who violates this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 for each violation.</text> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="10-412" title_number="10" title_name="Motor Fuel and Lubricants" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Petroleum Transporters"> <level label="a"> <text>In this subtitle, “police officer” means:</text> <level label="1"> <text>any uniformed police officer; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>any civilian employee of the Department of State Police or of the Maryland Transportation Authority Police Force assigned to enforce this subtitle or any rule or regulation adopted under this subtitle, but only while acting under written authorization of the Secretary of State Police.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this subsection, any police officer shall have the authority to enforce this subtitle and any rule or regulation adopted under it.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A civilian employee of the Maryland Transportation Authority Police Force shall have the authority stated in paragraph (1) of this subsection only if the individual is:</text> <level label="i"> <text>acting under the immediate direction and control of a uniformed police officer; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>certified by the Department of State Police to enforce this subtitle and any rule or regulation adopted under it.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="10-501" title_number="10" title_name="Motor Fuel and Lubricants" subtitle_number="5"> <level label="a"> <text>Each container of automotive crankcase oil offered for sale at wholesale or retail shall be labeled with the appropriate API/SAE classification and SAE viscosity number, as defined by the API engine service classification system.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Each container of crankcase oil or other lubricant that has been used for lubrication and then reclaimed, refined, or reconditioned shall be labeled with the word “reconditioned”.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="10-502" title_number="10" title_name="Motor Fuel and Lubricants" subtitle_number="5"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a refiner or other supplier of motor fuel to a retail service station may not engage in, sponsor, promote, advertise, or otherwise perform or participate in a game of chance to be marketed or offered to the public at a retail service station in the State.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>A supplier of motor fuel authorized under this title to supply retail service stations may, at such stations, sponsor, promote, advertise, or otherwise perform or participate in a game of chance if the retail service station dealer agrees to participate in the game of chance.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A supplier of motor fuel authorized under this section to conduct a game of chance may not require a retail service station dealer to participate in the game of chance.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="10-503" title_number="10" title_name="Motor Fuel and Lubricants" subtitle_number="5"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “dirt bike” has the meaning stated in § 21–1128 of the Transportation Article.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>This section applies only in Baltimore City.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A retail service station dealer shall post a sign in a conspicuous location at the retail service station that states:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the provisions of the Baltimore City Code that prohibit a service station or any other person from selling, transferring, or dispensing motor fuel for delivery into a dirt bike; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the provisions of § 21–1128 of the Transportation Article that prohibit a person from dispensing motor fuel into a dirt bike.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The Comptroller, in consultation with the Washington, Maryland, Delaware Service Station and Automotive Repair Association, shall adopt guidelines for the design of a sign required under this section.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>If a retail service station dealer does not post a sign as required by this section, the retail service station dealer:</text> <level label="1"> <text>for a first offense, shall receive a warning; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>for a second or subsequent offense, is subject to a civil penalty of $100.</text> </level> </level> </section>