California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
Business and Professions Code - BPC |
Division 5. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES |
Chapter 14. Petroleum and Hydrogen Fuels |
ARTICLE 13. Inducements for the Sale of Gasoline or Motor Fuel |
Section 13550.
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No petroleum corporation or distributor shall compel or unduly or unreasonably influence any retail gasoline dealer to participate in the giveaway or offer to give away free of charge any item of value, including trading stamps or any kind of merchandise or goods, whether or not such giveaway is conditional upon the purchase of gasoline, motor fuel, or petroleum products. The decision to participate in such giveaways shall be solely that of the retail gasoline dealer. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a retail gasoline dealer from entering into an agreement to participate in any such giveaway program.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 636, Sec. 5.)