3.36.020 Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:
“City” means the City of Hood River, or any authorized agent of the City authorized to perform the duties of the City under this chapter.
“Dealer" means any person who:
A. Supplies or imports motor vehicle fuel for sale, use or distribution in, and after the same reaches the City, but “dealer" does not include any person who imports into the City motor vehicle fuel in quantities of 500 gallons or less purchased from a supplier who is permitted as a dealer hereunder and who assumes liability for the payment of the applicable motor vehicle fuel tax to the City;
B. Produces, refines, manufactures or compounds motor vehicle fuels in the City for use, distribution or sale in the City; or
C. Acquires in the City for sale, use or distribution in the City motor vehicle fuels with respect to which there has been no motor vehicle fuel tax previously incurred.
“Distributor" means, in addition to its ordinary meaning, the deliverer of motor vehicle fuel by a dealer to any service station or into any tank, storage facility or series of tanks or storage facilities connected by pipelines, from which motor vehicle fuel is withdrawn directly for sale or for delivery into the fuel tanks or motor vehicles whether or not the service station, tank or storage facility is owned, operated or con¬trolled by the dealer.
“Highway" means every way, thoroughfare and place of whatever nature, open for use of the public for the purpose of vehicular travel.
“Motor Vehicle" means all vehicles, engines or machines, moveable or immovable, operated or propelled by the use of motor vehicle fuel.
“Motor Vehicle Fuel" means and includes gasoline, diesel, mogas, methanol, and any other flammable or combustible gas or liquid, by whatever name such gasoline, diesel, mogas, methanol, gas or liquid is known or sold, usable as fuel for the operation of motor vehicles, except gas, diesel, mogas, methanol, or liquid, the chief use of which, as determined by the City, is for purposes other than the propulsion of motor vehicles upon the highways. Propane fuel and motor vehicle fuel used exclusively as a structural heating source are excluded as a taxable motor vehicle fuel.
“Service Station" means and includes any place operated for the purpose of retailing and delivering motor vehicle fuel into the fuel tanks of motor vehicles.
“State" means State of Oregon.