2005 Arizona Revised Statutes - Revised Statutes §41-2122.01  E85 ethanol blend; requirements; notice; reports

A. A person who produces the ethanol blend E85 or who is a retail seller of the ethanol blend E85 shall ensure that:

1. The fuel complies with all the requirements of ASTM D5798-99.

2. The fuel dispenser and pump nozzle for the ethanol blend E85 bear a notice stating that the ethanol blend E85 is not gasoline and that it is intended for use only in flexible fuel vehicles and that the driver should review the owner's manual for that vehicle before using this fuel.

B. A person who produces motor fuel shall report to the department not later than the fifteenth day of each month following the month in which the person produced or sold the ethanol blend E85 all of the following information:

1. The amount of the ethanol blend E85 produced in the previous month.

2. The amount of ethanol used in the previous month.

3. The amount of gasoline used in the previous month.

4. The amount of the ethanol blend E85 sold in the previous month.

5. The fuel quality parameters for the ethanol and gasoline that are the subject of the report.

C. The person who owns or operates a motor fuel dispensing site dispensing ethanol blend E85 shall ensure that the equipment dispensing ethanol blend E85 is compatible with the product being dispensed and that the dispenser has received a national type evaluation program certificate of conformance as required in R20-2-203.

D. The person who produces ethanol blend E85 for sale in the CBG covered area is required to use CBG or AZRBOB as the gasoline portion of the ethanol blend E85.

E. A retail seller of the ethanol blend E85, in compliance with the requirements set forth in section 41-2122.01, shall not be held liable if a consumer misfuels and places ethanol blend E85 in a nonflexible fuel vehicle.