HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(a) For the purpose of this law all gasoline and
special fuels sold or offered or exposed for sale shall be
subject to inspection and analysis as hereinafter provided.
All motor fuel wholesalers, diesel fuel sellers, heating oil
distributors, manufacturers, refiners, jobbers and retail
service station dealer before selling or offering for sale
any gasoline; other motor vehicle fuels, or special fuels
under whatever name designated for power and heating
purposes shall file with the Comptroller of the Treasury a
declaration or statement that they desire to sell such
products in this State and shall furnish the name, brand or
trademark of the products which they desire to sell together
with the name and address of the supplier thereof and that
all such products are in conformity with the specifications
established by the Comptroller of the Treasury, as purchased
from the supplier and he will make no alteration to any such
product received from the supplier.

(b)  SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTION (I) OF
THIS SECTION, [after] AFTER July 1, 1974, no producer or
refiner of petroleum products shall open a major brand,
secondary brand or unbranded retail service station in the
State of Maryland, and operate it with company personnel, a
subsidiary company, commissioned agent, or under a contract
with any person, firm, or corporation, managing a service
station on a fee arrangement with the producer or refiner.
The station must be operated by a retail service station
dealer.

(c)  SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTION (I) OF
THIS SECTION, [After] AFTER July 1, 1975, no producer or
refiner of petroleum products shall operate a major brand,
secondary brand, or unbranded retail service station in the
State of Maryland, with company personnel, a subsidiary
company, commissioned agent, or under a contract with any
person, firm, or corporation managing a service station on a
fee arrangement with the producer or refiner. The station
must be operated by a retail service station dealer.

(d)  Every producer, refiner, or wholesaler of
petroleum products supplying gasoline and special fuels to
retail service station dealers shall extend all voluntary
allowances uniformly to all retail service station dealers
supplied.

(e)  Every producer, refiner, or wholesaler of
petroleum products supplying gasoline and special fuels to
retail service station dealers shall apply all equipment
rentals uniformly to all retail service station dealers
supplied.

(f)  Every producer, refiner or wholesaler of petroleum
products shall apportion uniformly all gasoline and special
fuels to all retail service station dealers during periods
of shortages on an equitable basis, and shall not
discriminate among the dealers in their allotments.