New Jersey § 56:6-2
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§ 56:6-2.
(a) Every retail dealer shall publicly display and maintain, in the manner regulated
by the Director of the Division of Taxation, a sign stating the price per gallon if
sold by the gallon, and per gallon and per liter if sold by the liter of the motor
fuel sold by said dealer. All taxes, State and Federal, imposed with respect to the manufacture or sale of
motor fuel shall be included in the price shown on said sign, but said sign shall
contain a statement of the amount of taxes included in said price, or, without specifying
the amount thereof, said sign shall state that taxes are included in said price. A retail dealer shall not sell at any other price than the price, including tax,
so posted. Any such price when posted shall remain posted and in effect for a period of not
less than twenty-four (24) hours. (b) No retail dealer shall sell motor fuel at a price which is below the net cost
of such motor fuel to the retail dealer plus all selling expenses. (c) No other price signs of motor fuel so dispensed, or signs relating to the price
of such fuel shall be used or displayed on or about the premises where motor fuel
is sold at retail, other than the signs provided by section 3 of P.L.1952, c. 258
( C.56:6-2.3 ). (d) No advertising or sign other than that provided for in section 3 of P.L.1952,
c. 258 ( C.56:6-2.3 ), which directly or indirectly contains a statement of, or an implied reference to
the price of motor fuel shall be displayed at any place where motor fuel is dispensed
at retail. Any advertising of the retail price of motor fuel through any other medium which
contains a reference to the per gallon or per liter price thereof, shall include all
taxes in the price stated, and there shall be included in such advertising a statement
that such price includes taxes, or a statement of the amount of taxes which are included
in such price. Such advertising shall be identified by the name of the product, and the letters
of the name shall be not less than one-half the size of the figures used in the price. (e) No rebates, allowances, concessions or benefits shall be given, directly or indirectly,
so as to permit any person to obtain motor fuels from a retail dealer below the posted
price or at a net price lower than the posted price applicable at the time of the
sale, except that credits earned through purchases on a credit card, debit card, or
rewards card may be utilized by a person to receive a rebate, allowance, concession,
or benefit in the purchase of motor fuels, provided that: (1) the use of credits
earned through purchases on a credit card, debit card, or rewards card shall not change
the retail price displayed on any sign required pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1952,
c. 258 ( C.56:6-2.3 ); and (2) the retail dealer shall not be responsible for any of the costs associated with the rebate, allowance, concession, or benefit received by the motor fuel purchaser
except for any interchange fees and transaction fees associated with the use of a credit card
or debit card by a customer for the purchase of motor fuels . As used in this subsection, “ rewards card ” means a card or certificate distributed by the issuer to a consumer pursuant to
an awards, loyalty, rewards, or promotional program, or used to benefit frequent shoppers
or to collect data on purchasing habits. (f) It shall be unlawful for any retail dealer to use lotteries, wheels of fortune,
punchboards or other games of chance, in connection with the sale of motor fuels. (g) All above-ground equipment for storing or dispensing motor fuel operated by a
retail dealer shall bear, in a conspicuous place, the name or trade-mark of the product
stored therein or dispensed therefrom, and no retail dealer shall permit delivery
into underground or above-ground containers, tanks or equipment of any motor fuel
other than the brand represented or designated by the name or trade-mark appearing
on such container or dispensing equipment attached thereto. No retail dealer shall be a party to the substitution of one grade of motor fuel
for another. (h) If the motor fuel stored in or dispensed from any above-ground equipment by a
retail dealer shall not have a brand name or trade-mark, such container or dispensing
equipment shall have conspicuously displayed thereon the words “No Brand.”
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