South Dakota § 37-2-35 Certain contract restrictions on the sale of renewable motor fuels prohibited.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 37-2-35 — Certain contract restrictions on the sale of renewable motor fuels prohibited.

South Dakota·Title 37 TRADE REGULATION·Ch. 37-1 PETROLEUM PRODUCTS

No franchise-related document entered into or renewed on or after July 1, 2008 may contain any provision allowing a franchisor to restrict the franchisee or any affiliate of the franchisee from:

(1)Installing on the marketing premises of the franchisee a renewable fuel pump or tank, except that the franchisee's franchisor may restrict the installation of a tank on leased marketing premises of the franchisor;

(2)Converting an existing tank or pump on the marketing premises of the franchisee for renewable fuel use;

(3)Advertising the sale of any renewable fuel, including through the use of signage;

(4)Selling renewable fuel in any specified area on the marketing premises of the franchisee, including any area in which a name or logo of a franchisor or any other entity appears;

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No franchise-related document entered into or renewed on or after July 1, 2008 may contain any provision allowing a franchisor to restrict the franchisee or any affiliate of the franchisee from: (1) Installing on the marketing premises of the franchisee a renewable fuel pump or tank, except that the franchisee's franchisor may restrict the installation of a tank on leased marketing premises of the franchisor; (2) Converting an existing tank or pump on the marketing premises of the franchisee for renewable fuel use; (3) Advertising the sale of any renewable fuel, including through the use of signage; (4) Selling renewable fuel in any specified area on the marketing premises of the franchisee, including any area in which a name or logo of a franchisor or any other entity appears; (5) Purchasing renewable fuel from sources other than the franchisor if the franchisor does not offer its own renewable fuel for sale by the franchisee; (6) Listing renewable fuel availability or prices, including on service station signs, fuel dispensers, or light poles; (7) Allowing for payment of renewable fuel with any form of payment available for any other type of fuel; (8) Installing on the marketing premises of the franchisee an ethanol blender pump as defined in § 37-2-34.1 ; or (9) Using any pump to dispense a specified ethanol blend or range of blends, if the pump is approved by the authority having jurisdiction, as defined in § 34-38-23 , for dispensing the specified ethanol blend or range of blends. Nothing in this section authorizes any activity that constitutes mislabeling, misbranding, willful adulteration, or other trademark violations by the franchisee.

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