It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to sell, offer for sale or deliver, or cause or permit to be sold, offered for sale or delivered in the City of Tacoma, any oil represented as lubricating oil for the cylinders of internal combustion engines, unless there shall be firmly attached or painted at or near the point of outlet from which said oil represented as lubricating oil for the cylinders of internal combustion engines is drawn or poured out for sale or delivery, a sign or label consisting of the word or words in letters not less than one inch in height, comprising the brand or trade name of said lubricating oil; provided that when said sign or label is attached to the faucet or valve of a tank-truck or tank-wagon, the letters shall not be less than three-fourths of an inch in height, and provided that, if the above required sign or label is on a container having a capacity of 15 gallons or less, the letters shall be not less than one-half inch in height, and provided that, if any of said lubricating oil shall have no brand or trade name, the above-required sign or label shall consist of the words, in letters not less than three inches high, with the exception above provided, "Lubricating oil, no brand."
(Ord. 9171 § 1, 1927-04-27)
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to display any sign, label or other designating mark which describes any petroleum oil or petroleum product not actually sold or offered for sale or delivery at the location at which the sign or other designating mark is displayed, or to display any label upon any container, which label names or describes a petroleum product not actually contained therein, but offered for sale or sold as such.
(Ord. 9171 § 2, 1927-04-27)
Each such person, firm or corporation shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for every day during any portion of which any violation of any provision of this chapter is committed, continued or permitted by such person, firm or corporation, and shall be punishable therefor as provided by this chapter.
(Ord. 9171 § 4, 1927-04-27)
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than $500.00 or by imprisonment in the Pierce County Jail for a period of not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(Ord. 9171 § 3, 1927-04-27; Ord. 22600 § 22, 1981-12-29)