(1) It shall be unlawful to entice into a service station, store, expose for sale, or sell petroleum products so as to deceive or tend to deceive the purchaser as to the nature, quality or identity of the same by false representation or by substitution, mixing, blending, or adulteration, or by the use of disguised signs, camouflaged or falsely labeled containers, tanks, pumps, or other dispensing equipment, or by imitating the design, symbol, or trade name under which recognized brands of such products are generally marketed.
It is provided, however, that nothing in this chapter shall prevent a person, firm, association, or corporation, or their agents or servants from storing, exposing for sale, or selling any such petroleum products under the trade name, sign, symbol, or distinguishing mark adopted and used by such person, firm, association, or corporation in good faith, if such trade name, sign, symbol, or distinguishing mark is not deceitfully similar to that already in general use by any manufacturer or seller of such products.
(2) Persons claiming to offer for sale gasoline or other petroleum products of a higher standard than any legal or customary standard shall label the container or dispensing equipment completely with reference to the special standard claimed and such label shall constitute a full guaranty that the product sold will meet the standards claimed in every particular.
(3) Any person guilty of violating any of the provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for such offense, or imprisonment not to exceed twelve (12) months, or both, and such person shall be enjoined from selling or distributing gasoline, alcohol blended fuel, diesel fuel, kerosene, or oil, in any manner in this state for a period of not less than one (1) year nor more than five (5) years, and any judge or chancellor now authorized to grant injunctions shall grant an injunction enjoining such person from continuing in the gasoline, alcohol blended fuel, diesel fuel, kerosene, or oil business, as prescribed by this section.
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