02 NCAC 38 .0601. RETAIL MOTOR FUEL DISPENSERS/HALF‑PRICING

(a)  All retail motor fuel dispensing outlets shall sell motor fuel by the full price per gallon method, except as provided in (b) of this Rule.

(b)  Until January 1, 2011, retail motor fuel dispensing outlets which sell  600,000 gallons of motor fuel or less per each 12 month period may sell motor fuel by the half‑price per gallon method, (except as provided in 2 NCAC 38 .0603).

(c)  All motor fuel dispensers using the half‑pricing method shall bear the following statements on each dial face:

(1)           "CAUTION:  DUE TO A SHORTAGE OF COMPUTER PARTS THIS DISPENSER INDICATES ONLY 1/2 THE TOTAL SALE PRICE."  This statement must be composed of one‑fourth inch letters and must be located above or to the side of the sale price indicator;

(2)           "1/2 TOTAL SALE."  This statement must be composed of three‑fourths inch letters and must be affixed to cover the total sale or total price identification statement of the dial face;

(3)           "GALLONS."  No change;

(4)           "CENTS PER 1/2 GALLON INCLUDING TAX."  This statement must be composed of three‑eights inch letters and must be affixed to cover the cents or price per gallon statement on the dial face;

(5)           "$____PER GALLON."  This statement must contain three‑eights inch letters and must be located directly beneath the statement described in (4) of this Paragraph and must have the full price per gallon written in the blank space.

(d)  The sale of motor fuel through those dispensers as described in (c) of this Rule shall be priced in even tenths of a cent (example: $1.002, $1.004, etc.).

(e)  Advertised pricing shall be by the price per gallon.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 81A‑2;

Eff. May 1, 1983;

Amended Eff. February 1, 2009.