§ 199-j. Dealer's right to deal with suppliers other than his\ndistributor. 1. Any provision of a franchise which requires a dealer to\npurchase or sell products of the distributor other than motor fuel, or\nwhich prohibits a dealer from purchasing or selling such products of\npersons or firms other than the distributor, shall be null and void. Any\nperson or firm who is a distributor, or an officer, agent or employee of\na distributor, who shall threaten, harass, coerce or attempt to coerce a\ndealer for the purpose of compelling the dealer to purchase or sell such\nproducts of the distributor or to refrain from purchasing or selling\nsuch products of persons or firms other than the distributor shall be\nguilty of a violation and shall be subject to a fine in an amount up to\nfive hundred dollars for each violation.\n 2. (a) Any provision of a franchise which prohibits a dealer from\npurchasing or selling any of the alternative motor fuels set forth in\nparagraph (b) of this subdivision from a person or firm other than the\ndistributor, or limits the quantity of such motor fuel to be purchased\nfrom such other person or firm, or any provision of a franchise which\ndirectly or indirectly discourages a dealer from purchasing or selling\nsuch alternative motor fuels from such other person or firm, shall be\nnull and void as it pertains to that particular alternative motor fuel\nif the distributor does not supply or offer to supply to the dealer such\nalternative motor fuel. Nothing contained in this paragraph, however,\nshall grant to any dealer any rights, authority or obligation with\nrespect to the permissible uses of the premises or facilities owned,\nleased or controlled by a distributor pursuant to the terms of the\nfranchise.\n (b) For the purposes of this section, the term "alternative motor\nfuel" shall mean any of the following: (i) a blend of eighty-five\npercent ethanol and fifteen percent gasoline; (ii) a blend of at least\ntwo percent methyl-ester, commonly referred to as "bio-diesel", and\ndiesel motor fuel; (iii) motor fuel comprised primarily of methane,\nstored in either a gaseous or liquid state and suitable for use and\nconsumption in the engine of a motor vehicle, commonly referred to as\n"compressed natural gas"; or (iv) hydrogen.\n (c) Any person or firm who is a distributor, or an officer, agent or\nemployee of a distributor, who threatens, harasses, coerces or attempts\nto coerce a dealer for the purpose of compelling such dealer to refrain\nfrom purchasing or selling alternative motor fuel from a person or firm\nother than the distributor shall be guilty of a violation and be subject\nto a fine in an amount up to one thousand dollars for each violation.\n 3. Franchise provisions. Any provision of a franchise with a refiner\nwhich prohibits a dealer, who either directly or through an affiliate\nowns a service station including the tanks and pumps and who dedicates a\ntank for sale of unbranded motor fuel, or a distributor from purchasing\nor selling unbranded motor fuel from a person or firm other than the\nrefiner or limits the quantity of such unbranded motor fuel to be\npurchased from another person or firm or any provision of a franchise\nwhich directly or indirectly discourages a dealer or distributor from\npurchasing or selling such unbranded motor fuels from another person or\nfirm, shall be null and void. For purposes of this subdivision and\nsubdivisions four, five and six of this section the following terms\nshall have the following meanings:\n (a) "refiner" means any person, firm or corporation who owns, leases,\noperates, controls or supervises a commercial entity producing gasoline\nor diesel motor fuel;\n (b) "distributor" means any person other than a refiner or dealer who\npurchases motor fuel at a terminal facility and supplies motor fuel to\nservice stations; and\n (c) "unbranded motor fuel" means motor fuel which does not use a\ntrademark, trade name, service mark, or other iden
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