California Codes, Business and Professions Code - BPC, Division 5 — Weights and Measures, Chapter 14 — Fuels and Lubricants, Article 13 — Inducements for the Sale of Motor Vehicle Fuel, Section 13550
No motor vehicle fuel producer or distributor shall compel or unduly or unreasonably influence any retail dealer to participate in the giveaway or offer to give away free of charge any item of value, including trading stamps or any kind of merchandise or goods, whether or not the giveaway is conditional upon the purchase of motor vehicle fuels or lubricants. The decision to participate in those giveaways shall be solely that of the retail dealer. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a retail dealer from entering into an agreement to participate in any giveaway program.
Notes
Prohibits a motor-vehicle-fuel producer or distributor from compelling or unduly or unreasonably influencing a retail dealer to join a free giveaway of items of value, whether or not conditioned on fuel or lubricant purchases. Participation is solely the dealer’s decision, but a dealer may voluntarily enter an agreement to participate.
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