[thackney]

-—don’t need PC -—

PC???

They stick a cloth into the gas fill line into the tank. Very typical for them to show up at farm events like cattle auctions where there is a gathering of vehicles with owners who have access to non-taxed fuel. They typically do not ask permission first but go down the parking row checking every truck. A little of that dye goes a long way. Using a gallon could keep your fuel noticeably died through a couple fill ups if you never took your tank below half full.

[Fudd]

Probable Cause. From this oldie but goodie: "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."