Good to know.  I just wish that the gas station owner's first impulse was to
sell by the liter rather than selling by the old outdated half gallon :).
Maybe with time we can persuade them otherwise.


Mike

On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 11:54 AM, James Frysinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

> Sales of motor fuel are regulated by states. In the "Interpretations and
> Guidelines" section of NCWM Handbook 130 metric pricing and dispensing rules
> are given on pp 242 and 243. Those DO call for showing the price per gallon
> whenever fuel is sold by the liter, as well as the price per liter.
> Individual states may follow that or form their own rules. I gave a link to
> a downloadable copy of Handbook 130 earlier.
>
> Jim
>
> Nat Hager III wrote:
>
>> I would think it would be legal in every state, considering how far
>> gas-by-the-liter got in the early eighties.  I know they passed the
>> legislation then, as so many stations were doing it, and I doubt if they
>> ever took it back.
>>
>>
>> I think Hawaii had mandatory gas-by-the-liter for several years.
>>
>>
>> Nat
>>
>>
>> *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On
>> Behalf Of *Phil Chernack
>> *Sent:* Friday, 2008 May 30 11:56
>> *To:* U.S. Metric Association
>> *Subject:* [USMA:41004] Re: Legality of selling fuel by the liter in the
>> US
>>
>>
>> I can't say for every state but in New Jersey it is legal to sell and
>> dispense by the liter provided both the price per liter and price per gallon
>> are displayed.
>>
>> On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 11:41 AM, Mike Millet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
>>
>> Just curious here , as I've been readying a lot about how some older gas
>> pumps have started pricing by the half gallon instead of the gallon. Is it
>> actually legal in the US to sell gas by the liter? And if so, does it fall
>> under state or federal regulation?
>>
>> All the news articles I've read so far have said that stations just have
>> to apply with the state regulator to sell by the half gallon.  A lot of
>> people in the comments sections on the  different articles seem to be in
>> favor of switching the price to liters nationally but so far there haven't
>> been any responses from industry or gas stations.
>>
>> Mike
>>
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