2019 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline
Chapter 250 - Gasoline and Motor Oil Sales
Section 14-318 - Definitions.

Terms used in this chapter shall be construed as follows, unless another construction is clearly apparent from the language or context in which the term is used or unless the construction is inconsistent with the manifest intention of the General Assembly:

(1) The following terms shall be construed as they are defined in section 14-1: “Fuels”, “motor vehicle” and “person”;

(2) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Consumer Protection or any assistant to the Commissioner of Consumer Protection who is designated and authorized by, and who is acting for, the Commissioner of Consumer Protection;

(3) “Distributor” means any person, wherever resident or located, who imports fuels or causes fuels to be imported into this state, for sale or use; a person who produces, refines, manufactures or compounds fuels within this state; and a person who distributes gasoline by tank wagon in this state;

(4) “Local authority” means the selectmen or town manager of a town, the mayor of a city or the warden of a borough or other board or authority designated by local charter, regulation or ordinance, except in any town or city having a zoning commission and a board of appeals, “local authority” means the board of appeals;

(5) “United States Government Motor Gasoline” means gasoline which is or may be prescribed by the federal specification board of the United States government for use as fuel for motor vehicle, motor boat and similar engines;

(6) “United States Aviation Gasoline, Domestic Grade” means that gasoline which is or may be prescribed by the federal specification board of the United States government for use as aviation fuel; and

(7) “Retail dealer” means any person operating a service station, filling station, store, garage or other place of business for the sale of motor fuel for delivery into the service tank or tanks of any vehicle propelled by an internal combustion engine.

(1949 Rev., S. 2535; P.A. 84-429, S. 43; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-9, S. 1, 10; P.A. 03-184, S. 9; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)

History: P.A. 84-429 divided section into Subsecs., rephrased provisions, added definition of “local authority” in Subdiv. (3) and made other technical changes; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-9 deleted reference to “commissioner” in Subdiv. (1), inserted new definition of “commissioner” as Subdiv. (2) and renumbered remaining Subdivs. accordingly; P.A. 03-184 amended definition of “local authority” in Subdiv. (4) to include other board or authority designated by local charter, regulation or ordinance and to make a technical change; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Consumer Protection with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004.

Cited. 131 C. 714.