Sec. 21a-166. Regulation of the sale, transport and delivery of kerosene.
Sec. 21a-166. Regulation of the sale, transport and delivery of kerosene. (a)
No person shall sell or offer for sale at retail any crude oil distillate in a container or
from a pump, labeled "1-K Kerosene", or with any similar term indicating that the
product being sold is 1-K kerosene, unless such distillate meets standards established by
the American Society for Testing and Materials for use in non-flue-connected kerosene
burner appliances and contains not more than four one hundredths of one per cent sulfur
by weight.
(b) Kerosene shall not be transported or delivered in a vehicle tank containing gasoline and no seller or dispenser of kerosene shall store kerosene in a red container. Each
item dispensing kerosene for retail sale shall bear a printed sign or placard containing
the following information concerning containers for kerosene: Portable containers
should be completely empty prior to filling, be constructed of metal or other approved
material, have a tight closure, be designed so that contents can be poured without spillage
and have a warning label affixed.
(c) A violation of subsection (a) or (b) of this section shall be deemed a class C
misdemeanor.
(P.A. 83-386, S. 1-3.)