District Of Columbia § 36-302.02 - Restrictions on operation.
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§ 36-302.02. Restrictions on operation.
36-302.02After April 19, 1977, no producer, refiner, or manufacturer of motor fuels as the terms are defined in , (9), and (12), shall open a retail service station in the District of Columbia, irrespective of whether or not the retail service station will be operated under a trademark owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by the producer, refiner, or manufacturer, unless the retail service station is to be operated by a person or entity other than.
An employee, servant, commissioned agent, or subsidiary of the producer, refiner, or manufacturer; or
A person or entity who operates or manages the retail service station under a contract with the producer, refiner, or manufacturer which provides for a fee arrangement.
After January 1, 1981, no producer, refiner, or manufacturer of motor fuels, as the terms are defined in , (9), and (12), shall operate a retail service station in the District of Columbia, irrespective of whether or not the retail service station will be operated under a trademark owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by the producer, refiner, or manufacturer; with employees, servants, commissioned agents, or subsidiaries of the producer, refiner, or manufacturer; or with a person or entity who operates or manages the retail service station under a contract with the producer, refiner, or manufacturer which provides for a fee arrangement; provided, that any entity, which, as of October 9, 1979, operates a retail service station in the District of Columbia, and of which a producer, refiner, or manufacturer, as defined in and (12), only has no more than 49% voting control, may continue to operate the station after January 1, 1981, so long as no producer, refiner or manufacturer, as defined in and (12), only has more than 49% voting control of the entity.
Repealed.
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Section 36-302.02 ("Restrictions on operation.") is part of the D.C. Code, the codified statutory law of District Of Columbia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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