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 Agency ATCP. Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
 Chapters 90-139. Trade and Consumer Protection
 Chapter 94. Petroleum And Other Liquid Fuel Products
 SubChapter II. Petroleum and Other Liquid Fuel Product Specifications

  Section 94.210. Gasoline specifications.  

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    (1)   Gasoline, automotive gasoline, alcohol, and gasoline/alcohol-ether blends.
    (a) General. Gasoline, automotive gasoline, and gasoline/alcohol-ether blends sold or offered for sale in this state shall be visually free of undissolved water, sediment, and suspended matter, and shall be clear and bright at the ambient temperature or 70 ° F (21 ° C), whichever is higher.
    (b) Gasoline. Any fuel product designated by name or reference as gasoline shall meet the requirements of Table 94.210.
    Table 94.210
    Minimum Requirements For Gasoline - See PDF for table PDF
    (c) Automotive gasoline.
    1. Except as provided in subd. 2. , any fuel product designated by name or reference as automotive gasoline shall meet the requirements of ASTM D4814.
    2. Substitute a maximum sulfur level of 0.10, mass %, for the maximum sulfur level of 0.0350, mass %, in Table 2 of ASTM D4814.
    (d) Gasoline/oxygenate blends.
    1. Anhydrous denatured alcohol may be added to gasoline if the original gasoline product meets the requirements of par. (b) or (c) .
    2. The alcohol content for ethyl alcohol may not exceed a concentration of 10 volume percent.
    3. The alcohol content for methyl alcohol may not exceed a concentration of one volume percent.
    4. Other oxygenated fuels shall be acceptable if the oxygenates are blended at the refinery in amounts allowed by the EPA and the final product conforms to the standard specification for gasoline under par. (b) or (c) .
    (e) Ethanol.
    1. Any product designated by name or reference as denatured fuel ethanol for blending with gasoline for use as automotive spark-ignition engine fuel shall meet the requirements of ASTM D4806.
    2. Any product designated by name or reference as fuel ethanol for automotive spark-ignition engines shall meet the requirements of ASTM D5798.
    (f) Documentation. Any person who distributes gasoline products which contain one percent or more by volume of ethyl alcohol or methyl alcohol, or both, shall state on any invoice, bill of lading, shipping paper, or other documentation accompanying the shipment used in normal and customary business practices, the type and percentage of alcohol rounded to a whole number or half number equal to or less than the determined percentage.
    (g) MTBE content.
    1. Except as provided in subd. 2. , gasoline, automotive gasoline, gasoline-alcohol fuel blends, and reformulated gasoline, as defined in s. 285.37 (1) , Stats., beginning on August 1, 2004, may not contain more than 0.5%, by volume, of methyl tertiary-butyl ether.
    2. Racing fuel used at racing events or in preparation for racing events may contain any amount of methyl tertiary-butyl ether.
    (2)   Aviation fuels.
    (a) Aviation gasoline. Any fuel product designated by name or reference as aviation gasoline shall meet the requirements of ASTM D910, D6227, or D7547.
    (b) Aviation turbine fuel. Any fuel product designated by name or reference as aviation turbine fuel shall meet the requirements of ASTM D1655.
History: R. and recreate from Ind 10.03, Register, July, 1980, No. 295 , eff. 8-1-80; Table 10.04-B1 reprinted to correct error, Register, September, 1980, No. 297 ; r. and recr. (1) (c) and Table 48.04-B1, cr. (1) (d), Register, February, 1986, No. 362 , eff. 3-1-86; CR 03-011 : am. (1) (b) and (2), r. Tables 48.04-B1, B2, and C, cr. (1) (e), Register December 2003 No. 576 , eff. 1-1-04; CR 05-081 : renum. from Comm 48.04, renum. (1) (intro.) to (e) to be (1) (a) to (d), (f) and (g) and am., Table 48.04-A to be Table 48.500, am. (1) (title) and (2), cr. (1) (a) (title) and (e) Register August 2006 No. 608 , eff. 9-1-06; CR 10-006 : renum. from Comm 48.500 and am. (1) (b), (c) 1., (d) 1., 4., (2) Register December 2010 No. 660 , eff. 1-1-11; correction in (1) (b) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. , Stats., Register December 2011 No. 672 ; correction in (1) (b) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. , Stats., Register October 2013 No. 694 .

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Note: The maximum sulfur level of 0.0350, mass %, in Table 2 of ASTM D4814, relates to federal air-quality requirements, and may be enforced by federal authorities. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 See paragraph (g) for restrictions relating to methyl tertiary-butyl ether. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1