{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-363.9053","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 363.9053","heading":"Use of methyl tertiary butyl ether as fuel additive.","body":"(1) Beginning on January 1, 2006, the use of methyl tertiary butyl ether, known as\nMTBE, as a fuel additive shall be illegal in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.\nImportation, sale, or storage of fuel containing MTBE shall be unlawful after that\ndate.\n(2) Beginning on January 1, 2004, the General Assembly strongly encourages that all\nreformulated gasoline sold or offered for sale in the Commonwealth utilize\ndomestically produced ethanol in place of MTBE or other gasoline additives.\n(3) In order to allow for an order ly transition, trace amounts of MTBE, not to exceed\none-half of one percent (0.5%) by volume, will be allowed in gasoline.","path":["KRS Chapter 363"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=34712","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:00Z","sha256":"cfac3e1066affa8f225e4f59306f6df14c0eb6320bf14e75f2293ae6005cba63","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-363.9051","next":"us-ky/krs-363.9055"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}