Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0080 - Department of Agriculture
Subtitle 0080-04 - Food
Chapter 0080-04-08 - Antifreeze Regulations
Section 0080-04-08-.04 - PROHIBITED ACTS

Universal Citation: TN Comp Rules and Regs 0080-04-08-.04

Current through September 24, 2024

(1) Distribute any antifreeze unless it is in the manufacturer's, packager's or distributor's unbroken package or is installed by the seller into the cooling system of the purchaser's vehicle directly from the manufacturer's packager's, or distributor's package, and the label on such package if less than five gallons, or the labeling of such package if five gallons or more, does not bear the information required by 0080-04-08-.03.

(2) Use the term "ethylene glycol" in connection with the name of a product which contains other glycols unless it is qualified by the word "base," "type," or similar word, and unless the product meets the following requirements:

(a) It consists essentially of ethylene glycol;

(b) If it contains suitable glycols other than ethylene glycol that no more than a maximum of 15% of such other glycols be present;

(c) It contains a minimum total glycol content of 93% by weight;

(d) The specify gravity is corrected to give reliable freezing point readings on a commercial ethylene glycol type hydrometer; and

(e) The freezing point of a 50% by volume aqueous mixture of the antifreeze shall not be above -34º F.

(3) Refuse, when requested, to permit a purchaser to see the container from which antifreeze is drawn for installation into the purchaser's vehicle.

(4) Refill any container bearing an acceptable label, unless by the manufacturer or his duly designated jobber, under regulations established by the Commissioner.

(5) Distribute any antifreeze for which a practical, rapid means for measuring the freeze protection by the user is not readily available, whether by hydrometer or other means.

(6) Distribute antifreeze which is in violation of the Federal Poison Prevention Packaging Act, its regulations, and related federal and state product safety laws and regulations.

(7) Distribute antifreeze in home consumer-sized packages which are constructed of either transparent or translucent packaging materials.

Authority: T.C.A. §§53-3715 and 53-3 720.

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