Retail Petroleum Divorcement: The Cost to the Consumer

(Archived document, may contain errors) 121 June 3, 1980 RETAIL 'PETROLEUM DIVORCEMENT THE COST TO THE CONSUMER INTRODUCTION In the spring of 1974, the Maryland General As.sembly became the first state legislature to enact a retail petroleum divorce ment law. The Act required integrated oil firms to cease opera tion of their retail outlets by the summer of the following year.

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