Ethanol Laws
State-by-State
Guide
CORN FUELS...
Does your state label gas pumps when ethanol is added?
Check lists below.
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ETHANOL LABELING LAWS
Several U.S. states still do not label gas pumps
when ethanol alcohol is added to gasoline!
Other states only label pumps when alcohol added is above 1-2 %.
Review lists below for your state's laws and requirements for pump labeling.
Unfamiliarity with state federal and county fuel laws,
has lead too many people to be unaware that the gas they are purchasing contains alcohol!
Every state currently sells E10 (alcohol fuels) - Pumps which test for no ethanol today, will likely switch over in the very near future.
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Consumers may still not be aware when they are purchasing gas that contains alcohol.
The result has been widespread concern and anger, due to the sudden occurrence of engine problems/malfunctions/damage from this fuel blend.
The EPA and United States government has not adequately provided necessary information to the public when passing laws that mandate use of ethanol alcohol (renewable reformulated fuels) in public gas supply. Also, many consumers are unaware that the use of alcohol-blend fuels require special precautions, to prevent and limit damage and malfunction to gas-powered motors.
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Ethanol Fuel - What is it?
Fuels with ethanol will get lower MPG
Are you taking necessary precautions when using ethanol-blend gasoline?
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The Politics of Ethanol Fuel
The reason you're finding E10 fuel at the gas pumps is primarily because of the following U.S. government and EPA legislation:
The Clean Air Act (1990) and Alternative Motor Fuels Act (1988)
The Energy Policy Act (2005)
EPA Renewable Fuel Standard Program (RFS September 2006)
and RFS updates in 2007 and 2008
2007 update located here: nsdi.epa.gov/otaq/renewablefuels/420r07004chap2.pdf
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Ethanol Laws - State by State Guide
States that DO NOT REQUIRE LABELING ON PUMP for ethanol content:
States that DO REQUIRE A LABEL ON PUMP for ethanol presence:
Warning: The following areas do not NOT require ethanol/alcohol pump labeling:
District of Columbia - DC, Indiana - In, Kansas - KS, Kentucky - KY, Louisiana - LA,
Maryland - MD, Michigan - MI, Minnesota - MN, Missouri - MO, Nevada - NV,
New Jersey - NJ, North Carolina - NC, Ohio - OH, Oklahoma - OK.
See boxes below for states that sometimes or always require labeling on gas tanks that have ethanol alcohol added.
Note: State fuel laws and guidelines change constantly, especially with ethanol distribution - So always check your state's laws directly for updates.
(Renewable fuel and e10 details/changes ussally can be found online at your states' governement website (often found under Department of Energy or Department of Agriculture).
The following states sometimes require labeling, depending on percent of ethanol alcohol added:
See box charts below for more details.
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia.
Contact Fuel-Testers for details and more information on your State guidelines.
As time allows, we will be adding pages to our website for each state, since every state has different laws on how to supply, label and meet their quota for renewable fuels (ethanol is a type of renewable fuel). Click on more information, when listed next to your state.
Obtain a portable and re-usable ALCOHOL FUEL TEST KIT to check if ethanol is being adding to the gas supply;
States letter A to M
- Alabama - AL (1 % or higher)
-- Alaska - AK Always Labels
- Arizona - AZ (1 % or higher)
- Arkansas - AR (1.5 % or higher)
-- California - CA Always Labels
- Colorado - CO (2 % or higher)
- Connecticut - CT (1 % or higher)
- Delaware - DE (1.5 % or higher)
-- Florida - FL Always Labels
- Georgia - GA (1.5 % or higher)
- Hawaii - HI (1 % or higher)
- Idaho - ID (1 % or higher)
- Illinois - IL (1 % or higher)
- Iowa - IA (1 % or higher)
-- Maine - ME Always Labels
- Massachusetts - MA (1 % or higher)
- Mississippi - MS (1 % or higher)
- Montana - MT (1.5 % or higher)
Continued from box at left - States letter N to W.
- Nebraska - NE (1 % or higher)
-- New Hampshire - NH Always Labels
- New Mexico - NM (1 % or higher)
- New York - NY (1 % or higher)
- North Dakota - ND (1 % or higher)
- Oregon - OR (1.5 % or higher)
-- Pennsylvania - PA Always Labels
- Rhode Island - RI (1 % or higher)
- South Carolina - SC (1.5 % or higher)
- South Dakota - SD (2 % or higher)
- Tennessee - TN (1.5 % or higher)
- Texas - TX (1 % or higher)
- Utah - UT (1 % or higher)
- Vermont - VT (1.5 % or higher)
- Virginia - VA (1 % or higher)
- Washington - WA (Up to 10%)
- West Virginia - WV (1.5 % or higher)
-- Wisconsin - WI Always Labels
- Wyoming - WV Labels "gasahol"
You will not see any logos, like the one pictured on left in the states listed above.
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Source: State labeling laws in box charts above obtained from ACE STATUS Report 2007 and current public information, including state and county laws, fuel supplier reports, etc.
Current fuel laws can be obtained from your local State government (check their websites). The U.S. Department of Energy website also includes extensive information on renewable and alternative fuels - See Alternative Fuel Data Center (AFDC).
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Caution - Warning:
The percent of ethanol may be incorrectly added by the local fuel distributor.
In most areas ethanol is added to the tanks by the delivery truck drivers, (local distributor); And, very few gas stations monitor or check ethanol content (% added) of fuel delivered and contained in the gas pump.
Several states that are now labeling, are attempting to change laws to "no label".
Contact your local, state and federal legislators and demand the right
to be informed when fuel mixture at gas station pumps contains alcohol.
Protect Your Rights!
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The debate to "label or not label" has been a recent hot topic in Iowa and several other states.
Example -March 2008 Iowa News sources report:
Iowa Senate President Jack Kibbie recently introduced a bill, saying that he thought more motorists would buy E-10 without the label. Kibbie’s proposal would have allowed gasoline station owners to decide whether or not to keep the E-10 label at the pump. The Iowa Corn Growers Association (ICGA) also opposed the label-removal proposal, wanting to keep the E-10 labels on pumps. Many Iowans complained about the proposal, wanting to know for sure what was in the fuel they were pumping...
Details on this news report can be found at NACS online and magazine, The Association for Convenience and Petroleum Retailing.
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