State of Oregon

 

To avoid possible fines to your customers and CFN Participants, the State of Oregon and the Oregon Fire Marshal’s Office suggests CFN Participants send letters to their customers informing them of the proper Oregon Statutes listed below.

 

The Oregon Revised Statute 480.330 prohibits the general retail public from dispensing gasoline, no self serve. However, Oregon law 480.345 does allow unattended fueling at cardlock facilities when customers meet four requirements.

 

  1. Each customer signs an agreement that certifies they will dispense gasoline only into business owned and used vehicles.

  2. Each customer provides proof of being currently engaged in business.

  3. Each customer must purchase at least 900 gallons of fuel from any source every 12 months.

  4. Each customer must have received initial fire safety training, followed by refresher training every 12 months

 

If a person who does not qualify as a “non-retail” customer obtains gasoline though self-service dispensing at a cardlock facility in Oregon, that person can be issued a civil penalty citation for each violation. Also, the cardlock operator where the illegal self-service dispensing of gasoline occurred and the Participant issuing the card can be issued a civil penalty for each violation of the Oregon Statutes.

 

Note that diesel is not regulated and self-service dispensing of diesel may be done by anyone.

 

State of Oregon officials have contacted CFN and asked that we advise our Participants. Oregon officials are required to enforce the laws of their state, but are making a special effort to curtail this problem without issuing citations. It is in our mutual interest as a network to resolve this issue by notifying our card holders.

 

CFN is providing this information to our Participants as a service only. CFN has no interest or control of the buying or selling of fuel between Participants and their customers.

 

It is the Participants responsibility to meet all state regulations regarding fueling.  Participants are solely responsible for being registered with the appropriate agencies and adhering to all laws and regulations required by government authorities where CFN products and services are being utilized.  CFN is not liable in the event Participants have not notified CFN of changes in information, incomplete and/or inaccurate information.