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2003 - 2004 LEGISLATURE
November 17, 2003 - Introduced by Representatives Hahn, Ott, Petrowski,
Freese, Ainsworth, Balow, Gronemus, Stone, J. Wood, Suder, Hines, Owens,
Albers, Powers, McCormick, Ward, Van Roy, Steinbrink and Musser,
cosponsored by Senators Schultz, Brown and A. Lasee. Referred to
Committee on Agriculture.
AB675,1,3
1An Act to repeal 168.11 (1) (b) 1.;
to consolidate, renumber and amend
2168.11 (1) (b) 2. and 3.; and
to amend 168.14 (2) of the statutes;
relating to:
3labeling of gasoline-ethanol fuel blends sold at retail.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Current law requires any device that dispenses, for sale at retail, a
reformulated gasoline that contains an oxygenate other than ethanol to be labeled
with the identity of the oxygenate. In addition, current law requires any device that
dispenses a gasoline-ethanol fuel blend for sale at retail to be labeled with the
percentage of ethanol. This bill repeals the requirement that such a device be labeled
with the percentage of ethanol, unless the device dispenses reformulated gasoline at
an airport for use as aircraft fuel.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB675, s. 1
4Section
1. 168.11 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
AB675, s. 2
5Section
2. 168.11 (1) (b) 2. and 3. of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered
6168.11 (1) (b) and amended to read:
AB675,2,15
1168.11
(1) (b)
A Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, a device that
2dispenses, for sale at retail, a reformulated gasoline, as defined in s. 285.37 (1), that
3contains an oxygenate
other than ethanol shall be marked or labeled with the
4identity of the oxygenate at all times when the product is offered for sale. The label
5shall identify the oxygenate or oxygenates in the manner specified by the
6department by rule.
3. A device that dispenses a reformulated gasoline that contains
7ethanol need not be labeled as provided in this paragraph, unless the device
8dispenses the reformulated gasoline at an airport for use as aircraft fuel. A label
9under this paragraph shall be on the front or side of the upper half of the dispensing
10device and shall be conspicuous and legible to a customer when viewed from the
11driver's seat of a motor vehicle that is located within 6 feet of the dispensing device.
12The device may also be marked or labeled with any product grade specifications
13prescribed under s. 168.04.
A label for a device that dispenses a reformulated
14gasoline that contains ethanol at an airport for use as aircraft fuel shall indicate the
15percent of ethanol in the gasoline.
AB675, s. 3
16Section
3. 168.14 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB675,2,2117
168.14
(2) No person may receive, unload, use, sell or offer for sale in this state,
18any gasoline, gasoline-alcohol fuel blends, kerosene, fuel oils, diesel fuels or other
19petroleum distillates which the person knows, or reasonably should know, is
20misidentified as to name or grade.
Gasoline-ethanol blends that are identified in
21compliance with s. 168.11 when sold at retail are correctly identified as to name.
