[Amended by Ord. No. 81-41; Ord. No. 83-7]
A.
Manual nozzle—Required. The dispensing of gasoline, diesel fuel and other flammable liquids into a fuel tank or into a container upon automotive service station premises shall be under the control of a competent person at all times. The use of any device which permits the dispensing of a gasoline and diesel fuel when the hand of the operator of the discharge nozzle is removed from the nozzle control lever is hereby forbidden, except when using an automatic nozzle at an automotive service station as provided in subsection B of this section.
B.
Same—Exception. In lieu of being held open by
hand, an approved automatic nozzle may be used at automotive service
stations for dispensing gasoline or diesel fuel into the fuel tank
of a vehicle. Such nozzle shall have the latch-open device as an integral
part of the assembly and shall shut off the liquid reliably and positively
when the gasoline tank is filled, when it is subject to rough usage
such as dropping or improper lubrication or when an automobile is
driven away while the nozzle is still in the tank. A competent attendant
shall be in the immediate vicinity of the vehicle being filled by
such an approved nozzle.
C.
Penalty; continuing violations. Any person violating
any of the provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine of
not more than seven hundred fifty dollars. Every day such violation
shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense and subject to an
additional penalty.
[Amended by Ord. No. 81-41]
Where not otherwise stated, any person violating
any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined any sum not
more than seven hundred fifty dollars, or imprisoned for not more
than six months, or both.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former §§ 9-2.1
and 9-2.2, which immediately followed this section, were repealed
by Ord. No. 96-20.
