214A.16  Notice of blended fuel--decal.

All motor vehicle fuel kept, offered, or exposed for sale, or sold at retail containing over one percent ethanol, methanol, or any combination of oxygenate octane enhancers shall be identified as "with" either "ethanol", "methanol", "ethanol/methanol", or similar wording on a decal. All diesel fuel kept, offered, or exposed for sale, or sold at retail containing over one percent soybean oil by volume shall be identified as "with soydiesel" or similar wording on a decal. The design and location of the decals shall be prescribed by rules adopted by the department. The department shall adopt the rules to be effective by January 1, 1995. A decal identifying a renewable fuel shall be consistent with standards adopted pursuant to section 159A.6. Until the department establishes standards for decals, the wording shall be on a white adhesive decal with black letters at least one-half inch high and at least one-quarter inch wide placed between thirty and forty inches above the driveway level on the front sides of any container or pump from which the motor fuel is sold. The department may approve an application to place a decal in a special location on a pump or container or use a decal with special lettering or colors, if the decal appears clear and conspicuous to the consumer. The application shall be made in writing pursuant to procedures adopted by the department. Designs for a decal identifying a renewable fuel shall be consistent with standards adopted pursuant to section 159A.6.

Section History: Early form

  [82 Acts, ch 1170, § 2]

Section History: Recent form

  85 Acts, ch 76, § 6; 89 Acts, ch 296, § 21; 91 Acts, ch 254, § 14; 94 Acts, ch 1119, §23

Internal References

  Referred to in § 159A.6


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