DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
LABORATORY DIVISION
REGULATION NO. 563. RETAIL GASOLINE DEALER LICENSING
(By authority conferred on the director of the department of agriculture by section 7 of
Act No. 44 of the Public Acts of 1984, being S290.647 of the Michigan Compiled
Laws)
R 285.563.1 Definitions.
Rule 1. (1) As used in these rules, "act" means Act No. 44 of the Public Acts of 1984,
being S290.641 et seq. of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(2) The terms defined in the act have the same meanings when used in these rules.
History: 1985 AACS.
R 285.563.2 License; application; renewal; transferability.
Rule 2. (1) A completed original application shall, on the form prescribed by
the department, be filed with the department by a distributor or retail dealer for
each retail outlet operated by that person not less than 60 days before the date on
which the applicant wishes to engage in retail sales. If sufficient time is not available to
apply 60 days prior to engaging in retail sales and the applicant is a new owner of a
retail outlet, the department shall waive the 60-day filing requirement and issue a license
upon receipt, in person or by mail, of the completed application and fee and written
notice that the applicant is a new owner. The application shall include all of the
following information:
(a) Business name and address.
(b) Mailing address if different than business address.
(c) Type of ownership of the distributor or retail dealer, such as an individual,
partnership, association, trust, corporation, or any other legal entity or combination
thereof.
(d) The name, address, telephone number, and date of birth of the owner of the
distributorship or retail dealership.
(e) If a partnership, the names, titles, addresses, and dates of birth of all partners who
are owners of the distributorship or retail dealership; if a corporation, the name,
title, address, and date of birth of the president; or, if an out-of-state corporation, the
name, title, address, and date of birth of the president and the name, title, and
address of the Michigan resident agent.
(f) An authorized signature, title, and date for each applicant.
(g) Number of grades of gasoline offered for sale at the retail outlet.
(h) Number of hoses connected to gasoline dispensers.
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