The retail dealer shall be held responsible for the quality of the petroleum products he sells or offers for sale: Provided, however, that the retail dealer shall be released if the results of analysis of a sealed sample taken in a manner prescribed by the Commissioner of Agriculture at the time of delivery, and in the presence of the distributor or his agent, show that the product delivered by the distributor was of inferior quality. It shall be the duty of the distributor or his agent to assist in sampling the product delivered.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 119-34
Responsibility of retailers for quality of products
Known as the Gasoline and Oil Inspection Act
The act spans §§ 119–119 (34 sections).
1937, c. 425, s. 18; 1949, c. 1167.
Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.