Revision: Jan. 1, 2008, midnight
HB 1249 – AS INTRODUCED
2008 SESSION
05/03
HOUSE BILL 1249
AN ACT relative to gasoline and diesel fuel prices.
SPONSORS: Rep. Daniels, Hills 6
This bill prohibits retail sellers of gasoline, diesel, and home heating oil from using fractional cent pricing.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
08-2402
05/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight
AN ACT relative to gasoline and diesel fuel prices.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Prices. Amend RSA 339:30-a to read as follows:
339:30-a Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Prices.
I. Any person who offers for sale or sells gasoline or diesel fuel at retail shall establish a whole cent price for such fuel. The price shall not include a fraction of a cent but shall be rounded up or down to the nearest whole cent.
I-a. All persons who shall offer for sale or sell any gasoline or diesel fuel at retail shall post the price of all grades of such gasoline or diesel fuel on the pump from which such fuels are dispensed. Such posted prices shall be in numerals not less than 4 inches high and 3/4 of an inch in width. [Numerals indicating fractions or portions of whole numbers on any posted price shall be at least 1/2 the size of the whole number on such display, and] All posted prices shall reflect the total price of such fuel, including all taxes thereon. All posted prices shall be clearly visible from both sides of the pump from either direction of a motorist's approach to the pump in a normal approaching manner for fuel.
II. Any person who shall violate the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation.
2 New Section; Price of Home Heating Oil, Kerosene, and Liquefied Petroleum. Amend RSA 339 by inserting after section 79 the following new section:
339:80 Price of Home Heating Oil, Kerosene, and Liquefied Petroleum.
I. Any person who offers for sale or sells home heating oil, kerosene, or liquefied petroleum gas to a consumer shall establish a whole cent price for such fuel. The price shall not include a fraction of a cent, but shall be rounded to the nearest whole cent.
II. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2009.