4-276-130 False delivery ticket – Substitute product.

   (a)   It shall be unlawful for any person to deliver or attempt to deliver to any purchaser any kind or grade of distillate fuel other than that ordered by the purchaser, unless the purchaser is notified before delivery is made.

   (b)   Any person who shall furnish to any person making or in charge of a delivery of distillate fuels or to any person to whom such a delivery is made, a false or fraudulent delivery ticket or a ticket which does not show the actual meter measurement of the quantity delivered shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than $50.00 nor more than $200.00.

   (c)   It shall be unlawful for any person to deliver or attempt to deliver to any purchaser in the City of Chicago, distillate fuels at an artificially produced temperature in excess of 60 degrees Fahrenheit.

   (d)   It shall be unlawful for any person making or in charge of delivery of distillate fuel to refuse, fail or neglect to deliver to the commissioner upon demand therefor, any ticket evidencing any delivery subject to the provisions of Sections 4-276-110 and 4-276-120 of this chapter. If the inspector or deputy desires to retain the ticket, he shall make and deliver to the person a signed receipt therefor.

(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 3-9-11, p. 113698, § 1)

4-276-140 Vehicle tank meter – Alteration or removal.

   If, after the approval, testing and sealing by the department of any vehicle tank, meter or measuring device used in delivering distillate fuels it shall be necessary to adjust, repair or alter the same or to remove a meter from a vehicle tank to which it is affixed at the time of testing and sealing or to install the same on any other vehicle tank, immediate written notice shall be transmitted in person or by mail to the commissioner.

   All adjustable elements on such vehicle tank, meter or measuring device shall seal with a lead and wire seal by the person or agency making the adjustment, repair, alteration or removal, pending a retest by the department of business affairs and consumer protection. Any person failing to seal such adjustable elements or transmit such notice shall be subject to a penalty of not less than $25.00 nor more than $200.00 for each offense.

(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-08, p. 47220, Art. V, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 3-9-11, p. 113698, § 1)

4-276-150 Nonapplicability to certain fuel oils.

   The provisions of Sections 4-276-110 through 4-276-140 shall not apply to fuel oils delivered in packages or in tank cars by railroad, nor to deliveries by pipeline, boat or barge, nor to deliveries by any method from a refinery, pipeline terminal or boat or barge terminal into storage at a wholesale distributing plant of a liquid fuel dealer or distributor.

(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 3-9-11, p. 113698, § 1)

4-276-160 New equipment.

   Where any new or additional equipment or appurtenance, except a meter-recording element or register, is required by the provisions of Sections 4-276-090 to 4-276-120 inclusive, a period of six months from and after the effective date of said sections shall be allowed for the procurement and installation of the same, provided that the commissioner shall allow additional grace periods of not to exceed six months each for such procurement and installation if it appears that such additional time is necessary because the equipment or appurtenance cannot be obtained and installed during the time theretofore allowed.

(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 3-9-11, p. 113698, § 1)

4-276-170 Reserved.

Editor's note – Coun. J. 3-9-11, p. 113698, § 2, repealed § 4-276-170, which pertained to the definition of standard avoirdupois weight.

4-276-180 Gasoline and petroleum products.

   It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale at retail, gasoline or petroleum products for motor vehicle use, in any manner which deceives or tends to deceive a purchaser or prospective purchaser as to price, quality or identity of the product. The commissioner is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations for pumps, dispensing devices, or containers pursuant to the American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM) Standard Specifications for Gasoline (D-439-73) and subsequent revisions thereof, and American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM) Test Methods, including but not limited to (D-2699), (D-2700), (D-613), (D-439-73), (D-3237), (D-3116) and (D-526) and subsequent revisions thereof.

   Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be fined not less than $50.00, nor more than $500.00, for each offense. Each violation of this section shall be considered a separate and distinct offense and shall be regarded as being committed on each day on which such person shall continue or permit any such violation. In addition to any fine provided for herein, violation of this section may be grounds for revocation of any license issued by the City of Chicago to any such violator.

(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 3-9-11, p. 113698, § 1)

4-276-190 Self-service motor fuel dispensing.

   It shall be unlawful for any person owning or operating a filling station to permit any person other than himself or an employee to dispense flammable and combustible liquids used as motor fuels in a filling station except pursuant to regulations issued by the commissioner. Such regulations shall provide for safety in the dispensing of such motor fuels and for fairness in price, in the disclosure of price and service; provided, however, that such regulations will not require that full- service dispensing equipment also be maintained on the station premises.

   Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be fined not less than $100.00 nor more than $300.00 for the first offense and not less than $300.00 nor more than $500.00 for the second and each subsequent offense in any 180-day period. Each violation of this section shall be considered a separate and distinct offense and shall be regarded as being committed on each day on which such person shall continue or permit any such violation. In addition to any fine provided herein, violation of this section may be grounds for revocation of any license or permit issued by the City of Chicago to any such violator.

(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-08, p. 47220, Art. V, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 3-9-11, p. 113698, § 1)

4-276-200 Solid fuel sale.

   Every person selling or offering for sale solid fuel in the city shall sell the same by avoirdupois net weight.

(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465)

4-276-210 Weighing of feed.

   For the purpose of computing the weight of any hay, straw, grain or millfeed sold and delivered in the city, or sold elsewhere to be delivered within the city, avoirdupois weight shall be used, and 100 pounds shall be and constitute an hundredweight, and 20 such hundredweight or 2,000 pounds avoirdupois shall constitute a ton.

(Added Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465)