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GEORGIA CODE (Last Updated: August 20, 2013) |
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Title 10. COMMERCE AND TRADE |
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Chapter 1. SELLING AND OTHER TRADE PRACTICES |
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Article 9. GASOLINE MARKETING PRACTICES |
| § 10-1-230. Short title |
| § 10-1-231. Legislative findings |
| § 10-1-232. Definitions |
| § 10-1-233. Acts of distributor violating article |
| § 10-1-234. Selling controlled product to another distributor for retail sale; selling to other dealers at distress prices |
| § 10-1-234.1. Suppliers may not inhibit gasoline distributors from being blenders |
| § 10-1-235. Action by dealer against distributor for violation of article authorized; nature of relief; attorneys' fees |
| § 10-1-236. Action by dealer against distributor for violation of article -- Defense of termination of agreement |
| § 10-1-237. Action by dealer against distributor for violation of article; notice of termination prior to expiration; when premises must be vacated |
| § 10-1-238. Action by distributor against dealer for breach of agreement; attorneys' fees |
| § 10-1-239. Limitation of actions |
| § 10-1-240. Marketing agreements subject to article |
| § 10-1-241. Sale of real property not affected |
REFS & ANNOS
TITLE 10 Chapter 1 Article 9 NOTE
CROSS REFERENCES. --Regulation of advertising by retail dealers of motor fuel, § 10-1-164.
JUDICIAL DECISIONS
ARTICLE NOT VOID FOR VAGUENESS. --Given the extreme tolerance with which a federal court must scrutinize a state law in a vagueness challenge, an attack on the imprecision of the language employed in this article cannot be sustained. Exxon Corp. v. Georgia Ass'n of Petro. Retailers, 484 F. Supp. 1008 (N.D. Ga. 1979), aff'd sub nom. Exxon Corp. v. Busbee, 644 F.2d 1030 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 454 U.S. 932, 102 S. Ct. 430, 70 L. Ed. 2d 239 (1981).
Even with the imprecise language of this article, a gasoline distributor is well apprised of the contours of the prohibited activity so as to defeat a void for vagueness challenge. Exxon Corp. v. Georgia Ass'n of Petro. Retailers, 484 F. Supp. 1008 (N.D. Ga. 1979), aff'd sub nom. Exxon Corp. v. Busbee, 644 F.2d 1030 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 454 U.S. 932, 102 S. Ct. 430, 70 L. Ed. 2d 239 (1981).
ARTICLE NOT PREEMPTED BY FEDERAL LAW. --Article does not legislate in an interstate area reserved exclusively for Congress. Exxon Corp. v. Georgia Ass'n of Petro. Retailers, 484 F. Supp. 1008 (N.D. Ga. 1979), aff'd sub nom. Exxon Corp. v. Busbee, 644 F.2d 1030 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 454 U.S. 932, 102 S. Ct. 430, 70 L. Ed. 2d 239 (1981).
ARTICLE DOES NOT CONFLICT WITH ROBINSON-PATMAN ACT, 15 U.S.C. §§ 13-13b, 21a. Exxon Corp. v. Georgia Ass'n of Petro. Retailers, 484 F. Supp. 1008 (N.D. Ga. 1979), aff'd sub nom. Exxon Corp. v. Busbee, 644 F.2d 1030 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 454 U.S. 932, 102 S. Ct. 430, 70 L. Ed. 2d 239 (1981).
CITED in Stephens v. McClain, 129 Ga. App. 634, 200 S.E.2d 511 (1973); Walters v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc., 154 Ga. App. 636, 269 S.E.2d 495 (1980).
RESEARCH REFERENCES
ALR. --Right of manufacturer, producer, or wholesaler to control resale price, 7 ALR 449; 19 ALR 925; 32 ALR 1087; 103 ALR 1331; 125 ALR 1335.
Public regulation or authorization of gas filling stations, 18 ALR 101; 29 ALR 450; 34 ALR 507; 42 ALR 978; 49 ALR 767; 55 ALR 256; 79 ALR 918; 96 ALR 1337.
Rights and remedies of parties in respect to lease of filling station, 126 ALR 1375.
Scope and exceptions of state deceptive trade practice and consumer protection Acts, 85 ALR3d 399.
What constitutes adequate compliance with notice requirements, under § 104 of Petroleum Marketing Practices Act (15 USCS § 2804), in connection with termination or nonrenewal of gasoline station franchise relationship, 101 ALR Fed. 813.
JUDICIAL DECISIONS
ARTICLE NOT VOID FOR VAGUENESS. --Given the extreme tolerance with which a federal court must scrutinize a state law in a vagueness challenge, an attack on the imprecision of the language employed in this article cannot be sustained. Exxon Corp. v. Georgia Ass'n of Petro. Retailers, 484 F. Supp. 1008 (N.D. Ga. 1979), aff'd sub nom. Exxon Corp. v. Busbee, 644 F.2d 1030 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 454 U.S. 932, 102 S. Ct. 430, 70 L. Ed. 2d 239 (1981).
Even with the imprecise language of this article, a gasoline distributor is well apprised of the contours of the prohibited activity so as to defeat a void for vagueness challenge. Exxon Corp. v. Georgia Ass'n of Petro. Retailers, 484 F. Supp. 1008 (N.D. Ga. 1979), aff'd sub nom. Exxon Corp. v. Busbee, 644 F.2d 1030 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 454 U.S. 932, 102 S. Ct. 430, 70 L. Ed. 2d 239 (1981).
ARTICLE NOT PREEMPTED BY FEDERAL LAW. --Article does not legislate in an interstate area reserved exclusively for Congress. Exxon Corp. v. Georgia Ass'n of Petro. Retailers, 484 F. Supp. 1008 (N.D. Ga. 1979), aff'd sub nom. Exxon Corp. v. Busbee, 644 F.2d 1030 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 454 U.S. 932, 102 S. Ct. 430, 70 L. Ed. 2d 239 (1981).
ARTICLE DOES NOT CONFLICT WITH ROBINSON-PATMAN ACT, 15 U.S.C. §§ 13-13b, 21a. Exxon Corp. v. Georgia Ass'n of Petro. Retailers, 484 F. Supp. 1008 (N.D. Ga. 1979), aff'd sub nom. Exxon Corp. v. Busbee, 644 F.2d 1030 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 454 U.S. 932, 102 S. Ct. 430, 70 L. Ed. 2d 239 (1981).
CITED in Stephens v. McClain, 129 Ga. App. 634, 200 S.E.2d 511 (1973); Walters v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc., 154 Ga. App. 636, 269 S.E.2d 495 (1980).
RESEARCH REFERENCES
ALR. --Right of manufacturer, producer, or wholesaler to control resale price, 7 ALR 449; 19 ALR 925; 32 ALR 1087; 103 ALR 1331; 125 ALR 1335.
Public regulation or authorization of gas filling stations, 18 ALR 101; 29 ALR 450; 34 ALR 507; 42 ALR 978; 49 ALR 767; 55 ALR 256; 79 ALR 918; 96 ALR 1337.
Rights and remedies of parties in respect to lease of filling station, 126 ALR 1375.
Scope and exceptions of state deceptive trade practice and consumer protection Acts, 85 ALR3d 399.
What constitutes adequate compliance with notice requirements, under § 104 of Petroleum Marketing Practices Act (15 USCS § 2804), in connection with termination or nonrenewal of gasoline station franchise relationship, 101 ALR Fed. 813.