15 U.S.C. § 2801
Definitions
United States · Title 15 — COMMERCE AND TRADE · Status: effective
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- 15 U.S.C. § 2801, Definitions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/441677
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As used in this subchapter:
The term “franchise” means any contract—
The term “franchise” includes—
any contract pertaining to the supply of motor fuel which is to be sold, consigned or distributed—
The term “distributor” means any person, including any affiliate of such person, who—
The term “failure” does not include—
The terms “fail to renew” and “nonrenewal” mean, with respect to any franchise relationship, a failure to reinstate, continue, or extend the franchise relationship—
The term “commerce” means any trade, traffic, transportation, exchange, or other commerce—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Petroleum Marketing Practices ActHouse: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Petroleum Marketing Practices Act Amendments of 1994House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007