House Bill hb4005

    Florida House of Representatives - 2001                HB 4005

        By Representative Ball






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to motor fuel marketing

  3         practices; amending s. 526.303, F.S.; repealing

  4         the definitions of the terms "direct labor

  5         cost," "nonrefiner," "nonrefiner cost,"

  6         "reasonable rental value," and "refiner cost"

  7         with respect to regulating motor fuel marketing

  8         practices; repealing s. 526.304, F.S., relating

  9         to unlawful predatory practices; repealing s.

10         526.309, F.S., relating to exempt sales;

11         amending s. 526.305, F.S.; deleting an obsolete

12         cross-reference; providing an effective date.

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14  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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16         Section 1.  Subsections (4), (6), (7), (9), and (11) of

17  section 526.303 and sections 526.304 and 526.309, Florida

18  Statutes, are repealed.

19         Section 2.  Subsection (3) of section 526.305, Florida

20  Statutes, is amended to read:

21         526.305  Discriminatory practices unlawful;

22  exceptions.--

23         (3)  Subject to the limitations of s. 526.304(3), A

24  sale made in good faith to meet an equally low price of a

25  competitor selling motor fuel of like grade which can be used

26  in the same motor vehicle is not a violation of this section.

27         Section 3.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2001                HB 4005

    561-165-01






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  2                          SENATE SUMMARY

  3    Repeals provisions of the Motor Fuel Marketing Practices
      Act which describe and prohibit certain predatory
  4    practices and which exempt certain retail sales by a
      refiner from the act. Repeals the definitions of the
  5    terms "direct labor cost," "nonrefiner," "nonrefiner
      cost," "reasonable rental value," and "refiner cost."
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