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Prohibited provision - 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 4733

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     § 4733.  Prohibited provision.
        (a)  General rule.--It shall be unlawful for any agreement to
     contain a provision requiring the operation of a retail motor
     vehicle fuel station during those hours that are proven by a
     retail motor vehicle fuel station owner or operator to be
     unprofitable to such owner or operator.
        (b)  Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
     words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
     subsection:
        "Agreement."  A contract or lease, or combination of both, or
     other terminology used to describe a contractual relationship
     between any or all of the following parties: a refiner, a
     distributor and a retail motor vehicle fuel station owner or
     operator.
        "Distributor."  A person who purchases motor vehicle fuel
     from a refiner for the purpose of resale to a retail motor
     vehicle fuel station.
        "Refiner."  A manufacturer of motor vehicle fuel.
        "Retail motor vehicle fuel station."  A place of business
     where motor vehicle fuel is sold and dispensed into the tanks of
     motor vehicles, either by means of a self-service or full-
     service pump.
     (Dec. 18, 1992, P.L.1411, No.174, eff. 60 days)

        1992 Amendment.  Act 174 added section 4733.

Last modified: November 27, 2007