Bus. & Prof. Code, § 13440.5 · Article 5. Standards for Spark-Ignition Fuels
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 13440.5
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
For purposes of determining the percentage of ethanol in a gasoline-oxygenate blend for use as a fuel, the volume of ethanol includes the volume of any denaturant (including gasoline) that is added to the extent that these denaturants do not exceed the maximum volume percent specified in the latest standard established by ASTM International, except that no standard shall be less stringent than required by any California state law.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 591, Sec. 17. (AB 808) Effective January 1, 2016.
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