The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Employee
means persons other than the owner or manager/supervisor employed to perform services on the premises of a retail fuel business who have no supervisory responsibilities.
Manager/supervisor
means the persons granted authority or responsibility by the owner for the operations of the retail fuel business.
Owner
means the individual, group, corporation, partnership, joint venture, or other group or entity that owns a retail fuel business.
Payment
means payment by any legal means including cash, debit card, credit account, check or otherwise. Presenting a form of payment to be finalized at the conclusion of the transaction shall be considered payment in full.
(Code 1997, § 121.01; Ordinance 06-60, adopted 10/18/2006)
(a) 
It shall be an offense for a retail fuel business owner, manager/supervisor, or employee to:
(1) 
Activate any gasoline or diesel fuel pumping device prior to receiving payment in full for the gasoline or diesel fuel or prior to the business having an established credit account for the purchase of gasoline or diesel fuel by the person purchasing the fuel.
(2) 
Allow or permit any person to dispense gasoline or diesel fuel from a pumping device at a retail fuel business unless the person has first made payment in full or the person has an established credit account with the business for the purchase of gasoline or diesel fuel.
(b) 
It shall be a defense if the owner, manager/supervisor or employee of a retail fuel business allows the dispensing of gasoline or diesel fuel for repair and/or testing of the dispensing devices used by the retail fuel business.
(Code 1997, § 121.02; Ordinance 06-60, adopted 10/18/2006)