Posted on 05/09/2008 11:13:02 AM PDT by bruinbirdman
Diesel owners who switch to cooking grease can run afoul of the law. Just ask the governor.
Dave Eck, a Half Moon Bay mechanic, had attracted a media spotlight with his fleet of vehicles fueled by used fryer grease from a local chowder house. So when Sacramento called, he figured officials wanted advice on promoting alternative fuels.
Not at all. The government rang to notify Eck that he was a tax cheat. He was scolded for failing to get a "diesel fuel supplier's license," reporting quarterly how many gallons of grease he burns, and paying a tax on each gallon.
All of a sudden they nailed me for a road tax," said Eck, who drives a Hummer converted to run on vegetable oil. "I said, 'Not a problem. I'll do my part. But what do I get? At least let me into the carpool lane.' "
No such luck. The state offered Eck only a potentially large fine -- and not just for failing to pay taxes. He can also get in trouble for carting kitchen grease away from eateries without a license from the state Meat and Poultry Inspection Branch.
Or for not having at least $1 million in liability insurance, in case he spills some of the stuff. Or for not getting permission from the state Air Resources Board to burn fat in the first place. . . .
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
Land of the free...Home of the brave...
Can you say Government control? If you do not think our government is out of control, read the article again. Every license listed is a TAX.
Another reason to get out of Kalifornistan.
Nice move, California socialist totalitarians.
You just murdered the alternate fuel industry in your state.
Just when you needed it the most.
Not just California. IIRC, this recently happened to a fellow in North Carolina too.
This is why the 2nd amendment is so darn important.
The water is boiling.
Liberal asshattery at its finest. Proof positive that the left doesn’t give a good g. d. about the environment or saving energy, it is all about control and power and sucking money out of the people to fatten the state.
Time to scream bloody murder at the idiot rulers of this tinpot state of mine. *fume*
Remember, boys and girls, Government is not the solution, Government is the problem.
Green = The color of money..................
Question for you...
Which will get you more time in Jail...growing tobacco or growing marijuana?
You already know the answer.
There's a reason for that, Mr. Tiffany. It's YOU!............
It’s illegal to grow tobacco?..........
Without a federal quota permit you will do jail time!!
Too many people brewing their own biodiesel are far, far too quick to trumpet their achievement with a bumper sticker or other advertisement.
My advice to anyone creating ANY of their own on-road fuel (diesel or gasoline) is to Shut The **&^ Up!
Just don’t tell anyone.
The penalties for burning un-taxed diesel fuel on highways is very high. It goes even higher if they find out you have a storage tank of untaxed fuel at your home or place of business. You will be fined according to your storage capacity.
I can’t remember how many bio-diesel advocates I’ve had to tell this to. Too many of them want to “stick it to the man” (or some other hippy bumper-sticker mentality). I’ve had to tell them that “the man” can stick it to them much, much harder than they’re ever going to stick it back to “the man.” I’m wishing them success and achievement in their efforts, but they have to keep a low profile. The government hates it when people get out of line.
Where do I get one?.....And what about a Federal permit to grow mari,...er, uh....cannabis sativa........plants?...
In Tennessee you need to register with the state and get an allotment; only alloted properties are eligible; planting anywhere else is illegal.
Sort of like a taxi permit in NYC.
IOW, Damn Near Impossible...............
Everyone else who uses the roads pays the tax.
My advice is not to ride on everyone elses’s back by using the facilities without paying your share for them.
This is done through BATF
I would assume the marijuana is the same as tobacco. Somebody has to supply the “medical” market, and this is beneath big Pharma.
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