Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 646 § 646.945 — Definitions for ORS 646.947 to 646.963
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 646 ·
Oregon Code § 646.945·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Definitions for ORS 646.947 to 646.963.
As used in ORS 646.947 to 646.963:
(1) Bulk
facility means a facility, including pipeline terminals, refinery terminals,
rail and barge terminals and associated underground and aboveground tanks,
connected or separate, from which motor vehicle fuels are withdrawn from bulk
and delivered to retail, wholesale or nonretail facilities or into a cargo tank
or barge used to transport those products.
(2) Dealer
means any motor vehicle fuel retail dealer, nonretail dealer or wholesale
dealer.
(3) Director
means the Director of Agriculture.
(4) Motor
vehicle fuel means gasoline, diesel or any other liquid product used for the
generation of power in an internal combustion engine, except aviation jet
fuels, liquefied petroleum or natural gases.
(5) Nonretail
dealer means any person who owns, operates, controls or supervises an
establishment at which motor vehicle fuel is dispensed through a card- or
key-activated fuel dispensing device to nonretail customers.
(6) Octane
rating means the rating of the anti-knock characteristics of a grade or type
of gasoline determined by dividing by two the sum of the research octane number
and the motor octane number.
(7) Octane
rating certification documentation means an invoice, bill of lading, delivery
ticket, letter or other documentation that specifies the actual octane rating
or a rounded rating that is the largest whole number or half of a number that
is less than or equal to the number determined by or certified to the person
transferring the gasoline.
(8) Retail
dealer means any person who owns, operates, controls or supervises an
establishment at which motor vehicle fuel is sold or offered for sale to the
public.
(9) Wholesale
dealer means any person who sells motor vehicle fuel if the seller knows or
has reasonable cause to believe that the buyer intends to resell the motor
vehicle fuel in the same or an altered form to a retail dealer, a nonretail
dealer or another wholesale dealer.
(10) Withdrawn
from bulk means removed from a bulk facility for delivery directly into a
cargo tank or a barge to be transported to a location other than another bulk
facility for use or sale in this state. [1997 c.310 §1]
Plain English Explanation
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 646.945
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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