Repeals the requirement that any person, firm or corporation that sells or offers for sale at retail any motor fuel for use in internal combustion engines in motor vehicles or motorboats posts on the dispensing device signage stating the price per gallon of such motor fuel.
Summary
S03538 would repeal a state Agriculture and Markets Law provision that requires retailers selling motor fuel for use in motor vehicles or motorboats to post the price per gallon on the dispensing device. The bill also makes a conforming technical change to New York City’s administrative code so that the city’s restrictions on posting fuel prices no longer reference the repealed state exception.
In practical terms, the measure removes a state-level signage requirement tied to fuel pumps and aligns city law with that repeal. The bill is framed as a technical cleanup, but its effect is to eliminate the obligation for retail fuel sellers to display per-gallon pricing on the pump itself, while leaving the city’s general prohibition on posting fuel prices in place except as otherwise allowed by law.
Impact
The bill would amend the Agriculture and Markets Law by repealing subdivision 5 of section 192 and renumbering the remaining subdivision, thereby removing the statewide requirement that fuel retailers post per-gallon price signage on dispensing devices. It would also revise section 20-672 of the New York City Administrative Code to delete a cross-reference to the repealed state provision, ensuring the city code remains internally consistent. The affected parties are retail sellers of gasoline and other motor fuel for motor vehicles and motorboats, as well as consumers who rely on pump signage for price comparison.
Sentiment
There is little recorded debate or voting history available for this bill, so no strong public sentiment can be inferred from committee discussion or floor action. Based on the bill text, it appears to be presented as a narrow technical and conforming change rather than a major policy shift. The absence of transcripts or votes suggests the measure had not yet generated notable public controversy in the available record.
Contention
The main policy issue is whether the state should continue requiring fuel retailers to post price-per-gallon information directly on dispensing devices. Supporters of repeal would likely view the requirement as unnecessary or duplicative, especially if other pricing disclosures already exist, while opponents could argue that pump signage helps consumers compare prices and promotes transparency. A secondary point of contention is the conforming change to New York City law, which preserves the city’s general restrictions on fuel-price signage while removing the outdated reference to state law.
Prohibits fractional pricing of any motor fuel for use in internal combustion engines in motor vehicles or motorboats; imposes civil penalties of up to twenty-five dollars per day.
Prohibits fractional pricing of any motor fuel for use in internal combustion engines in motor vehicles or motorboats; imposes civil penalties of up to twenty-five dollars per day.
To Amend The Law Concerning The Collection Of Sales And Use Tax On Motor Vehicles, Trailers, Semitrailers, And Motorboats, As Affirmed By Referred Act 19 Of 1958; And To Subject Certain Used Motorboats To A Special Rate Of Tax.
To Amend The Law Concerning The Collection Of Sales And Use Tax On The Sale Of A New Or Used Motorboat; And To Provide For The Direct Payment Of Sales And Use Tax On A Motorboat Sold By A Motorboat Dealer.
To Amend The Law Concerning The Collection Of Sales And Use Tax On The Sale Of A New Or Used Motorboat; And To Provide For The Direct Payment Of Sales And Use Tax On A Motorboat Sold By A Motorboat Dealer.