Nevada Code § 590.090

Specifications for petroleum heating products: Adoption by State Board of Agriculture; unlawful acts; designation of brand and grade of heating fuel contained in storage tanks, dispensers and petroleum tank trucks; designations of numerical grade; penalties
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1. The State Board of Agriculture shall
adopt by regulation specification standards for petroleum heating products, not
including liquefied petroleum gas and natural gas. Such regulations must
conform to the specification standards set forth by ASTM International.
2. It is unlawful for any person, or any
officer, agent or employee thereof, to sell, offer for sale, or assist in the
sale of or permit to be sold or offered for sale any petroleum heating product,
not including liquefied petroleum gas and natural gas, unless the petroleum
heating product conforms to the specification standards prescribed by
regulation of the State Board of Agriculture pursuant to subsection 1.
3. All bulk storage tanks, dispensers and
petroleum tank truck compartment outlets containing or dispensing heating fuel
must be labeled with the brand name and the grade designation of the heating
fuel.
4. A person shall not use the numerical
grade designation for heating fuels adopted by ASTM International unless the
designation conforms to that designation. Persons using a designation other
than the numerical grade designation adopted by ASTM International must file
with the Division of Measurement Standards of the State Department of
Agriculture the designation to be used together with its corresponding grade
designation of ASTM International.
5. In addition to any criminal penalty
that is imposed pursuant to the provisions of NRS
590.150 , any person who violates any provision of this section may be
further punished as provided in NRS 590.071 .

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