Oregon Statutes 646.905 – Definitions for ORS 646.910 to 646.923
As used in ORS § 646.910 to 646.923:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 646.905
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- United States: includes territories, outlying possessions and the District of Columbia. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(1) ‘Alcohol’ means a volatile flammable liquid having the general formula CnH(2n+1)OH used or sold for the purpose of blending or mixing with gasoline for use in propelling motor vehicles, and commonly or commercially known or sold as an alcohol, and includes ethanol or methanol.
(2) ‘Biodiesel’ means a motor vehicle fuel consisting of mono-alkyl esters of long chain fatty acids derived from vegetable oils, animal fats or other nonpetroleum resources, not including palm oil, designated as B100 and complying with ASTM D 6751.
(3) ‘Certificate of analysis’ means:
(a) A document verifying that B100 biodiesel has been analyzed and complies with ASTM D 6751 biodiesel fuel test methods and specifications; and
(b) Certification of feedstock origination describing the percent of the feedstock sourced outside of the states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana.
(4) ‘Co-solvent’ means an alcohol other than methanol which is blended with either methanol or ethanol or both to minimize phase separation in gasoline.
(5) ‘Ethanol’ means ethyl alcohol, a flammable liquid having the formula C2H5OH used or sold for the purpose of blending or mixing with gasoline for use in motor vehicles.
(6) ‘Gasoline’ means any fuel sold for use in spark ignition engines whether leaded or unleaded.
(7) ‘Methanol’ means methyl alcohol, a flammable liquid having the formula CH3OH used or sold for the purpose of blending or mixing with gasoline for use in motor vehicles.
(8) ‘Motor vehicles’ means all vehicles, vessels, watercraft, engines, machines or mechanical contrivances that are propelled by internal combustion engines or motors.
(9) ‘Nonretail dealer’ means any person who owns, operates, controls or supervises an establishment at which motor vehicle fuel is dispensed through a card- or key-activated fuel dispensing device to nonretail customers.
(10) ‘Other renewable diesel’ means a diesel fuel substitute, produced from nonfossil renewable resources, that has an established ASTM standard, is approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, meets specifications of the National Conference on Weights and Measures, and complies with standards promulgated under ORS § 646.957.
(11) ‘Retail dealer’ means any person who owns, operates, controls or supervises an establishment at which gasoline is sold or offered for sale to the public.
(12) ‘Wholesale dealer’ means any person engaged in the sale of gasoline if the seller knows or has reasonable cause to believe the buyer intends to resell the gasoline in the same or an altered form to another. [1985 c.468 § 1; 1997 c.310 § 13; 2007 c.739 § 10; 2015 c.27 § 57; 2015 c.203 § 25]
(Blended Gasoline)