Missouri Laws 414.073 – Tank wagons, wholesale or retail sales to be equipped with meters — ..
1. Each tank wagon used in the wholesale or retail marketing of gasoline, gasoline-alcohol blend, kerosene, heating oil, diesel fuel, and aviation turbine fuel shall be equipped with meters or other measuring devices for the measurement of the product in terms of gallons or liters and shall not be equipped with a bypass around such meters.
2. The director shall at least once each year test the measuring devices on tank wagons used in the retail or wholesale delivery of motor fuel, aviation turbine fuel, heating oil, diesel fuel, gasoline, gasoline-alcohol blend, or kerosene. When such devices are found to be inaccurate, he shall order the correction, removal or discontinuance of same.
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 414.073
- Diesel fuel: refined oils commonly used in internal combustion engines where ignited by pressure and not by electric spark, the classification of which shall be defined by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). See Missouri Laws 414.012
- Director: the director of agriculture of the Missouri state department of agriculture or his delegated representative. See Missouri Laws 414.012
- Gasoline: a volatile mixture of liquid hydrocarbons generally containing small amounts of additives suitable for use as a fuel in spark-ignition internal combustion engines. See Missouri Laws 414.012
- Gasoline-alcohol blend: a blend consisting primarily of gasoline and a substantial amount of one or more alcohols. See Missouri Laws 414.012
- Kerosene: a refined oil intended for heating or illuminating use, the classification of which shall be defined by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). See Missouri Laws 414.012
- Motor fuel: any liquid product used for the generation of power in an internal combustion engine. See Missouri Laws 414.012
3. Test procedures, specifications, tolerances, and technical requirements shall be governed by the National Bureau of Standards, Handbook 44, and supplements thereto.
4. The director shall condemn all meters which do not meet the requirements contained in National Bureau of Standards Handbook 44, vehicle tank meter section, or its successor publication.
5. No meter which has been condemned shall be used for commercial purposes. All condemned meters shall be conspicuously marked “inaccurate”.