2005 Vermont Code - § 577. — Prohibition on addition of gasoline ethers to fuel products

§ 577. Prohibition on addition of gasoline ethers to fuel products

(a) Effective January 1, 2007, no person shall knowingly sell at retail in this state, sell for use in this state, or store in an underground or aboveground storage tank in this state any fuel product that contains a gasoline ether in a quantity greater than one-half of one percent per volume. Nothing in this subsection shall be interpreted to prohibit the transshipment of a fuel product containing a gasoline ether in a quantity greater than one-half of one percent per volume through the state for disposition outside the state. Transshipment does not include the storage of a fuel product coincident to shipment.

(b) As used in this section:

(1) "Ether" means an organic compound formed by the treatment of an alcohol with a dehydrating agent resulting in two organic radicals joined by an oxygen atom.

(2) "Fuel product" means gasoline, reformulated gasoline, benzene, benzol, diesel fuel, kerosene, or any other volatile and inflammable liquid that is produced, compounded, offered for sale, or used to generate power in an internal combustion engine.

(3) "Gasoline ether" means any ether added to a fuel product, including methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE), tertiary amyl methyl ether (TAME), di-isopropyl ether (DIPE), and ethyl butyl ether (ETBE). "Gasoline ether" shall not include prepackaged goods intended for retail use, including starting fluid and octane booster. (Added 2005, No. 26, § 2.)