1. A. A person that has custody of or transports an oxygenated gasoline blend shall ensure that no neat oxygenate blending occurs in a retail storage tank at a motor fuel dispensing site or fleet vehicle fueling facility.

2. B. If a motor fuel dispensing site storage tank contains an oxygenated gasoline blend that does not contain the amount of oxygen required by A.R.S. §§ 3-3491, 3-3492, 3-3495, or R3-7-751, the owner or operator of the motor fuel dispensing site shall do one of the following:

   1. 1. Add a gasoline blend that dilutes the non-compliant oxygenated gasoline blend to the level of oxygen content required by A.R.S. §§ 3-3491, 3-3492, 3-3495, or R3-7-751;
   2. 2. Empty the storage tank and replace the non-compliant oxygenated gasoline blend with a required oxygenate blend;
   3. 3. Upon written permission of the associate director, add gasoline that contains no more than 20% by volume of the same oxygenate to the non-compliant oxygenated gasoline blend.

Historical Note

New Section R3-7-710 recodified from Section R20-2-710 at 22 A.A.R. 2786, effective August 15, 2016 (Supp. 16-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 23 A.A.R. 2280, effective October 2, 2017 (Supp. 17-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 29 A.A.R. 441 (February 3, 2023), effective March 5, 2023 (Supp. 23-1).