Section 280-RICR-20-50-1.5 - DefinitionsA. "Administrator" means the tax administrator.B. "Distributor" means any person, association of persons, firm, or corporation, wherever resident or located, who shall import or cause to be imported into this state, for use or for sale, fuels, and also any person, association of persons, firm or corporation who shall produce, refine, manufacture, or compound fuels within this state.C. "Filling station" means any place, location, or station where fuels are offered for sale at retail.D. "Fuels" means gasoline, benzol, naphtha, and other volatile and inflammable liquids (other than lubricating oils, diesel fuel for the propulsion of marine craft, fuels used for the propulsion of airplanes, oils used for heating purposes), manufactured biodiesel fuel as defined in regulation 280-RICR- 20-50-2, used or suitable for use for operating or propelling motor vehicles with internal combustion engines. This does not include benzol and naphtha sold or used for a purpose other than for the operation or propulsion of motor vehicles. Any article or product represented as gasoline for use in internal combustion type engines, used in motor vehicles, shall be equal to or better in quality and specification than that known as "United States government motor gasoline."E. "Peddlers" means any person, association of persons, firm or corporation, except a distributor as defined in R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-36-1(8), who shall distribute gasoline by tank wagon in this state.F. "Public highways" means any state or other highway and any public street, avenue, alley, park, parkway, driveway, or public place in any city or town.G. "Purchaser" means any person, association of persons, firm, or corporation, wherever resident or located, who purchases fuels from a distributor, for use or resale, and any person, association of persons, firm or corporation who purchases from a distributor, gasoline or other volatile and inflammable liquids (other than lubricating oils and oils used for heating purposes) for use other than for propelling motor vehicles.H. "State highways" means only those public highways or those parts of them that shall be constructed or maintained by the department of transportation.I. "United States government motor gasoline" means that gasoline which is or may be prescribed by the federal specification board of the United States government for use as a fuel for motor vehicle, motor boat, and similar engines.280 R.I. Code R. § 280-RICR-20-50-1.5