GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

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HOUSE BILL 1055

Short Title:  Gas Station Operations.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representative Luebke.
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Referred to:  Agriculture.
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April 22, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO REQUIRE ALL SERVICE STATIONS TO PROVIDE FREE AIR SERVICES AND BATHROOMS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Chapter 113 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 113-27.2.  Operation of service stations.
(a)	Every owner of, or person in control of a self-service gasoline pump or in control of a gasoline service station where gasoline and oil products are sold shall provide: (i) if provided at all, pressurized air for inflating tires at no charge to the public and (ii) bathroom facilities for the public, or a large sign, at least 16 inches by 20 inches, stating 'NO PUBLIC BATHROOM,' indicating that there are no working public bathroom facilities available.
(b)	The North Carolina Department of Agriculture shall have the responsibility for the enforcement of this section.  When the inspector from the Department of Agriculture finds a violation of the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, a notice of violation shall be issued to the owner or his agent.  The owner or agent shall then have 30 days to correct the violation.  If the violation is not corrected within 30 days, then a civil penalty of ten dollars ($10.00) per day shall be imposed for each violation from the date of the issuance of the notice of the violation and continuing until the violation has been corrected."
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 1991.