§ 130.102. Definitions.

 The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

   ASTM—The American Society for Testing and Materials.

   Consumer—A person who purchases or otherwise acquires a new portable fuel container or spout or both portable fuel container and spout for personal, family, household or institutional use. A person acquiring a portable fuel container or spout or both portable fuel container and spout for resale is not a consumer for that product.

   Distributor—A person to whom a portable fuel container or spout or both portable fuel container and spout is sold or supplied for the purpose of resale or distribution in commerce. This term does not include manufacturers, retailers and consumers.

   Manufacturer—A person who imports, manufactures, assembles, produces, packages, repackages, or relabels a portable fuel container or spout or both portable fuel container and spout.

   Nominal capacity—The volume indicated by the manufacturer that represents the maximum recommended filling level.

   Outboard engine—A spark-ignition marine engine that, when properly mounted on a marine watercraft in the position to operate, houses the engine and drive unit external to the hull of the marine watercraft.

   Permeation—The process by which individual fuel molecules may penetrate the walls and various assembly components of a portable fuel container directly to the outside ambient air.

   Portable fuel container—A container or vessel with a nominal capacity of 10 gallons or less intended for reuse that is designed or used primarily for receiving, transporting, storing and dispensing fuel.

   Product category—The applicable category that best describes the product with respect to its nominal capacity, material construction, fuel flow rate and permeation rate, as applicable, as determined by the Commonwealth.

   Retailer—A person who owns, leases, operates, controls or supervises a retail outlet.

   Retail outlet—An establishment at which portable fuel containers or spouts or both portable fuel containers and spouts are sold, supplied or offered for sale.

   Spill-proof spout—A spout that complies with the performance standards specified in §  130.103(b) (relating to performance standards for portable fuel containers and spill-proof spouts).

   Spill-proof system—A configuration of portable fuel container and firmly attached spout that complies with the performance standards in §  130.103(a).

   Spout—A device that can be firmly attached to a portable fuel container for conducting pouring through which the contents of a portable fuel container can be dispensed.

   Target fuel tank—A receptacle that receives fuel from a portable fuel container.



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