Sales of motor fuel are regulated by states. In the "Interpretations and
Guidelines" section of NCWM Handbook 130 metric pricing and dispensing
rules are given on pp 242 and 243. Those DO call for showing the price
per gallon whenever fuel is sold by the liter, as well as the price per
liter. Individual states may follow that or form their own rules. I gave
a link to a downloadable copy of Handbook 130 earlier.
Jim
Nat Hager III wrote:
I would think it would be legal in every state, considering how far
gas-by-the-liter got in the early eighties. I know they passed the
legislation then, as so many stations were doing it, and I doubt if they
ever took it back.
I think Hawaii had mandatory gas-by-the-liter for several years.
Nat
*From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On
Behalf Of *Phil Chernack
*Sent:* Friday, 2008 May 30 11:56
*To:* U.S. Metric Association
*Subject:* [USMA:41004] Re: Legality of selling fuel by the liter in the US
I can't say for every state but in New Jersey it is legal to sell and
dispense by the liter provided both the price per liter and price per
gallon are displayed.
On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 11:41 AM, Mike Millet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
Just curious here , as I've been readying a lot about how some older gas
pumps have started pricing by the half gallon instead of the gallon. Is
it actually legal in the US to sell gas by the liter? And if so, does it
fall under state or federal regulation?
All the news articles I've read so far have said that stations just have
to apply with the state regulator to sell by the half gallon. A lot of
people in the comments sections on the different articles seem to be in
favor of switching the price to liters nationally but so far there
haven't been any responses from industry or gas stations.
Mike
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