Ind. Code § 16-44-1-1

Current through P.L. 171-2024

Section 16-44-1-1 - Labeling requirements; advertisements; violations

(a) A person who deals in retail in:

(1) previously used or previously used and reclaimed;

(2) refined;

(3) recleaned; or

(4) reconditioned:

lubricating oils, lubricants, or mixtures of lubricants shall at all times have every container or item of equipment in or through which any of those products are sold, kept for sale, displayed, or dispensed plainly labeled under subsection (b).

(b) The products described in subsection (a) must be plainly labeled in lettering:

(1) as large as any other lettering on the product; or

(2) in letters at least one-half (1/2) inch in height;

whichever is larger, stating that the contents comprise a previously used product.

(c) A person who publishes, displays, or circulates an advertisement offering for sale any:

(1) previously used or previously used and reclaimed;

(2) rerefined;

(3) recleaned; or

(4) reconditioned;

lubricating oils, lubricants, or mixtures of lubricants shall state in the advertisement, in letters at least as large as any other lettering in the advertisement, the fact that the products have been previously used.

(d) A person who recklessly violates this section commits a Class B misdemeanor.

IC 16-44-1-1

Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6-10-1.

As added by P.L. 2-1993, SEC.27.