Text of section effective until September 01, 2020

Sec. 17.072. TESTING OF MOTOR FUEL QUALITY. (a) The department or a representative of the department may collect samples and conduct testing at any location where motor fuel is kept, transferred, sold, or offered for sale, to verify that the motor fuel complies with the minimum standards required by Section 17.071.

(a-1) The collection of samples and conducting of testing at a dealer's location must be performed by a license holder under Subchapter I, Chapter 13, under contract with the dealer. The license holder is considered a representative of the department for purposes of this section.

(b) On arriving at a facility to conduct testing under Subsection (a), a representative of the department shall notify the owner or manager of the facility of the representative's presence and purpose. The department representative shall follow the most recent applicable procedures specified by ASTM International Standard D4057, D4177, D5842, or D5854 for the collection, sampling, and handling of fuel to prepare for laboratory analysis.

(c) A person commits an offense if the person refuses to allow a department representative to collect samples or conduct motor fuel testing under Subsection (a).

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 913 (H.B. 2925), Sec. 24, eff. January 1, 2010.

Amended by:

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 841 (H.B. 2174), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2017.

Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1219 (S.B. 2119), Sec. 10(12), eff. June 14, 2019.

Subchapter B-1 repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1219 (S.B. 2119), Sec. 10, eff. June 14, 2019.