North Carolina § 105-449 - 123. Marking requirements for dyed fuel storage facilities.

§ 105-449. 123. Marking requirements for dyed fuel storage facilities.

Requirements. - A person who is a retailer of dyed motor fuel or who stores both dyed and undyed motor fuel for use by that person or another person must mark the storage facility for the dyed motor fuel as follows in a manner that clearly indicates the fuel is not to be used to operate a highway vehicle. The storage facility must be marked "Dyed Diesel, Nontaxable Use Only, Penalty For Taxable Use" or "Dyed Kerosene, Nontaxable Use Only, Penalty for Taxable Use" or a similar phrase that clearly indicates the fuel is not to be used to operate a highway vehicle. A person who intentionally fails to mark the storage facility as required by this section is subject to a civil penalty equal to the excise tax at the motor fuel rate on the inventory held in the storage tank at the time of the violation. If the inventory cannot be determined, then the penalty is calculated on the capacity of the storage tank. The storage tank of the storage facility must be marked if the storage tank is visible. The fillcap or spill containment box of the storage facility must be marked. The dispensing device that serves the storage facility must be marked. The retail pump or dispensing device at any level of the distribution system must comply with the marking requirements. Exception. - The marking requirements of this section do not apply to a storage facility that contains fuel used only for one of the purposes listed in G.S. 105-449.105A(a)(1) and is installed in a manner that makes use of the fuel for any other purpose improbable. History (1997-60, s. 22; 2001-205, s. 7; 2003-349, s. 10.11; 2004-170, s. 31; 2005-435, s. 18.) Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2003-349, s. 10.11, effective January 1, 2004, in subsection (a), in the present first sentence, substituted "in a manner that clearly indicates the fuel" for "as follows with the phrase 'Dyed Diesel', 'For Nonhighway Use', or a similar phrase that clearly indicates the diesel fuel" and added the present last sentence; and added subdivision (a)(4). Session Laws 2004-170, s. 31, effective August 2, 2004, in subsection (a), substituted "motor" for "diesel" throughout, and inserted "as follows" preceding "in a manner." Session Laws 2005-435, s. 18, effective January 1, 2006, added the last two sentences in subsection (a).