Tex. Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes art. 8605
STANDARD OF GASOLINE OR MOTOR FUEL
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- Tex. Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes art. 8605, STANDARD OF GASOLINE OR MOTOR FUEL, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/768877
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(a) No person, firm, association of persons, or corporation shall sell, offer for sale, or expose for sale, or possess or store with the intention to sell, as gasoline or motor fuel, any substance, liquid, or product of petroleum which falls below the standard of gasoline or motor fuel, the minimum requirement of which such standard shall be determined by the following distillation range:
1. When the thermometer reads 167 degrees Fahrenheit not less than ten (10) per cent shall be evaporated.
2. When the thermometer reads 284 degrees Fahrenheit not less than fifty (50) per cent shall be evaporated.
3. When the thermometer reads 392 degrees Fahrenheit not less than ninety (90) per cent shall be evaporated.
4. The end or dry point of distillation must not be over 437 degrees Fahrenheit.
5. The residue shall not exceed two (2) per cent.
6. Sulphur shall not exceed twenty one hundredths (0.20) per cent.
(b) Motor fuel or gasoline shall be volatile hydro-carbon fuel, free from water and suspended matter, and shall be practicable and/or suitable for use as fuel in internal combustion engines.