New Jersey Statutes 51:4-9.1. Sale or offer to sell of kerosene of grade 2K or with 0.04% or greater sulfur content; warning; posting; violations; penalties; inspections
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 51:4-9.1
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
a. Every pump used or connected with the sale or offer for sale at retail of the grade of kerosene commonly known as 2-K, or any other grade having greater than 0.04% sulfur content by weight, and every place where such kerosene is paid for, shall be posted or imprinted with a warning, in a conspicuous place, as follows: “THIS KEROSENE IS DESIGNATED ASTM GRADE 2-K BY THE MANUFACTURER AND MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR USE IN ALL UNVENTED PORTABLE KEROSENE SPACE HEATERS. CONSULT THE HEATER MANUFACTURER’S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROPER FUEL.”
b. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be liable to the penalties prescribed in R.S. 51:1-89
c. The State Superintendent of Weights and Measures in the Division of Consumer Affairs, Department of Law and Public Safety, shall establish a program of inspection of retail dealers of kerosene in the State to determine compliance with the provisions of this section.
L.1983, c. 289, s. 1, eff. Aug. 4, 1983.